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Journalist | Economic Times | World Press Institute fellow | Yoga enthusiast | Politics & Policy | Author of 'She, The Leader'

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Decision to not draw salaries for 2 months is to signal to people that tough measures are required to make state debt-free, says Himachal Pradesh CM @SukhuSukhvinder in an exclusive interview to me. State will rollback subsidies given to hotels and free bus travel to women by

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Delhi: Capital of India (a non political thread) @ArvindKejriwal @RaghavChadhaOfc @DelhiJalBoard Today is Day 4 of no water in entire Vasant Kunj. Today desperate residents have come down to the level of drawing water supplied to DDA parks. I havent sought a tanker @subhendujee

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Surprised to get the blue tick today 😄

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PM @narendramodi photo on vaccination certificates in the centre of political tussle. Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand issue own certificates in 18-44 year age group. We buy vaccines, we give our own certificates, say @TS_SinghDeo @BannaGupta76 @ETPolitics

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Fine print of Parliament security breach: frustrated youth 👇

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Rs 1.1 crore from Tiger Conservation Foundation for former @rashtrapatibhvn Ramnath Kovind's trip, an RTI response reveals. Money spent on meals, tents and mementos. Read in TOI

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That was quick! Within five days of meetings with PM @narendramodi and minister @HardeepSPuri , Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu gets his first demand -- oil refinery and petrochemical complex. Read exclusive details in @ETPolitics 3 locations discussed by

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What a strategy! 😂😂😂😂 @SoniMishra20 @CLManojET @umashankarsingh

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The men behind the man @RahulGandhi . An easy Sunday read by my colleague @anshumanscribe

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@rohini_sgh It was all exaggerated. They held their breath and tested their lungs. It was all their fault

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Delhi chief minister @ArvindKejriwal tells ET that there is nothing on the alliance with Congress. We had one meeting with @RahulGandhi where he refused to have an alliance

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A day before Model Code of Conduct was clamped down, govt moved on a 2 year old proposal to give 2 acres of land in heart of Delhi to BJP. Land use changed to public/ semi public facilities. Read in ET on how now BJP has 6% more land than entitlement

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Today I washed children's uniforms myself (as the brats do not have a washed pair to wear tomorrow). This water will be used in loos. No, house will not be mopped AGAIN today. MLA has stopped taking calls of our RWA president. There is no councilor as MCD polls are due in Dec

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The problem we are told is a motor in the pumphouse which has given way. For 4 days @DelhiJalBoard hasnt found a way to replace it. Residents have now blocked streets as pipes are criss crossing from parks to tanks. If a car goes over the pipes they burst.

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Centre hires pvt firms, consultants to handle Twitter, FB accounts. Read in ET hw much Modi govt is spendng on ths

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EXPUNGED! Speaker @ombirlakota expunges @RahulGandhi 's following remarks on Hindus and BJP from record. Here is what parliamentary records will carry from the speech 👇 (see the document) I had pointed out yesterday and was inundated with queries. So now read the document

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Andhra Pradesh HRD and IT minister @naralokesh spells out Budget asks of @JaiTDP in an exclusive interview to @EconomicTimes . These include backwards district grants for 7 districts. For the first time, TDP general secretary says special status for AP is not even a demand. Read

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Top global players -- @HonHai_Foxconn @Suzlon @Brookfield -- queue up projects in Andhra Pradesh as @ncbn woos investors. The @OberoiHotels group has planned hotels in five cities. Read exclusively in @EconomicTimes the investment details in Andhra Pradesh @ETPolitics

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1 year

Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's wife buys a 2100 square yard bungalow in Delhi's Golf Links for Rs 160 cr, reports @FaiHaider in @EconomicTimes

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Keeping up the pressure on Centre, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel @bhupeshbaghel writes to PM @narendramodi -- Return CSR funds deposited in PM CARES. They are for welfare of people living near project areas, he says

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to PM: Return CSR funds deposited in PM CARES

Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that CSR funds deposited by mining companies and industrial units operating in Chhattisgarh should be...

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7 years

How Congress is tackling a cadre-based BJP in Gujarat. Read my piece about election management across Gujarat

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Best political headline today. #Budget

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So Handmaid's Tale was really just a year or two in the future #abortionamerica #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights

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3 years

In this second Covid wave, attitude of several residents in my so-called upper middle class South Delhi colony has been shocking. Despite contracting the virus, people are refusing to stop house helps from coming. RWA had to call cops last week to ensure residents stopped helps.

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3 years

Covaxin approved for paediatric use for children 2 years and above

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9 months

Winds of change? @naralokesh ends his Yuva Galam yatra Dec 18 (tomorrow). Traversing 3131-km, Lokesh speaks to @ETPolitics on how yatra has been an eye opener for him. Walking 25 km daily, Lokesh is pushing his limits with 23-hour intermittent fasting also

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Rebellion brewing within BJP in Madhya Pradesh over Sadhvi Pragya's remarks. Functionaries skip crucial election management meeting. Read my piece in ET today

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Bhopal cadre unhappy with BJP picking Pragya Thakur over MP Alok Sanjar. @nidhi_sharma reports.

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And done!

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7 years

My travels through Himachal brought a rather unknown side of GST to d fore - a growing cash economy. Hit by high tax rates, hoteliers don't mind accepting cash, nt levying GST n showing rooms as unoccupied

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Congress may enter BJP bastion Ahmedabad after 15 years. Unemployment, expensive education in govt colleges, angst against GST among trading class and a meticulous candidate selection put Congress in the reckoning. Reporting

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Watch the ground reality of Modi government's Ujjwala scheme in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. Why people arent refilling their cylinders @EconomicTimes

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Watch: Has Ujjwala Yojana really helped the rural poor?

Has the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) really helped the rural poor? Nidhi Sharma goes for a reality check in Chhattisgarh which is face Assembly elections by end of 2018.

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3 years

Heart broken by the passing away of my friend and former colleague Chanchal Pal Chauhan. I cannot pass a fancy car without remembering ur love for cars. I dont think I ever thanked him for stocking my drawer with aam papad, chooran golis and toffees during my first pregnancy. RIP

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6 years

Modi govt's promise of cooking gas to BPL families fails the ground test as people don't get refills. I travelled through poll-bound Chhattisgarh to find LPG cylinders and stoves tucked away and Ujjwala beneficiaries still using chulhas. My report

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In poll-bound Chhattisgarh, women stick to chulhas despite LPG scheme

The scheme was rolled out on May 1, 2016 in Balia with an aim to replace unclean cooking fuels with LPG.

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2 years

Sign of expanding footprint of @AamAadmiParty -- party finishes a close second to BJP in Haryana zilla parishad elections. Wins in Sirsa district, which borders Punjab's Malwa region. Read in @ETPolitics

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After winning Punjab, @AamAadmiParty sets its eyes on bypoll in @ArvindKejriwal home state Haryana. AAP will take on @bishnoikuldeep in his home turf of Adampur. 2,000 AAP volunteers, 25 Mas from Delhi, Punjab to camp for a month in Adampur @ETPolitics

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@PradeepKaul12 @ombirlakota @RahulGandhi Yes they do. Ask us! When we research for certain articles we need references. We don't get them. Digital record keeping is very iffy. Videos/ podcasts are taken down regularly. A leading newspaper recently took down several podcasts. A web news portal took down articles. So yes

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A doctor friend has sent the below image. A patient at AIIMS has got MRI date for January 2, 2024 @MoHFW_INDIA @mansukhmandviya @Teensthack @subhendujee @kaunain_s @neetu_csharma

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4 years

Barely 18% tribal students enrolled in Eklavya Model Residential Schools had access to online education. The first set of data of @TribalAffairsIn shows glaring pandemic-induced learning gap as only 13,000 students accessed online classes @ETPolitics

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Only 18% tribal students had access to online education: Ministry

The Centre, however, has no data on the attendance in the EMRS after reopening of schools.

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3 years

Centre to stop public immunisation drive @ Rs 250 in private hospitals from May 1. @MoHFW_INDIA will stop supplying vaccines. Read how if you are up for 2nd dose at pvt hospital you can switch to govt hospitals or wait for supply. @Teensthack and I report

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Delhi's positivity at 6.89%. About 4482 cases reported -- both counts are lower than yday and comparable to early April numbers. The tests are up from 53,756 yday to 65004

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@advsanjoy @saliltripathi The fact that nothing was edited says a lot about the platform and the journalist!

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4 years

Covid-19 cases in India rise to 396. An increase of 113 -- the highest so far in 24 hours -- over yesterday's number. Stay home, stay safe India #coronaupdatesindia

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3 years

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Delhi as city reports 85 cases. So far avg has been 30-35 cases. #Covid19

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2 years

It is heartening that 40 lakh people of Gujarat subscribed to @ArvindKejriwal governance model, says @SandeepPathak04 who steered @AamAadmiParty strategy. In excl interview to @ETPolitics , he says debate on revdi shows parties are talking about real issues

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1 year

Opposition-ruled states of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab are denying reservation benefits to OBCs, finds National Commission for Backward Classes. NCBC says Rohingyas, Bangladeshi immigrants have got OBC certificates in Bengal. Read in @ETPolitics

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The most incisive interview of @RahulGandhi from Bharat Jodo Yatra. Most striking aspect -- @KotwalMeena conducts it carrying her lil one, matching steps with RaGa. Interviews while walking with a neta are anyways difficult as you r thinking on your feet literally n figuratively

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. @The_Mooknayak से @RahulGandhi ने कहा- देश में संविधान अब नाम के वास्ते है, यह प्रभावी रूप से अब काम नहीं कर रहा है... द मूकनायक चैनल सब्सक्राइब करें, यहां देखें पूरा इंटरव्यू-👇 #BharatJodoYatra @INCIndia @bharatjodo

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Wait for 6 months. @SerumInstIndia tells private hospitals for vaccines for 18-44 year age group

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Reply from. @SerumInstIndia Asking Private Hospitals to wait 6 months to get Vaccines for 18+ @MoHFW_INDIA @CMODelhi @PMOIndia @LtGovDelhi @drharshvardhan The New #Vaccine Policy from May 1 is a Failure even before it started. Is this how we'll tackle the second wave of #Covid ?

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Delighted to share the launch of my book "She, The Leader" which profiles 17 Indian women politicians. Published by @AlephBookCo and in stores on August 5. The pre order link:

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#SheTheLeader by @nidhi_sharma covers women politicians who have fought social inequalities and patriarchal attitudes and created their own brand of politics in the national discourse throughout the history of independent India. #ComingSoon Pre order here:

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Is 27 Safdarjung Road a deal sweetener for @JM_Scindia as he switches to @BJP4India ? Read why this Type VIII bungalow is so important for Scindia family scion

Will Jyotiraditya get the bungalow where father Madhavrao lived?

For Jyotiraditya, the bungalow holds a special place — it was here that his father bid final adieu. The bungalow remained the home of Scindias even after Madhavraos death and later when Jyotiraditya...

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3 years

Most hilarious thing I have read in a while

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7 years

Modi govt quietly scales down Swachh Bharat Mission. Funds for treating solid waste cut 46 per cent. Read in ET

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Swachh Bharat: Funds for treating solid waste cut 46 per cent

The government has scaled down expenditure on solid waste management 46 per cent to Rs 20,153 crore from Rs 38,000 crore approved by the Cabinet in September 2014

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4 years

Centre draws up plan to reopen schools between Sept 1 and Nov 14 in staggered manner. Guidelines include opening schools for Classes 10-12 and then Classes 6 to 12. Read in ET how school hours will be reduced from 5-6 to 3 and students to come in shifts

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Air pollution finds it's way in @INCIndia manifesto. Congress says it would treat it as "public health emergency" @vishwamTOI

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Behind India's story of plateauing cases in states is a decline in testing numbers. On May 3 @MoHFW_INDIA said Covid 19 cases in 13 states UTs were declining. ET takes a look at 8 high caseload states and finds tests have declined over 1 week @ETPolitics

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👇 Best laugh today Courtesy: @iamnarendranath

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मधुबनी के शंकर वस्त्रालय से एक ही थान से कपड़ा ख़रीद कर दरभंगा के लिबर्टी टेलर से शर्ट सिलवाने के बाद दिल्ली में उसे जारी करते हुए ⁦ @umashankarsingh ⁩ जी के साथ। Note- इनकी कोई ब्रांच दिल्ली में नही है। नक्कालों से सावधान

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Eye on 2019 polls: Congress goes on digital drive for micro-targeting. Read how Congress will map party workers down to booth-level, profile every voter, mine public data to tailor-make campaigns for 2019. First projects in Rajasthan, Delhi

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As polls near, PMO seeks details of projects ready for inauguration, laying of foundation stones over next 6 months till December 31. PMO sends proforma on cost, tentative date n whether clearances have been taken. Read my report in ET via @economictimes

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Andhra Pradesh to conduct the first-ever skill and industry census to map labour force and create linkages with industry. Household survey to begin with a pilot project in 1 Mandal and 1 educational institution by September-end. Read details exclusively in @ETPolitics

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It was such a delight to address sessions today at Mayo College Ajmer on my book "She, The Leader: Women in Indian Politics" (published by @AlephBookCo ). Thoroughly enjoyed interacting with this politically aware young bunch @mayocollegelive

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India becomes the first country to charge for Covid 19 vaccine. Private hospitals would charge upto Rs 250 per shot (Rs 150 vaccine cost and Rs 100 vaccination cost). @MoHFW_INDIA briefs states about details of CoWin 2.0 today

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Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu @ncbn likely to be in Delhi this week to meet @narendramodi and finance minister @nsitharaman to raise Budget-specific demands for his state. Read my report in @ETPolitics

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4 years

AAP-ruled Delhi and Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal stay out of migrant rental housing scheme, Maharashtra doesnt show progress. Cause of worry for @MoHUA_India as Delhi, Maharashtra have highest housing stock and migrants returning

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How the government pushed the Constitutional amendment bill -- the Cabinet note was prepared in just one day and even as Cabinet cleared it, law ministry was still vetting it. Read my report in ET

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Cabinet note on Economically Weaker Sections Bill prepared in just a day. @nidhi_sharma reports.

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Is Swachh Bharat working? I travelled to two best cities -- Jaipur and Ghaziabad -- to bust the myth of open defecation free (ODF) city and minimal behavioural change. Read how things look perfect on paper

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Where progress on paper hits quicksand of ground reality

The statistics may appear to be picture perfect but the situation on the ground turned out to be somewhat different.

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Do EXPUNCTIONS MATTER in the age of live telecast of Lok Sabha proceedings? So many of you asked me this question here. Here is why they matter. If anyone still circulates expunged remarks, how Lok Sabha Speaker @ombirlakota can take cognizance or any Lok Sabha MP can move a

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Farmers run out of cash in middle of sowing season. Read my ground report in ET on #DeMonetisation @ETPolitics

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Farmers run out of cash in middle of sowing season

Farmer first harvests and then gets the field ready for the next sowing cycle,then sells crop and from that money buys seeds, fertilisers and pesticides to start sowing.

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Delhi poll card: It is @ArvindKejriwal 's kaam that is emerging as single biggest factor in Delhi. Read about other factors in play. Also, I bring you the interesting fight in New Delhi constituency between @attorneybharti and @BansuriSwaraj in @ETPolitics

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After 2 years and 42 days... they are finally back to school. How they sprinted inside the school gate leaving me a lil (just a lil) glum ❤ @sreeparna_c @SoniMishra20 @AmbikaPanditTOI

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Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh) becomes the first district in India to stop vaccination as it runs out of supply. AP to run out of vaccines today, to stop vaccination. AP govt says Centre can supply only after Apr 15. Read exclusively in ET @ETPolitics

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As students across Delhi-NCR turn Covid+, schools are struggling with protocols. Our school DPS Vasant Kunj has at least 8 kids, 2 staff members positive. But no proper info given to parents, school functioning normally, even those classes with +ve cases @msisodia @ArvindKejriwal

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Is MyGov profiling you to push tailor-made govt narrative to you?Read my story on MyGov 2.0. When you register on Modi govt's biggest online portal they use data to profile you and push govt msging as per your interest area

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Cambridge Analytica 2.0? MyGov seeks data from ministries for key schemes

When the user engages in surveys, contests or provides comments on a topic, the portal gathers information from age group to interest areas.

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6 years

CIC asks RBI to divulge list of wilful bank defaulters in 45 days. Days before he retires Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu asks RBI to give up its anti-RTI regime. He has given time till Nov 26 for Urijit Patel to reply to showcause

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6 years

Garlic glut brings death and distress in Kota belt. Even as Vasundhara Raje govt opens centres to buy garlic, there is no relief for farmers. I travelled to Hadoti region to find the garlic belt turning into Rajasthan's suicide belt. Read my piece in ET .

Garlic glut brings death and distress in Kota belt

Under huge debts, farmers across the region had invested in sowing garlic this year only to find a glut in the market with a bumper crop.

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Namak nahin khaayengey tumhara

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#WATCH | Delhi: Farmer leaders have food during the lunch break at Vigyan Bhawan where the talk with the government is underway. A farmer leader says, "We are not accepting food or tea offered by the government. We have brought our own food".

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Centre bans junk food in school canteens. New regulations from FSSAI prevent FMCGs from advertising junk food inside and 50 meters from school campuses, at sports meets or even wallpapers on school computers. Read exclusively in ET

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School canteen junk food banned: Centre bans junk food in school canteens

The FSSAI has framed Food Safety and Standards (Safe food and healthy diets for Schoolchildren) regulations 2019 to clamp down on consumption of unhealthy food by school children.

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7 years

@vineetjaintimes and @iamsrk at #ETGBS . Great close up by colleague @gulveenaulakhET

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Lockdown Package: 31 lakh families yet to get free LPG promised from April-June due to non operational bank accounts. RTIs filed by ET reveal, @PetroleumMin couldnt give benefits initially to over 76L. Till date only 50% that of 24 cr cylinders met

No DBT for cylinders to 31 lakh women due to banking issues; 7.5 cr benefit

A ministry spokesperson told ET, “There are 31 lakh PMUY consumers to whom the money could not be transferred through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) due to various issues such as Aadhar not...

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Dekho woh aa Gaya #ETGBS

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The state of RTI Act. My RTI application of 2016 has been disposed of, I am told 👇 Congratulations to me. For the life of me I do not recall what was this application. But ok just 8 year wait. @AnjaliB_ @johriamrita @yashoazad @RTIExpress @anitajoshua

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Trust us Indians to do ths. This is at d recently cleaned duck park in sarojini nagar. Meant for ducks nt animals 😉

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Enroll workers in Congress and you can meet party president Rahul Gandhi. Read my piece on how Congress is registering workers and giving them credits or points for enrolling new members

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As Delhi sees spike in numbers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan @drharshvardhan says it is time to increase testing not shrink criteria. Read how Delhi has been pulled up for Covid management

As Delhi sees spike in numbers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says it is time to increase testing...

Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reviewed the situation in Delhi with lieutenant-governor Anil Baijal and state health minister Satyendra Jain. The health ministry has pointed out that testing...

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After being conned for two years with promises of eco friendly idols, I made this myself. Proud to report it's absolutely green and will be consigned to a flower pot. Brats say we should make his vaahan edible next time 🙄 @aneeshp @AmbikaPanditTOI @Bhavna_Vij

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Second part of my ground check on Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. LPG & electricity still a dream for many Chhattisgarh villages. There is no awareness on bima yojanas either. My report in today's ET via @economictimes

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Join us for the launch of my book #SheTheLeader where @smritiirani will be the Chief Guest. Launch will be followed by a discussion with @RaoKavitha , @ManishTewari and @JohnBrittas and moderated by me. Published by @AlephBookCo the book traces the journey of 17 women politicians

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The first 3 decisions of @ncbn govt will be filling govt posts, repealing of Land Titling Act and rollout of promised pensions in July, says TDP national general secretary @naralokesh in an exclusive interview to me. Read in @ETPolitics how @JaiTDP support is unconditional but

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5 years

Politics on farm issues? Centre, MP govt on collision course over wheat. Food Corporation of India tells @OfficeOfKNath govt: cant buy wheat if you give bonus of Rs 160. An exception was made for @ChouhanShivraj govt last year when he offered Rs 265

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3 years

@atti_cus Not suppressing. You are missing reading them.

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4 years

Centre plans 2-week Monsoon session of Parliament with sittings on alternate days and curtailed working hours. Govt considers seating plan for 300-odd MPs. Read exclusively in ET

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Centre plans 2-week Monsoon session

The Centre would need to call the next session by September 23. Sources said the government is planning to hold a two-week session with sittings on alternate days.

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2 years

If anything, it shows lack of childcare options for parents and how childcare is largely seen as a woman's responsibility. Breaks my heart

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This special desk was created for a working mother 🥰🥰🥰

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When rains make everything on your morning walk more beautiful 😍 @NEETAS11 @SobhanaNair @mit_sood

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UP to outpace Maharashtra reporting 1.9 lakh cases daily by April 30, warns @MoHFW_INDIA Presentation given in PM's meet puts UP, Maha, Delhi, Chhattisgarh as worst hit. Delhi to report 67K cases. Daily bed shortage in UP, Delhi would be 16K @ETPolitics

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How Jawaharlal Nehru rushed to meet Speaker Mavalankar in his chambers and Indira Gandhi's parliamentary affairs minister Raghuramaiah ran the House smoothly -- a spectacular piece by former Lok Sabha secretary General P D T Achary

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A rain-soaked morning walk Delhi looks so lovely ❤️

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Behind government's push to increase legal age of marriage from 18 to 21 yrs for women is a survey among young students -- 70% favored an increase, 67% thought best age to get married is 26-30 years. Read exclusively in @ETPolitics

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3 years

A little humour always helps.

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उत्तरप्रदेश की यह कौनसी जगह है बताइए ?

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States start rationing Covid vaccines as inventories dwindle. Vaccination numbers cut by half, states focus on second dosing to complete vaccination protocols. Read exclusively in ET @ETPolitics

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Morning walk catch today

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@AnuragGargINC @CongressFans @ArvindKejriwal @RaghavChadhaOfc @DelhiJalBoard @subhendujee I dont want your sympathy. I want water pls.

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Last Saturday was such an enriching experience as I moderated a panel discussion with actor Sharmila Tagore, Dr Subodh Kumar Singh, Kairana MP @Iqra_Munawwar_ , @BraveSouls_NGO founder Shaheen Malik and lawyer Ali Zia Kabir @ChoudharyAliZi1 on "Reintegration - People and Policy".

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Every house in 66,000 villages has power, LPG, insurance, LED -- this is govt's after it wrapped up Gram Swaraj Abhiyan on Aug 15. ET did ground checks in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan over 2 months to see if benefits are reaching ppl. My 1st report from MP

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Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh: Gram Swaraj Abhiyan benefits yet to reach many poor househ...

The government claims it has achieved “100% saturation”. However, all beneficiaries are not covered.

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