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#Elections2017: More Wasted Children, Anaemic Men, Women Than Before In Once Robust Punjab

The popular caricature of Punjabis is of a robust, relatively rich people made that way by hearty eating and energetic living.

#Budget2017: Political Funding Reform Starts, Income Tax Halved, Rural Allocation Up 24%

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented a budget that appeared to be a salve for the tribulations of demonetisation

#Elections2017: Punjab’s Populist Policies Lead To Economic Slowdown, Rising Joblessness

The growth of its industries, services and overall economy is 5.9%, which lags the national average of 7.6%, the unemployment rate among its youth is 16.6% while the Indian average is 10.2%, and while literacy is rising, the education system

Jaitley’s Challenges: Struggling Economy, Farms, Scarce Jobs And #Notebandi Impact

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below

1 Taxpayer Owes 11% of India’s Individual Income Tax (2014-15)

An unnamed taxpayer owed the government Rs 21,870 crore for the assessment year 2014-15, which was 11% of income tax to be paid by all Indians, according to 2016 data, the latest available, from the Income Tax department.

#Notebandi Frontlines: Small Stores Struggle To Survive, But Many Support Modi

Mumbai: At noon, cars sped along the Bhiwandi-Wada road in Thane district, north of India’s commercial capital, past ‘Shree Swami Samarth’, a 100-square-foot shop selling cold drinks, fried snacks, pots and general provisions. Inside the three-walled pile of asbestos sheets, bricks and iron, 62-year-old Ambika Kumbhar, the store’s owner, sat next to a plastic cash box, alert, watching the trucks and cars hurtle by, hoping they would stop, as often as they once did.

99.99% Indian Households Have Bank Accounts, Says BJP; But 35 Million Not Surveyed

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on January 2, 2017, that 99.99% of Indian households now had a bank account, but that omits 35 million households not reached in the survey that underpins the claim.

Modi Is Wrong: His Govt Changed Law On Foreign-Funding Of Political Parties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on December 19, 2016, while addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, that his government has not changed “even a comma or a full stop” on laws that regulate funding of political parties.

Onion Rates Halve, Farmers Have No Cash, Can’t Go Cashless

Pimpalgaon/Lasalgaon, Nashik (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be happy with 26-year-old Deepak Patil, an onion farmer from the village of Valwadi in Malegaon Taluka, about 300 km north of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital.

4 Indicators Of India’s Cashless Growth–And Hurdles To Future Expansion

As India’s government–fronted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account–announced a slew of incentives to propel Indians to discard cash

Elgin Church Hosts Post-Election Community Healing Meditation & Prayer Service

Twin Brothers Running for Top Prosecutor in Adjoining Counties

Twin Brothers Both on This November's Ballot, Vying for Top Prosecutor Jobs in Neighboring Metro-Detroit Counties.

Breaking NEWs: Are We Being Dumbed Down From Chemtrails Tied With Lithium?

DAMAGING NEW: Are We Being Dumbed Down From Chemtrails Tied With Lithium?

DAMAGING NEW: Are We Being Dumbed Down From Chemtrails Laced With Lithium?

DAMAGING NEW: Are We Being Dumbed Down From Chemtrails Laced With Lithium?

Breaking News! U.S. NAVY Captures A Real Area Alien!

Breaking News! U.S. NAVY Captures A Real Area Alien!

CHINA Is Preparing For World War III!

CHINA Is Preparing For World War III!

RUSSIA Is Readying For World War III!

RUSSIA Is Readying For World War III!

Alien-Human Hybrids Walk Among United States! 10 Recognition Characteristics!

Alien-Human Hybrids Walk Among United States! 10 Recognition Characteristics!

Secret Russian Alien Autopsy In 1969 Revealed!

Secret Russian Alien Autopsy In 1969 Revealed!

The 10 Most Evil UNITED STATE Government Experiments On Humans!

The 10 Most Evil UNITED STATE Government Experiments On Humans!

New Report Available: Microspheres Market - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2021

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Market Report, "Airport Lighting Market - Global Forecast to 2021", published

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New Market Research Report: Thailand Defence & Security Report 2016

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Saudi Arabia Defence & Security Report 2016 - New Study Released

Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Saudi Arabia Defence & Security Report 2016", is now available at Fast Market Research

Commercial and Military Drones: Technologies, Solutions, Market Outlook, and Forecasts 2016 - 2021

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