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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Indian obsession with Kashmir in times of devastating floods shows how State deflects attention from failure of development model
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Three tweens rape six-year-old girl schoolmate in Chhattisgarh's Raipur; parents of survivor file case with police after school remains unresponsive
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MJ Akbar diverting attention from misconduct through defamation case, Priya Ramani tells Delhi court
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Amazon forest fires: Amid global anger at Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro sends army to combat blaze as EU threatens scrapping trade deal
FATF Asia-Pacific Group puts Pakistan in 'enhanced blacklist' over failure to meet standards, say officials
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Nirmala Sitharaman rolls back tax hike on investors, outlines steps to boost sentiment; industry hails move
US industry hails India's mini-Budget, proposed reforms to provide stimulus for economy; sees investment atmosphere improving
Railway Ministry's 100-day agenda: Train speed on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah route to be increased to 160 kmph; will reduce travel by 3-5 hours
Moody's cuts India GDP growth forecast to 6.2% for 2019 from previous estimation of 6.8%
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From postponement of Ayodhya hearing in SC to PMLA law, P Chidambaram must be mulling a bundle of ironies in custody
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As Maharashtra floods yet again, residents of a village in Kolhapur gather what remains of their lives
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