Whereas under the targeted public distribution system,
families below the poverty line (BPL) are provided 35 kg of
subsidised foodgrain (wheat and rice) per family per month.

Bangladesh won its independence after nine months of
bloody struggle with the Pakistani military with crucial
Indian support. The Liberation struggle sparked the Indo-Pak

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Bangalore, Feb 2 (PTI) The Defence Acquisition Council
has decided to procure six more Akash missile squadrons,
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony said here Tuesday.

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Giving a pep talk to civil
servants, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked
them to be innovative and quick, saying people resent "apathy,

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) With his government under attack
over rising prices, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Monday bluntly told the states that they should use all

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Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) The police have retrieved a
knife that may have been used to kill an Indian-origin taxi

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Recording positive growth for the
second month in a row, the exports grew by 9.3 per cent in
December 2009 suggesting that India's trade is coming out of

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) has received the "documentation" confirming the death of

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram
Monday termed as "routine" the latest advisory by the US
authorities asking their citizens to be alert while visiting