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    Muslim population growth slows  –   (Social Issues) ·         India’s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census…

Sensex plays Chinese checkers, knocks off 1,600 points   –    (Economics) ·         Rupee hits fresh two-year low, closes at 66.65/ dollar; Rs. 7 lakh crore of investor wealth gone in a day; India better off, says RBI Governor Raghuram…

Setback to anti-terror agenda  –  (Security) ·         India would have handed over a list of 54 fugitives, up from 50 handed over in 2012. ·         Investigations in the 26/11 case. India sent many reminders to execute the letter rogatory sent…

    Migrants in the land of expatriates  –   (Social Issues) ·  Kerala’s key attraction as a destination of domestic migrant labourers is the high wage levels in the State as compared to the States of their origin. ·  But life…

    Let’s fight climate change unitedly  –   (International Relations)   ·  The Prime Minister said India and the Pacific Island Countries can enrich each other through bilateral and regional cooperation, and suggested they work together for UN reforms. ·  Rich…

    Twin states lead in political killings  –   (Social Issues) · Personal animosity and property disputes were the main reasons for the murders in India (NCRB report) · Illicit relationships and love affairs are the next leading reason for murders…

    Chattisgarh’s torture cells exposed  –  (social issues) ·   No food and water for two days while being produced in courts, no doctor to treat sick inmates, no possibility of meeting or speaking to family members. These are some of…

Editorial: The sprouting of the ‘Look West’ Policy  –  (International relations)       • Narasimha Rao’s “Look East” Policy succeeded because South-East Asia began to “look West” to India, seeking a balancer to         China. Mr.…

    Going beyond Inflation Targeting  –  (Economics) The draft Indian financial code bill states that the primary goal of RBI should be inflation targeting. An argument for inflation targeting is that in the long run there is no trade-off…

PM makes a statement with mosque visit  –   (International Relations) ·         Modi in the UAE says West Asian nation is a mini-India, adds that he wants it to be India’s foremost trade ally. ·         The high point of the first…