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Yogi govt shut down Kanpur tanneries for Kumbh. Three months later, shutters still down

Kanpur's famed leather industry, valued at Rs 9,000 crore, has found itself under siege since the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad this January.

SC dismisses review plea of 21 Opposition leaders over matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs

The petitioners were seeking the Supreme Court's direction to the Election Commission to increase the matching of VVPAT slips with EVMS by 25%.

After Naxal attack, Gadchiroli road project stares at uncertainty as workers fear going back

An official of the company that was executing the road project says it now depends on the kind of protection they get from the Maharashtra government.

PM Modi surveys Odisha’s Cyclone Fani-hit areas, announces Rs 1,000-cr additional relief

PM Modi praised Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and his government for the 'excellent' planning and massive evacuation drive.

After loss of seniority, Major Leetul Gogoi to be now shifted out of Jammu & Kashmir

A court martial had found Major Gogoi guilty of 'fraternising' with a local in violation of official orders.

Dalit IAS officer accuses top PMO official of caste bias, says he fears for his life

IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju alleges he’s still two ranks below his 1985 batchmates due to discrimination from P.K. Mishra, addl principal secy to the PM.

Tamil Nadu ‘lottery king’ raided for tax evasion was labourer who built Rs 7,000-cr empire

Santiago Martin, known as 'Lottery King', was in the news this week as I-T officials raided 70 of his premises across India.

Flight operations resume in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar as Cyclone Fani clears

Cyclone Fani Friday forced Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports to remain shut. Rescue operations are currently underway in Odisha, where the storm was most severe.

IAS, IPS 2017 batch to get cadres afresh as Delhi HC scraps ‘arbitrary’ allocation

IAS & IPS officers of the 2017 batch had moved court after they were denied their chosen cadres, while the same cadres were allocated to those lower in merit.

Chief of Muslim educational group in Kerala receives death threats over face veil ban

The Muslim Educational Society (MES) had imposed a ban on veils covering women's faces stating it was a new trend and was not in practice in the state earlier.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?