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Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
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Malnutrition in India: Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi’s constituencies are among the worst affected
Mallikarjun Kharge’s Gulbarga fared the worst on malnutrition indicators among 18 high-profile constituencies, Shashi Tharoor’s Thiruvananthapuram the best.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Karthik Madhavapeddi, IndiaSpend.com
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Fifty-year-old MiG-21s, a shrinking fleet and other problems facing the Indian Air Force
Of 28 IAF aircraft crashes between April 2012 and March 2016, more than a fourth involved the MiG-21.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
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Cow-related violence has scuttled India’s beef, leather exports and eroded incomes, says new report
Fear of cow vigilantes and shutdown of slaughterhouses has disrupted industries and livelihoods, says Human Rights Watch.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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US journalist was deported as his documentary portrays negative view of India, Centre tells Delhi HC
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Data analysis: Government’s flagship schemes for urban development have fallen far short of targets
Barely 7% to 20% of the central assistance earmarked for the three flagship schemes has been used since their launch.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
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Elections 2018: BJP lost 48% of the seats it had won in 2013, Congress gained 137%
Across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the BJP lost 120 of the 180 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s farm loan waiver bill could rise to Rs 3.1 lakh crore. Is it affordable?
This is 16 times the 2017 budget for rural roads, which are key to boosting agricultural income and productive employment.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Watch: 2023 Jimmy Kimmel chats with 2003 Jimmy Kimmel for talk show anniversary
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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Watch: Pet dog throws tantrum when her human keeps kissing her furry sibling
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Falling prices, cash crunch, poor irrigation: What’s driving India’s farmers to despair and anger
Farmer protests have swept Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra while frustration and desperation simmer across the country.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com, Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Vipul Vivek, Indiaspend.com
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India’s cleanest cities: Citizen engagement drives the rankings
The government evaluated performance on citizen engagement through the Swachhata-MoUD mobile app.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Ojaswi Rao, IndiaSpend.com
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Over 99% of India’s population lives in areas governed by cow protection laws, finds study
Slaughtering the animal is banned in 84% of the country’s states and Union Territories.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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In Goa, Parrikar will inherit challenges of illegal mining, crime against tourists and unemployment
A look at what the manifesto has promised with regard to these challenges.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Kirana stores report 50%-60% losses because of notebandi, but many continue to support Modi's move
Small retailers are struggling to make sales or go cashless.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
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If UNESCO had a 'best rumour of the year' award, these would be the nominees for 2016
From Modi's best prime minister award to the GPS-enabled Rs 2,000 note, a roundup of fake news that did the rounds of WhatsApp and social media this year.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Hockey World Cup: Argentina-born Gonzalo Peillat leads Germany’s stunning turnaround vs Australia
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Watch: Sania Mirza on retirement call – ‘Still have the level, choosing to say I want other things’
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Watch, Indonesia Masters Super 500: Sensational rally on match point in men’s doubles quarterfinals
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Australian Open: Big-serving Elena Rybakina to face hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for women’s title
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ISL: Lallianzuala Chhangte and Vikram Singh’s late goals earn Mumbai City win over Jamshedpur FC