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    World Bank President Highlights India's Cooperative Model for Job Creation

    Washington, April 10 – Highlighting job creation as the core of global development strategy, World Bank President Ajay Banga has pointed to models like India’s cooperative sector as examples of scalable growth solutions.Speaking at the Atlantic Council ahead of the World Bank and International...
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    Intellectuals Criticize USCIRF Report on India's Religious Freedom

    New Delhi, March 21 – A group of 275 intellectuals and academics, including retired Supreme Court judges, former bureaucrats, and military veterans, criticised the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its "misleading" report on India on Saturday."We, the...
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    Demographic Shift in Maharashtra: Aging Population and Declining Fertility

    Mumbai, March 5 The population of Maharashtra is projected to reach 12.93 crore as of March 1, 2026, up from the 11.24 crore recorded in the 2011 Census, according to the 2025-26 Economic Survey. The state is expected to experience a new demographic phase characterized by a declining fertility...
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    Falling Fertility Rate Drives Immigration Plans in Singapore

    Singapore, February 26 Singapore's total fertility rate dropped to a new low of 0.87 in 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Thursday, adding that the island nation needs to carefully manage immigration to boost its low birth rate.The country's fertility rate fell below 1.0 for the...
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    Bhagwat Calls for Vigilance, Three Children in Hindu Families

    Lucknow, February 18 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has called for uniting and empowering the Hindu society, saying there is no threat but vigilance is necessary, and suggested that Hindu families should consider having at least three children.He also said that infiltrators should be "detected...
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