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2.08 lakh Prohibition cases pending, HC asks Nitish govt how it plans to dispose of them

Court tells Bihar govt to file affidavit by 25 September explaining if it plans to appoint judges and set up courts that deal only with Prohibition law violations.

Govt has banned vapes, but owns 28% of ITC – India’s biggest cigarette maker

The Union government and state-owned companies together held a 28.64 per cent stake in ITC as of June end.   

Amit Shah-led ministers’ group to decide the fee rural India will pay for piped water

4-member Group of Ministers will also discuss other modalities for Har Ghar Nal Se Jal scheme. User fee is expected to be in range of Rs 30-50 per household.

NCW chief to meet Nitish Kumar, Bihar DGP as Muzaffarpur ‘horror home’ inmate is raped

The 18-year-old was an inmate at the Muzaffarpur shelter where a sexual abuse scandal was discovered last year.

Modi govt again considering merging rail, roads, aviation, shipping into transport ministry

A top govt panel is set to make a presentation of the proposal to PM soon. The idea of a unified transport ministry was discussed during Modi govt's first tenure as well.

J&K cops credit counter-insurgency ops that killed 388 militants for no violence since 5 Aug

In internal assessment report, police said the operations, which began in 2018, have left militant outfits in Kashmir without organisational structures.

CBI plans to seek arrest warrant against Rajeev Kumar as top cop becomes ‘untraceable’

CBI says Rajeev Kumar, wanted for questioning in Saradha scam, has ignored two summons it issued to him Sunday and Monday.

PMO defines work areas for Ajit Doval, PK Mishra and PK Sinha

The PMO order states NSA Doval will look into all matters relating to national security and policy matters ⁠— except appointments.

Modi govt is shaking the foundation of India’s IAS-led civil service — one reform at a time

Modi govt has forcibly retired officers, pushed for lateral entry & sought to break IAS stranglehold, earning both praise & flak for tinkering of civil service.

Delhi won’t need odd-even scheme, says Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari

Transport minister Gadkari said work was underway in the national capital to ensure it is pollution-free in the next two years.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘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?