Amit Shah has become key troubleshooter in state, ordering peace among Mahayuti allies, formulating assembly poll strategy, engaging in seat-sharing talks & asking cadres to take heart. Read Shanker Arnimesh and Manasi Phadke’s report.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said there will be ‘some corrections’ to 1st list of candidates declared Wednesday. Against CM Eknath Shinde, party has fielded mentor Anand Dighe’s nephew, reports Purva Chitnis.
Day after it published interview with ex-envoy to Canada, CTV News website inaccessible in India
Within hours of interview being published, those with Indian IP addresses could not access to CTV news website. The interview is still accessible on its YouTube channel, Keshav Padmanabhan reports.
R&AW must answer why it tolerates poor tradecraft, recruitment standards, officer oversight
The alleged plot to kill Khalistan propagandist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had all the comic elements of an old-fashioned Bollywood cop movie, writes Praveen Swami in ‘Security Code‘.
US and allies boast of killing whomever they want, yet lecture India on morality
To believe that educated Indians will never question their government is silly. We question the government every single day. Currently, we are worried about how our spy agencies are run, writes Vir Sanghvi in ‘Sharp Edge‘.
RBI order restricting 4 NBFC operations lacks clarity. It won’t help customers, companies
When the regulator clearly articulates the principles it has applied, other regulated entities in similar situations get informed on what is acceptable and what isn’t, writes Renuka Sane.
Congress’s central dilemma since 1989: survival or revival
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand, writes Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.