It’s Hard To Help Pakistan Even When We Want To

Why India’s response to our flooded neighbour has to be less emotional, more clinical

Three Key Changes

To counteract global slowdown GoI should privatise, reform agri market & reduce customs duties

We Are Back To The Future

With GDP crossing pre-Covid level, economy is set to enter a good phase in medium term

Making At Home

Vikrant’s commissioning & plans to build fifth generation fighters must speed up defence self-reliance

Shah launches central armed police forces' housing portal

In a move that is expected to raise the housing satisfaction ratio (HSR) within the central armed police forces (CAPFS) to 73% by November 2024 from the current 48%, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched the CAPF eAwas web-portal that will allow the force personnel to register online for allotment of residential accommodation belonging to any of the CAPFS, and track each stage of the process.

UPI transactions hit all-time high of ₹10.7L cr in Aug

The number of digital transactions made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) hit a new high of 657 crore in August, with their value too shooting up to an all-time high of Rs 10.7 lakh crore.

Desi HPV vax likely to cost just 1/10th of imported jabs

Cervavac, India's first indigenously developed vaccine for preventing cervical cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), is likely to be priced between Rs 200-400 per dose, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawala said on Thursday.

To prevent EV fires, govt issues strict testing, checking norms for batteries

The road transport ministry has put in place stringent testing and checking norms for cells, battery packs and the battery management system (BMS) to prevent fires in electric vehicles. The ministry has proposed that all EVs manufactured from this October must comply with additional safety requirements related to battery cells and thermal propagation due to internal cell short circuit.

Attacks on Christians: SC takes up PIL, seeks data from states

Hidden Agenda Behind Plea To Foment Unrest: Solicitor Gen

Govt Wins Trust Vote Amid Walkout By BJP Our MLAs Are Not For Sale, Says Kejriwal

The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed the confidence motion tabled by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday unopposed, with 58 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs present in the House voting in favour.

Hic hic okay! Sense of relief among tipplers even though stores not fully stocked up yet

There was relief of sorts for tipplers in Delhi when government liquor stores opened on Thursday, putting to rest the uncertainty arising from the switch back to the old excise policy. Although all brands, particularly premium ones, and beer were largely unavailable, customers were happy that alcohol vends were once again operating in the city.

Not everyone in RSS is bad, says Mamata, draws criticism

A veritable political 'storm in a tea cup' has arisen over TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's assertions on Wednesday that all in the RSS were "not bad" and there are many who "do not support BJP".

PM: Action against corrupt polarising national politics

'New Coalitions Being Formed To Defeat BJP'

Delhiites miss discounts, brands as city reverts to old liquor policy

Government-run liquor stores reopened in the capital after almost 10 months on Thursday as the Delhi government made a transition to the old excise regime.

Sonia bereaved; President, PM and others offer condolences

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino died on Saturday, the party said on Wednesday. She was in her 90s and living in her home in Italy.

SKY-HIGH

Yadav’s 26-ball 68* Sets Up Win Over Hong Kong As India Enter Super 4

Playing Chinese Checker

PLA’s big aim at LAC is to get India to accept China’s hegemony. We must see this & prepare.

Portuguese minister quits after Indian dies

Lisbon: Portugal’s health minister Marta Temido resigned on Tuesday following widespread criticism of her decision to temporarily close emergency obstetric services, forcing risky transfers of pregnant women between hospitals, apparently leading to the death of a 34-year-old woman, an Indian tourist.

US grounds Chinooks; no ‘issue' with helicopters here, says IAF

A Chinook of the IAF performs over the Dal Lake during an air show in this September 2021

CCS approves Tejas 2.0 mega project

Approval Likely For ₹15,000cr Stealth Fighter Programme In Next Few Months

Dybala takes AS Roma top

Rome: Paulo Dybala shot Roma top of Serie A on Tuesday with a brace which sank Monza 3-0 while Inter Milan are one point behind Jose Mourinho’s side after their 3-1 home win over Cremonese.

Afghanistan revelling in familiar conditions

Sharjah: Much of the talk leading to the Asia Cup here in UAE has been around how the conditions have become as good as home conditions for India and Pakistan.

Almost Like 2019

Bar low-skill service sector, economy’s over the Covid shock. But headwinds are coming

IMD: Rain deficit in 28% of districts this monsoon

NOT SO BOUNTIFUL?

BJP accuses Delhi govt of dictatorial attitude with oppn

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Delhi assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Wednesday alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government was adopting a dictatorial attitude with the opposition and killing democracy.

How Reagan, Bush quelled doubt to befriend Gorbachev

For his first four years in office, president Ronald Rea-gan had a tough time forging any kind of relationship with his counterparts in the Soviet Union. “They kept dying on me,” he later said. It fell to his vice president George H W Bush to attend the funerals.

Cong at war: Party rejects call to publish rolls for prez polls

They Are Must For Free, Fair Election: MPs  

AAP delegation walks to CBI's HQ for probe, protests after being stopped

New Delhi: AAP staged a protest outside the CBI headquarters on Wednesday demanding a probe against the alleged “Operation Lotus” of BJP. The AAP delegation, which included MLAs Atishi and Dilip Pandey and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, was stopped at a distance from the CBI headquarters. The group then sat there on a dharna, holding placards.

AAP & BJP MLAs Spar Over ‘Operation Lotus'

House Adjourned After Well Of House Stormed

Nobody can fill Jhulan's shoes: Harmanpreet

Bengaluru: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday paid a glowing tribute to Jhulan Goswami, saying the veteran pacer's passion for the sport is unmatched and "nobody can fill her shoes".