The cost of a free lunch
A lakh of employees on the rolls. Half of production classified as losses genuine losses, theft and the price of doles announced by the government.



Cong MP's son names Sonia's PA in fraud case
Abhishek Verma, the "super-rich" son of Congress MP Veena Verma, who has a string of FERA and Income Tax cases against him, has begun to squeal.



Halba Koshtis fight for ST status
Contending for a scheduled tribe (ST) status for nearly two decades, Halba Koshti organisations here have now launched a counter-attack on other tribal communities by questioning the ST status accorded to them.



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