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What happened in the Supreme Court during the late night hearing in the Karnataka case

The apex court refused to stay BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in ceremony early Thursday but not before a 12-hour long drama unfolded.

India to showcase Deen Dayal Upadhyaya as cultural icon, to hold annual lecture

This is the first time that ICCR, India’s external cultural agency, is holding an event in the name of the leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, BJP’s predecessor.

SC to announce decision on Cauvery management scheme Friday

Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal had allowed minimum water in the reservoir for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to maintain steady flow. The draft scheme does not deal with this aspect. 

Cong-JD(S) go to SC again, challenge nomination of Anglo-Indian MLA by Karnataka governor

They have questioned the authority of the governor in nominating the MLA to the house before the trust vote.

Red tape is preventing 130 new TV channels from reaching India’s homes

I&B ministry has issued just 6 licences in 9 months, and is playing bureaucratic football with the home ministry and the cabinet secretariat on clearances.

NHRC issues notice to UP chief secretary, DGP over encounter killings

NHRC orders the constitution of an investigating team of five members comprising one SSP, two deputy SPs and two inspectors

Row over 15th Finance Commission: Six states’ ministers to meet President Kovind today

Ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Puducherry, Punjab and Delhi will submit a memorandum on the changes they want in the terms of reference.

On national highways alone, UP has 226 distressed bridges that need attention

The UP government wants a regional version of IBMS system to take stock of all the bridges in the state, and then figure out what to do with them.

CBI files charge sheet against Choksi & ex-PNB MD in $2 billion scam case

The charge sheet against Choksi comes after CBI submitted one against his nephew Nirav Modi alleging fraud of close to Rs 6,500 crore.

Woman photojournalist who covered Kashmir encounter labelled as police informer

Masrat Zahra’s photo from encounter site went viral on social media, she has been freelancing for international media houses for the past two years.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

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 and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

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.