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Ice cream could get costlier by 7-10% after spike in prices of milk & related products

Price of skimmed milk powder, a crucial ingredient in making ice cream, may go beyond Rs 400 per kg. In 2018, its price was Rs 230-250 per kg.

Can run railways without you, Piyush Goyal tells officers angry about merger of 8 services

Railways ministry refutes allegation that Piyush Goyal was rude to officials, says the meeting was held in a “cordial atmosphere”.

Why 19 bills passed years ago by AAP-led Delhi assembly remain hanging

With the Delhi assembly’s term set to expire, the bills, including one to set up a sports university, will lapse unless approved before 22 February.

Final call on 10% EWS quota lies with states, can’t enforce it, Modi govt tells SC

The central govt made the submission in an affidavit filed in response to a plea seeking the implementation of the EWS quota in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Nudge didn’t work, agriculture ministry now has a plan to force paddy farmers to diversify

Plan for paddy states with severely depleted groundwater levels is part of 5-yr vision document that agriculture ministry will present before PM Modi this week.

‘Anti-establishment’ JNU has for decades given India its politicians, IAS & IFS officers

From ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar to NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and several state officials, JNU alumni have been shaping India’s governance for decades.

UPSC to hold exclusive Railway Service Exam from 2021 after merger of services

The exam will be a common preliminary one for railway service but the main exam for engineers will be on their specialised domain expertise and not general studies.

Modi govt plans national university to train IAS, IPS, IRS officers, other civil servants

The proposed National Civil Service University will come under DoPT, and existing civil service training institutes will function under it.

Govt sets up desk to look after matters related to Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict

The Home Ministry said Ayodhya matters and related court judgments will be handled by three officers, headed by Additional Secretary Gynesh Kumar.

$5 trillion economy in mind, PM Modi set to begin 2020 with review of ministries’ 5-yr plans

Narendra Modi is set to hold meeting on 3-4 January to take stock of the 5-year vision documents prepared by his ministries to boost economic growth.

On Camera

Indian Muslim leaders must drop Hezbollah solidarity. Put country before Muslimness

The India Islamic Cultural Centre found it appropriate to honour a leader of Hezbollah—which is officially designated as a terrorist organisation even by several Arab countries.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?