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| Spent at the vote |
| Growth rates say little about the average person’s well-being |
| Election spending, some believe, is conducive to economic growth, a concept that is often blissfully confused with economic development. According to recent forecasts, in fact, an estimated expenditure of Rs 16,700 crore surrounding the Lok Sabha ele... |
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| King without a crown |
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Sir — The sacking of Sourav Ganguly from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ captaincy is disappointing, but ... |
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Sir — I understand that The Telegraph has reported my comments regarding the publication of ... |
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| HOLDING STEADY |
| Though few central bank watchers were expecting it, the Reserve Bank of India went ahead and cut its policy rates by a quarte...|
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| MOUNTAIN GLOOM |
| It is only about a month since a democratic struggle led to the reinstatement of the chief justice of Pakistan’s supreme cour...|
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| Less of a dirty word |
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To the upper crust of society, politics has become a dirty word. It is something to be blamed for every problem, something to... | Read.. |
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| To beard
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| Nirmala Convent Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh has been in the eye of a storm. The Supreme Court may have handed the missionary school a win against its student Moh... |
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| Street Legal |
| Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against a person on the charges that he had issued paddy seeds at subsidised prices to several f... |
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In every case, agricultural as well as manufacturing profits are lowered by a rise in the price of raw produce... The natural tendency of profit is to fall; for in the progress of society and wealth, the additional quantity of food required is obtained by the sacrifice of more and more labour. — DAVID RICARDO
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