The aid boost is being packaged as a major revision of the USDA's Thrifty Food Plan. In concrete terms, the average monthly per-person benefits will rise from USD 121 to USD 157.
So far, scholarships for the needy among Muslim and Christian (Latin Catholics and converted Christians) communities were distributed in the ratio of 80: 20.
Mumbai attracts migrants from every state in India. The state that sent the largest share of migrants to Mumbai (nearly 41 per cent) was Uttar Pradesh.
A state in the second most populous country of the world is worried about falling birth rate among its ethnic majority and encouraging baby boom, even with cash incentives.
With the Ziro cultural landscape finding a mention in the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage sites in 2014, the state government should take care to preserve the traditional and cultural heritage of the village, Duri said.
The data, released by Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, said around 122.9 million (49.5 per cent) of the total 248.3 million households, with at least one member of age 15 years and above, had one matriculate or more in this period.
CPM leader Sitaram Yechury admits the Left needs to adapt, talks about the mistakes made in West Bengal, and denies an understanding with the Congress.
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway opening likely on April 14; PM Modi to inaugurate
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The much-anticipated Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, built at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore, is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14. The 6-lane access-controlled corridor will reduce travel time between Delhi and Dehradun from 6.5 hours to just 2.5 hours with a designated speed limit of 100 kmph.
