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India’s battle with the world’s worst smog is caught in a bureaucratic haze

The sheer scale of India’s toxic skies is making progress in the fight to reduce pollution difficult.

Patients hurt by faulty Johnson & Johnson hip implants to begin getting damages soon

The government has sent Johnson & Johnson the formula devised to compensate patients for the faulty hip implants. The firm has sought some time to respond.

Judge says Sohrabuddin case has unexplained gaps, CBI asks court not to discard testimonials

CBI said that the killings in the case were staged and defects in the probe can't be ground in itself to grant benefit to the accused.

Trump writes to Imran Khan seeking help to bring Taliban to negotiating table

The development comes weeks after Trump said Pakistan does not do 'a damn thing' for the US.

Maharashtra farmer destroys plantation in despair after earning 20 paise a kg for brinjal crop

The distraught farmer uprooted all brinjal plants from his field and threw them away.

Sri Lankan court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister

Irreparable damage could be caused if persons not entitled to do so sit as prime minister and cabinet ministers, the court said according to a person who attended the hearing.

India is not a small nation belonging to a particular group of people: Pranab Mukherjee

There should be a craving for an education system where everybody can express freely without the fear of being misjudged, he said.

UP cop among 2 killed as protest against ‘cow slaughter’ turns violent in Bulandshahr

Uttar Pradesh top cop says SIT formed to probe alleged cow slaughter as well as violence that led to the two deaths. 

Policeman among 2 killed after remains of cattle spark mob violence in UP’s Bulandshahr

A mob pelted stones on policemen and set several vehicles on fire.

Huge salary offers & a glut of companies as IIT placement season kicks off with a bang

Microsoft, Apple offer packages over Rs 1 crore as IITs expect better recruitment season due to ‘robust early hiring trends’.

On Camera

India must kill terrorists. Nijjar blowback shows it also needs laws to guide assassins

The UK, US and Israel have long staged targeted killings of criminals, terrorists and their adversaries. The moral outrage against India’s assassination campaign is profoundly spurious.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.