If the Delimitation Bill is implemented literally, bypassing the government’s assurances, the southern states would suffer massive losses. They would be reduced to virtual political colonies of the North.
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.
Ram Charan’s Peddi defies the odds to blast past Rs 400 crore globally in just 14 days
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Ram Charan's sports drama Peddi, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, has become a massive success, earning over Rs 400 crore worldwide in just 14 days. It has broken records for the actor, becoming his highest grossing solo film and the second to cross Rs 200 crore domestically. Despite controversy, Peddi has been a significant milestone in Ram Charan's career.