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JP Morgan helped Amrapali divert funds overseas, Supreme Court says & orders probe

A forensic audit found that JPMorgan violated foreign investment rules including paying dividend without generating profits, setting up fake companies and overvaluing shares.

Fadnavis govt gets ready for state polls with big push for infrastructure projects

Maharashtra govt approves plans for three new Metro lines in Mumbai and a water grid for the drought-hit Marathwada region.

What’s Google got to do with India’s water shortage? Everything, says Jal Shakti ministry

Jal Shakti ministry's presentation on water conservation ends up focusing on the scheme's success in trending on Google Analytics and Twitter.

New anxiety among IAS officers in Delhi as Modi govt picks only 7 for 33 top posts

IAS officers see move as way to reduce their numbers at the Centre, especially as Modi govt has only empanelled one officer since retaining power.

UGC releases list of 23 unrecognised universities, most of them in UP & Delhi

The UGC said these institutes were 'self-styled', and warned students against seeking admissions here.

Modi govt sees RTI Act as nuisance, amendment will disempower citizens, says Sonia Gandhi

The Congress said the amendment Bill is an attempt to undermine the law and weaken the Right to Information Act.

Why Modi govt is drawing flak for amendments to RTI Act

While united opposition criticised the RTI amendments bill in Parliament, activists say it could cripple central and state information commissions.

Modi govt plans to charge rural India nominal fee for piped water under Nal Se Jal

This is one of the many models being considered under the government’s ambitious Nal Se Jal scheme, through which it hopes to ensure piped water in all rural homes by 2024.

Modi govt could soon reduce India’s 60-plus civil services to just 3 or 4

One plan to rationalise is to divide the civil services into technical, non-technical and security-related, with the aim of achieving better harmony.

NCPRI rejects RTI law amendments, calls them ‘regressive’

The independent RTI watchdog has also warned that if the government goes ahead with the amendments, it will resort to a nationwide protest.

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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.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?