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Shramik train leaves for UP but ends up in Odisha, Railways says it’s a move to ease traffic

Officials say most trains are being run on just a few routes and all have been heading to just UP or Bihar, causing the congestion.

High-level panel to reform drug regulatory system as Modi govt works to fast-track approvals

The panel, which meets today to discuss the details of reforming the system, comprises entrepreneurs Adar Poonawalla and Pankaj Patel and senior health officials among others.

CISF to decide on transfers of officers above inspector level after 1 June, says DG Ranjan

The announcement comes a day after the CRPF issued surprise transfer orders to eight inspector general rank officers.

Modi govt plans to make Aadhaar or PAN a must for property registration

Govt is likely to bring in the Registration (Amendment) bill in the next Parliament session to make Aadhaar or PAN mandatory, a move it hopes will check benami property transactions.

8 top CRPF officers transferred overnight, cadre accuses IPS brass of ‘foul play’

MHA calls the transfers 'routine activity' while an IPS officer in CRPF says the orders, issued in February, have been implemented now since the situation is better.

Kolkata police take down 1.3 lakh social media posts as ‘fake news’ takes communal turn

Police in Bengal filed 270 cases related to fake news between 18 March and 18 May. At least two dozen of these name BJP members.

States’ consent not needed for Shramik trains now, Modi govt brings in order after disputes

Home Minister Amit Shah and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal had accused opposition-ruled states of not allowing trains for migrant workers to enter their states.

This is how Modi govt panel plans to bring migrants back to work

Led by Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot, the panel has recommended to Modi govt a slew of measures to encourage lakhs of migrant workers to come back to work in cities.

Modi govt pulls up KCR-led Telangana for low testing numbers, says need to chase virus

Telangana accounted for just 1.5% of 14 lakh samples tested all over India until 7 May, despite having a higher positivity rate than national average.

NDRF positions 61 teams to deal with Cyclone Amphan as PM Modi takes stock

Around 25 NDRF teams, each with over 30 personnel, have been deployed on the ground in West Bengal and Odisha, the states likely to bear the brunt of the ‘super cyclone’.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?