Mumbai designer was already in deep financial trouble before Arnab Goswami’s office contract
Mumbai-based interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother died by suicide in 2018, and he had blamed Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami and two others, who owed him money in a note, reports Manasi Phadke.
‘Moved by Islamophobia’, Rajasthan youth applied for Islamic Studies MA in Kashmir, made history
Shubham Yadav, 21, is the first non-Muslim and non-Kashmir resident to top the all-India entrance exam for a Master’s course in Islamic Studies at Central University of Kashmir, reports Azaan Javaid.
BPCL gets multiple bids, but Modi govt set to miss Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment target
The Modi government has also started the process for independent valuation of Life Insurance Corporation, which is necessary before the insurance major is listed on the stock markets, reports Remya Nair.
Chinese research vessels in Sri Lankan waters come under Indian Navy lens
Two Chinese research and survey vessels in Sri Lankan waters have caught the eye of the Indian Navy, which sees them as possibly being part of a larger ploy to gather data vital for conduct of naval operations, especially that of submarines, reports Snehesh Alex Philip.
Ray of hope for PMC Bank revival as investors show interest
A few investors backed by some prominent business groups have shown interest in the revival of PMC Bank. Potential investors will have the option to convert PMC Bank into a small finance bank provided they meet the RBI’s licensing conditions, reports Manojit Saha.
Barack Obama memoir says a lot. But it’s ex-ISI chief Asad Durrani’s book that needs attention
While India is obsessed about what former US President Barack Obama said about former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, it is a fiction book by Pakistan’s former ISI chief that we must turn to, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
What the amazing rise & sudden death of a ‘Holy Warrior’ tell us about Islam & politics in Pakistan
Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi died suddenly in Lahore this Thursday. He was the face of Pakistan’s radical Islamist politics. His sudden death, however, will not end the mass appeal of religious fundamentalism, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.