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Lack of capacity, unclear priorities, and disruptions due to pandemic have slowed its progress
This data analyses how much change these candidates reported in assets
Chaudhary explained that searches in the course of investigation of money laundering cases are very important from the perspective of the collection of evidence
In 2021-22, Uttarakhand allocated 5.12 per cent of its total Budget (Rs 3,438.84 crore) to health
As in many other state, in Goa too, assertion by women is backed by their capacity to take financial decisions
Rajnath Singh earlier too had said that except for J&K, no terror attack had occurred in the country in the last five years
In Lok sabha 2019 elections, some candidates won with 74.4% vote share and some won with vote share as low as 29.4% making a compelling argument to reform Indian elections
Kerala, which is known for investment in education, is cutting outlays on education
To address issues relating to land records, a move towards conclusive titling has been proposed
According to Home ministry data, there has been a 52.6% drop in incidents of Maoist violence between 2010 and 2016
The deadline for submission of annual audited accounts was October 31, 2016
Everyone is agog at the crisis in the SP family, where the only profession is politics
Terrorist events in J&K increased 47% to 305 in 2016, from 208 in 2015
Story in numbers: Business in the agricultural market of Pathardi, 350 km east of Mumbai, fell by 60%
All parties have interpreted the results of the by-elections to four Lok Sabha and eight Assembly constituencies as a vote on demonetisation
In-country adoptions are also down 47 per cent, from 2011 to 2015-16
The youngest MP in the current House is 28, and the oldest MP is 88
The first person to make an unauthorised exit from Tihar was an American smuggler, Daniel Walcott
Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, the top five states with highest literacy rate among women, account for 53 per cent (4.3 million) of all business establishments owned by women nationwide, though only 33 per cent of India's women live in these states, according to an analysis of data released by the Economic Census 2012.Tamil Nadu, with 73.4 per cent literacy rate among women, has one million establishments run by them, the highest among states.Tamil Nadu is followed by Kerala, which has the highest women literacy rate of 90 per cent and accounts for 11 per cent of businesses run by women.While India had a 65.5 per cent female literacy rate, women work-force participation was 25.5 per cent, according to the Census 2011. The latter figure declined from 34 per cent in 1999 to 27 per cent in 2014, the worst among BRICS nations and lower than Bangladesh (57.4 per cent), Nepal (79.9 per cent) and Sri Lanka (35.1 per cent).The five states with the largest numb