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Individual freedom, in many ways, becomes pointless in the absence of financial freedom. This is more so in the case of women. Unless women have the financial freedom to choose and build their own future, a lot of the talk of freedom remains just on

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The beginning of the new financial year is when you normally get increments. If the increment is effective on a later date, you also get the arrears. In addition, there may be performance bonus for the period. In short, you are getting a healthy lump

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The BJP and the NDA not only bettered the number of seats in the Lok Sabha but also improved their vote share percentage over 2014. The BJP on its own improved its vote share from 31 to nearly 37 while the NDA vote share was closer to the 46 mark.

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