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India's workers get ready for Commonwealth Games

By ariba khaliq

Preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games mean more jobs for people in India, but also more inflation, especially ...(Read)

India's colorful street vendors

By ariba khaliq

Many vendors in India walk the streets plying their wares.(Read)

"I am becoming self reliant. This is my development"

By ariba khaliq

A lot of roads are being constructed in the East Delhi.Apart from commuters' comfort, it sustains a lot of poor famil...(Read)

Recent Comments on ariba's stories

Chandrani Ray commented on "India's colorful street vendors" (about 1 month ago)

The third photo says that the population of Delhi is 14 billion. Are you sure that is correct?

Chandrani Ray commented on "India's colorful street vendors" (about 1 month ago)

Ariba: Check the figs. you've quoted for Delhi's population.

Beth Potter commented on "India's workers get ready for Commonwealth Games" (about 1 month ago)

Thanks so much for making changes. Please check to make sure all people quoted in your story have correctly spelled first and last names or explain why you are quoting them with just one name.
Also, the story mentioned that the government has plans to curb inflation but has done nothing yet. Can you please add more information about that and get a comment from someone about it? Would it be price controls on food? Where would the money come from?
Can you also please add a sentence or two of background on what the Commonwealth Games is as an event and when it will start?
Great work on this so far!

Beth Potter commented on "India's workers get ready for Commonwealth Games" (about 1 month ago)

This story idea is a good one, and there's plenty of good reporting here. Please clarify exactly what the story is by adding a sentence or two about the broader picture -- if the government is trying to do anything about the inflation, if there are any limits on workers coming from outside of the city, etc.
Also, please follow UPI style and grammar rules, "labor" instead of "labour," percent is spelled out, pulses are beans (?), etc. Please look up the exchange rate of the rupee to the dollar and put the dollar amount in parentheses after each rupee reference.
With a small amount of additional reporting, this story will be a great candidate for UPI.com!

Abdi Latif Dahir commented on "India's colorful street vendors" (2 months ago)

Great photo essay.
I really liked it. The story line for the photo essay is interesting.
Pictures 9 and 10 are particularly beautiful.
Keep up the good work.