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Kirthi V Rao

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Economic agenda for Narendra Modi-led government

1 min read . 26 May 2014

Two-time MP, the Congress’s Priya Sunil Dutt has participated in 18 debates, asked 160 questions and focused on children, illegal abortion clinics, female foeticide and child labour. Photo: PTI

Going beyond women’s reservation

5 min read . 16 May 2014

Shamika Ravi says that random reservation is not a good idea. Photo: Sneha Srivastava/Mint

Women can impact outcome, they vote differently from men: Shamika Ravi

4 min read . 06 May 2014

Photo: Hindustan Times

Women in Parliament: the other 270+

1 min read . 05 May 2014

On 24 March, the Supreme Court said UIDAI should not share information with any government agency even for criminal investigation without the consent of people enrolled in its database. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Authentication pricing decision deferred till June, says UIDAI

1 min read . 01 Apr 2014

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Photo: Mint

Claim Check: Narendra Modi on computers in schools

1 min read . 10 Mar 2014

The magazine finds international research citations and collaboration in the IIT system to be weak. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

IIT as unified entity can break into Top 100

3 min read . 05 Mar 2014

The lower inflation numbers will be good news for the Congress-led UPA government ahead of the general election due by May. Photo: Bloomberg

Wholesale inflation falls to 5.05% in January

4 min read . 14 Feb 2014

While the government utilized 63.3% of the plan expenditure target by December, compared with 56.8% of the target in the year-earlier period, tax revenues were only at 58.6% of the target, as against 62.8% last year. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Meeting fiscal deficit target a challenge, says govt

3 min read . 14 Feb 2014

In the 10 months to January, the trade deficit fell to $120 billion, 28% lower than the $167.79 billion in the year-ago period. Photo: AFP

India’s trade deficit narrows to $9.92 bn on 77% drop in gold imports

2 min read . 11 Feb 2014

A file photo of Narendra Modi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Claim Check: Narendra Modi on poor school infrastructure in West Bengal

1 min read . 10 Feb 2014

The final hearing began in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s interim order which had said Aadhaar card be not made mandatory for people availing themselves of government services and nobody should be deprived of any such facilities for want of the card. Photo: Mint

Fresh concerns for UIDAI pending statutory backing

2 min read . 05 Feb 2014

The move comes days after Rahul Gandhi, vice president of the ruling Congress party, had demanded raising the ceiling. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Aadhaar-linked transfer of LPG subsidy on hold; cylinder cap hiked to 12

7 min read . 31 Jan 2014

The National Innovation Council is led by Sam Pitroda. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

National Innovation Council launches Rs5,000 crore venture fund

1 min read . 28 Jan 2014

Agriculture has seen a decline of 37 million employment in the seven-year period ending March 2012. Photo: Mint

Low growth may turn jobseekers back to farm sector: Crisil report

2 min read . 07 Jan 2014

Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Twin urban planning norms may overlap, say experts

2 min read . 16 Dec 2013

The Supreme Court on 27 September directed the Election Commission to introduce a none-of-the-above (NOTA) button in electronic voting machines. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

More than 200,000 voters choose NOTA option

1 min read . 08 Dec 2013

Some states, including Delhi, have provided subsidies on the retail tariff lowering what is finally paid by consumers. Photo: Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times

Claim Check: Sheila Dikshit on Delhi’s power tariffs

1 min read . 03 Dec 2013

At present, card transactions at POS or at ATMs constitute the major proportion of card-based transactions in the country. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Adopt Aadhaar authentication for card-based transactions, RBI advises banks

2 min read . 27 Nov 2013

Planning Commission member Arun Maira says people who are implementing the policy are not involved in making it. Photo: Rituparna Banerjee/Mint

Policymakers, corporate leaders say India needs institutional reforms

6 min read . 19 Nov 2013

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