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Apr 28, 2018
Karnataka polls: Congress manifesto a potpourri of time-tested freebies, copies jumlas that helped Modi win 2014
The Congress manifesto, released by party president Rahul Gandhi in Mangaluru, promises to create one crore jobs in Karnataka in the next five years and to give away free cell phones to college-going students in the 18-23 age group -
Mar 01, 2018
Makkal Needhi Maiam does not believe in total prohibition and freebies, says Kamal Haasan
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), does not believe in the implementation of total prohibition and the concept of freebies. -
Oct 26, 2017
Gujarat Assembly polls: Since HP election date announcement, Rupani govt and Centre have been churning out sops after sops
Several reports in the past ten days have claimed that in the meantime the BJP-led Centre and the Gujarat government have showered the state with slew of sops to "appease" many communities ahead of the announcement of the election dates were announced. -
Sep 22, 2017
Paytm Mall sales seen $4 bn by year-end, half-a-billion during festival season, says COO Amit Sinha
Approach taken by e-commerce platforms has not tapped into millions of shopkeepers and retailers across the breadth and length of the country, feels Paytm Mall COO -
Aug 03, 2017
GST impact: This festive season discounts, freebies, buy-one-get-one free schemes unlikely to come your way
With launch of GST, not just fashion retailers, even makers of packaged food products are also doing away with discounts -
Mar 06, 2017
Kashmir unrest: Handing out freebies to 'secessionist leaders' only damages the government's image
Only a headless chicken would reinstate the strategy of handing out incentives as state policy to secessionist leaders in Kashmir. For one thing, it presumes that these "leaders" are in charge of what is unfolding in Kashmir. They are not. -
Jan 27, 2017
Goa Election 2017: Rejecting handouts, activists give political parties their own grassroots manifesto
Responding to sops in various manifestos, Sabina Martins, convenor of the Goa Bachao Abhiyan, observed that 'politics has become a business' -
Dec 06, 2016
Jayalalithaa and freebies: How social welfare turned into a culture in TN and beyond
While Jayalalithaa, by no means, came up with the concept of freebies, she definitely made it her own -
Oct 07, 2016
Snapdeal's online Diwali property sale to offer 10% discount; apartment rates start at Rs 30 lakh
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Jun 03, 2016
Karunanidhi to hold public meet on 93rd birthday: The last roar of an aged lion?
In his 94th year, the grand old man of Tamil politics, M Karunanidhi, faces criticism from all quarters but continues to strive for relevance
