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Media cross-holding in cross hairs -Prashant Jha

-The Hindu   As TRAI prepares to regulate ownership of news organisations to ensure pluralism, big media houses fear shrinking profits and state control by proxy Rahul Khullar, the straight-talking chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), listened attentively to the senior management executive of Bennett Coleman and Co. Limited, one of India's largest media conglomerates. The latter disagreed with the...

Post-2015 development agenda must focus on equality–UN experts

-The United Nations United Nations independent experts today called on countries to ensure the post-2015 development agenda focuses on equality, social protection and accountability, noting that one billion people around the world are still living in poverty. "The rise of inequality has severely undermined the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs," the independent experts said in their message to Member...

Literacy rate up in Assam

-The Telegraph Guwahati: Minority-dominated Dhubri district has recorded the highest population growth rate in Assam while Kokrajhar has recorded the lowest, according to the 2011 census, the final findings of which were released today. Assam ranks 14th in the country in terms of population. While Assam recorded a population growth rate of 17.1 per cent (4,550,048 people) over the past decade (2001-2011),...

New CAG sworn in as SC admits PIL against him

-The Hindustan Times The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). An apex court bench, however, said there was no urgency in taking up the matter and posted the case for hearing in July. The 61-year-old 1976-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer has replaced Vinod Rai, who demitted office...

WB: Nine Infants Die in Malda Hospital in 24 Hours

-Outlook Malda: At least nine infants have died at the Malda Medical College Hospital, which witnessed many crib deaths last year. The babies died last night. The cause of the death of the infants, all below one year, was due to premature birth, low weight and respiratory problem, College Vice Principal M A Rashid said today. A seven-member inquiry committee under chief medical...