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An iconic Shimla hotel & a 30-yr-old JV — inside 2-decade tug-of-war between Oberoi Group & Himachal

High drama was witnessed last week as Himachal Pradesh govt sent a team to take over Wildflower Hall’s management, prompting EIH Limited, an Oberoi Group company, to move court.

Lockheed Martin, Safran to Eurofins & Amazon, why industry giants just can’t get enough of Telangana

Hyderabad was developed as an industry hub by Chandrababu Naidu in his stint as CM of united Andhra. Since statehood, Telangana appears to have burnished its credentials further.

‘Parallel arrangement, creates doubt’ — UP bans halal certification for food items except exports

Announcement comes after Lucknow police booked three companies for allegedly issuing illegal halal certificates and promoting enmity between different groups.

Ahead of 2024, Modi govt looks to expand reach of scheme for urban poor

Govt plans to target specific occupational groups & focus on entrepreneurship development in 2nd phase of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission, it is learnt.

War heroes to NEP, govt plans mobile, web games on ‘national interest themes’ for civic engagement

Games also meant to help with citizens' mental health, behavioural change & problem-solving skills. MyGov platform has invited proposals for development of games.

Early marriage, put to work at home, safety concerns — why Madhya Pradesh’s women lag on social metrics

Amid the ongoing election season, women are being courted in a big way by Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP govt as well as Congress with promise of financial aid. But are cash schemes the answer?

Mergers, addressing teacher shortage — NITI Aayog report on improving India’s public schools

Report builds on outcomes of NITI Aayog's Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital — Education project in MP, Jharkhand & Odisha, to make recommendations for other states, UTs. 

Empowering state to appoint V-Cs, inspect universities — pending bills in TN govt vs governor tussle

In its petition in SC, Tamil Nadu has sought direction to governor to dispose of all pending bills & also asked court to fix time limit for governor to consider bills.

India planned reboot for the good old family doctor 40 years ago. Why they remain a shrinking tribe

Doctors equipped to tend to all family members for a range of symptoms were ubiquitous in India at one point. Family-medicine doctors say years of neglect have done the stream in.

Housing to jobs, all about Modi govt’s Rs 24,000 crore mission for vulnerable tribal groups

Project lays out 11 interventions for holistic development of 75 PVTGs in 18 states & UTs, comes ahead of polls in Telangana, Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh which have vulnerable tribes.

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.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?