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In a shocker from Andaman, a video showing women from the protected Jarava tribe being made to dance for food and for tourists has exposed the dark side of the tourism. While the Andaman administration is downplaying this exploitation of the tribe that number just about 400 saying the video is an old one, tour operators have confirmed that human safaris do happen although they refused to say it on camera. - IBNLive - 33 Reads

Rahul Gandhi may be keen on finalising the Land Acquisition Bill before the UP Assembly polls, but the government failed to get it passed in the winter session due to "several flaws" in the proposed legislation prepared by Rural Development Ministry in a "hurried fashion". - IBNLive - 45 Reads

A former IAS officer and a doctor in West Bengal has undertaken an initiative to make healthcare accessible and affordable, looking to help more than 70 per cent of India's population living in the villages. - IBNLive - 52 Reads

Cyclone Thane came and went, and claimed 42 lives alongwith. Rescue operations are on in Puducherry and other areas that bore the brunt of the storm. However, Cuddalore, the worst-hit of all, still remains without milk and electricity, two days after the storm. - IBNLive - 20 Reads

Once infamous as an operational hub of militancy, the mountainous district of Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir is speedily moving towards "zero militancy" as only four militants of Hizbul Mujahideen are currently active in the area, a senior police official claimed. - IBNLive - 37 Reads

The man who gave us the Delhi metro and Konkan railways has hung up his boots. The face of Delhi Metro, E Sreedharan, retired on Saturday. He gave Delhi its new identity and achieved the near-impossible breaking through red tape to build the Delhi Metro. - IBNLive - 36 Reads

More water, advanced healthcare, better transport, modern education and smoother traffic are some of the positive changes you can expect this year. - DNA - 37 Reads

Anuj Bidve's murder has sent shockwaves through the Indian community in the UK. CNN-IBN spoke to Vikrant Gupta who has begun an online campaign for justice for Bidve. - IBNLive - 29 Reads

The UK police have claimed a breakthrough in the murder of 23-year-old student Anuj Bidve with the arrest of one British national. The UK police have also sent a team of policemen to Pune to brief Bidve's family on the circumstances of the tragic incident. - IBNLive - 32 Reads

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the video, which shows members of the protected Jarawa tribe dancing for tourists, is violation of policy of Andaman Islands. - IBNLive - 28 Reads