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Loan waiver not a solution to farm distress, says Niti Aayog

The biggest problem with loan waiver is that it will benefit only a small fraction of farmers, said Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.

No separate time zone for northeastern states for strategic reasons, says Centre

Northeastern states requested separate time zones because the sun rises and sets there much before office hours.

Yogi Adityanath must resign for Bulandshahr violence, 82 retired civil servants urge Modi

Former civil servants write letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 'politics of hate' in Uttar Pradesh, want accountability to be fixed.

Indian will need 2,300 planes worth $320b in 20 years: Boeing

India, the fastest growing domestic aviation market, will likely need around 10 jets between 2018-2037, as per Boeing's forecast.

Wife of Manipuri journalist held under NSA says will move HC if Centre does not intervene

Ranjita Elangbam says the detention of her husband Kishorechandra Wangkhem is the first instance of an arrest under the NSA in Manipur for a social media post.

Why onion and garlic have become too hot to handle for Karnataka

Karnataka govt wants onion & garlic in midday meals, but NGO Akshaya Patra has refused. Now CM Kumaraswamy wants the people to help resolve the matter.

Summons against Smriti Irani quashed in a defamation case filed by Sanjay Nirupam

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam filed the defemation case when the Gujarat Assembly poll results were announced in 2012.

Delhi court reserves its order on Christian Michel’s bail plea till 22 December

CBI opposed the bail application saying alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland case might flee as he had already tried to escape from Dubai.

Why sex workers are opposing a bill that aims to protect them

Sex worker groups say if the anti-trafficking bill becomes a law, they will likely face more harassment from the police and will lose business.

‘I beg’ — actor Saira Banu pleads with Modi on Twitter to act against Mumbai ‘land shark’

Saira Banu has alleged a Mumbai builder has been harassing her and husband Dilip Kumar to usurp his plots in the plush Pali Hill area.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.