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Iran complains India is delaying Chabahar, offers ‘cheaper’ fertilisers to New Delhi

Nitin Gadkari assures India will resolve all issues, says Iranian bank has now been allowed to open branch in Mumbai for faster transactions.

Leprosy no longer grounds for divorce, but a long way to go before stigma is removed

Lok Sabha passed bill excluding leprosy as grounds for divorce but provisions across multiple pieces of legislation still discriminate against patients.

Supreme Court sets up 5-judge Constitution bench to hear Ayodhya case

The bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, will hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case on 10 January. 

Pakistan claims world record with tank at 12,000 ft. India operates tanks at 15,000 ft

Reports in the Pakistani media hail their army’s feat, but Indian tanks had reached 12,000 ft in Zoji La in 1947-48.

In Supreme Court’s Alok Verma judgment, a resounding call for CBI’s freedom

Here are excerpts from Tuesday’s Supreme Court judgment, which reinstated Alok Verma as CBI director, but with riders.

Hindu group wants action against rationalist KS Bhagwan for ‘anti-Ram & Gandhi’ book

Rationalist K.S. Bhagwan, who wrote that Lord Ram drank intoxicants and made Sita consume them too, Monday defended his new book in a video message.

JNU seeks clarification from professor who alleged VC denied her leave to receive Infosys award

Kavita Singh was removed as the Dean Arts and Aesthetics in November last year after raising her voice against JNU’s mandatory attendance rule.

India hopes to fully operationalise Chabahar port in Iran soon: Nitin Gadkari

RBI has given nod to an Iranian bank to open a branch in Mumbai to facilitate transactions related to Chabahar port, says Gadkari

Women to have 15 per cent representation in CRPF and CISF: Govt in Parliament

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also told Lok Sabha that Centre wants 5 per cent representation for women in BSF, ITBP and SSB.

Why Modi govt wants quota for upper castes — their state is as pathetic as OBCs

Cabinet note cites 2010 report which found very little difference in economic conditions of upper castes and OBCs at the lower levels.

On Camera

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

The Beckhams have had the sleekest, unassailable PR game in celebrity town. And much of it rests on their carefully curated social media image, especially on Instagram.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.