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WAR OF WORDS
THE DAILY SPARRING between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress has been a sideshow that has entertained political observers ever since the 14th general election delivered a big upset in May this year. Barely did Amar Singh and Rahul Gandhi ...

THE TIDE IS TURNING
TWO LEADING HOME loan providers, Housing Development Finance Corporation and State Bank of India, have hiked the interest rates for home buyers who prefer a fixed rate for the entire term of the loan. The new rates, 8.5 per cent for HDFC and ...

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LAW AND SOCIETY
The politics of defeat
By Rajeev Dhavan

The BJP seems more concerned with undermining the functioning of democratic institutions than with discharging its constitutional duty as an Opposition

Bangladesh shows the way
By Jean Drèze

In India, social progress is slower and less broad-based than in Bangladesh, despite much faster economic growth.

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