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Prez asks SC to decide women lawyers' plea for safer courts

May 04, 2013

Stating that the recent incidents of child rape in Delhi highlight the "repeated failure" to ensure security of women and children, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday asked the Supreme Court to give expeditious attention to a plea seeking enforcement of Vishakha judgement to ensure more congenial work environment for women lawyers. #India #Pranab Mukherjee #Supreme Court #National Seminar on Welfare of Lawyers #Bar Council of Delhi #Vishakha judgement
Will one rupee idlis and low cost rice reap votes for Jaya?

Apr 25, 2013

The Tamil Nadu chief minister must be hoping that her government's new schemes will earn her the political goodwill she is seeking. #Tamil Nadu #PoliticalPlay #J. Jayalalithaa #Welfare Schemes #Low cost restaurants
Wanted to identify myself with Indian youth: Sunita Williams in Mumbai

Apr 03, 2013

Williams, who holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman, had reportedly carried a copy of the Bhagavad Gita and an idol of Lord Ganesha in space. #NewsTracker #Mumbai #Sunita Williams #Indian Council of Social Welfare

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How India's focus on welfare is damaging law and order

Dec 25, 2012

India's politicians focus on doling out freebies, which benefits a few, because this is where their votes lie. They should focus on public goods, including safety and law and order, which benefits all #Welfare #Delhi gangrape #Law & Order
Welfare programmes change people's behaviours

Apr 23, 2012

Welfare programmes everywhere change human behaviour. NREGA too has done so by preventing migration to cities - something that's needed for progress. #NREGA #Welfare economics #Employment law #WelfareState
Can the C in capitalism stand for conscience?

Nov 15, 2011

As the corporation becomes larger than the state, it cannot stay disconnected from the problems of society. It has to contribute. Not just by donating money but by aligning its core activities with the needs of society. #Crony capitalism #ThisisNext #Coca-Cola #Social Welfare #http://www.firstpost.com/tag/notjobsbutpassion

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Charity’s welfare concerns

2013-05-20 12:48:00

The mistakes that helped killer Phillip Westwater escape from a Newcastle psychiatric hospital will not be revealed, sparking cover-up claims Alan Pardew has made it clear that NUFC need “two or three” quality additions to his squad to improve on their d #Alan Pardew #Mark Knopfler #Barclays Premier League
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Lib elder predicts welfare blowout

2013-05-16 12:01:00

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has outlined $4bn in savings in his budget reply speech tonight. The Mango Hill Progress Association is leading a campaign for a Centrelink office to be built in North Lakes. Source: Quest Newspapers AUSTRALIA is facing a we #Tony Abbott #Nick Minchin #Toby Hall
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Bill to curb welfare fraud sent to Nixon

2013-05-17 16:53:00

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri welfare recipients would be barred from spending their cash benefits at casinos, liquor stores or strip clubs under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon. The House gave the bill final approval Thursday on a vote of 110-3 #Missouri

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Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

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Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

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Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

Consumers may have to pay a high price for both the lower price and increased choice.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

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