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As India’s 70th year of Independence begins, widespread progress is evident, but in rural India, where 833 million Indians (70%) live, people are consuming fewer nutrients than are required to stay healthy, according to a 2012 National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) survey. On an average, compared to 1975-1979, a ruralContinue Reading

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Udupi: A BJP worker in Karnataka who was transporting cows in a tempo or three-wheeler has died after he was attacked last night, allegedly by cow vigilantes. Praveen Pojaari, 29, was traveling with a friend identified as Akshay Devadiga when they were stopped and thrashed by members of a right-wingContinue Reading

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New Delhi: A day after breaking his silence on the recent incidents of violence by cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again called for stringent action against fake cow protectors. Speaking at the inauguration function of Telangana’s drinking water programme ‘Mission Bhagiratha’,, the PM urged the peopleContinue Reading

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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government today described Sri Lanka’s reported move to demolish and reconstruct a church in Katchatheevu islet as a “carefully calculated provocation” and urged the Centre to prevail on Colombo to involve Indian fishermen in the process. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief MinisterContinue Reading

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New Delhi: Recalling Mahatma Gandhi’s assertion that “true essence of India lies in its villages”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid emphasis on the progress of villages for development of the nation. Prime Minister Modi while addressing the Panchayati Raj Sammelan on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj DayContinue Reading

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New Delhi: On Good Friday, four senior Ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet took to Twitter to wish their followers a Happy Good Friday, turning the day normally set aside for reflection, grieving and prayers into a celebratory moment, in the process, setting off a minor outrage on theContinue Reading