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Haryana land-for-free treatment deal: Govt gave prime plots to pvt hospitals, poor got little in return

11 hospitals in Gurugram and Faridabad got land at concessional rates; three years after Supreme Court notices, compliance remains patchy.

Mumbai Monorail 2.0? Safety certification for white elephant, but still waiting for green flag

After months of shutdowns and breakdowns, MMRDA Mumbai Monorail ready for reset. But with 3 abrupt halts in 2025 still fresh in commuter memory—and no restart date—it now faces a credibility test.

NITI Aayog finds gaps in apprentice scheme push, recommends 5-point reform plan

NITI Aayog report finds sharp state-level disparities and limited active participation under NAPS and NATS, suggests roadmap to strengthen skilling ecosystem.

A Hyderabad in every region—how Andhra shook off bifurcation blues & became an industrial powerhouse

In January 2026, citing a Bank of Baroda report based on CMIE data showing investment intentions across India, AP declared it netted 25.3% of India’s total proposed investments from April to December 2025.

Fadnavis kicks off Rs 2500 crore FedEx cargo hub at Navi Mumbai airport, aims for $5 tn economy by 2047

The 3,00,000 sq ft cargo terminal will handle 3.25 MMT annually, positioning NMIA as a key regional logistics hub, connecting India to Southeast Asia, West Asia, Europe, and US.

Govt planning regulatory sandboxes for pharma sector to fast-track approvals & drug development

On the sidelines of the Bio Asia event in Hyderabad, BIRAC MD Jitendra Kumar says biotechnology department is planning the sandboxes to 'reduce regulatory uncertainty'.

After 465% spike in 2024, MHA data shows digital arrest scams are on a decline in India

Indians lost Rs 1,918 crore to digital arrest scams in 2024. Cases still being reported, but awareness has helped curb menace, says MHA official.

It’s skill or sink, say panellists at AI Impact Summit. ‘If you don’t do AI, AI will be done to you’

India is betting on AI & jobs co-existing. Chief Economic Adviser to the GoI V Anantha Nageswaran said the direction AI takes in India will depend on deliberate national choices.

Modi to shift to his new office in Seva Teerth tomorrow as PMO moves from South Block

PM to unveil Kartavya Bhavan-1 & 2 as well. Seva Teerth will also house National Security Council Secretariat and Cabinet Secretariat.

‘How do we survive?’ Minority scholars struggle as Maulana Azad fellowship payments hit 2nd time in a yr

Disruption comes amid re-verification exercise by ministry over duplication & alleged misuse. Budget allocation is also down from Rs 42.84 cr in 2025-26 to Rs 36.14 cr in 2026–27.

On Camera

Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar. It’s the beginning of JD(U)’s end and BJP’s supremacy

The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in a decade, 565% gutka boom in rural households

EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

Versatile new US missile PrSM that packs twice the punch of older ATACMS debuts in Iran war theatre

US CENTCOM confirms use of Lockheed’s 500 km+ ballistic missile against Iranian missile sites in the high-intensity phase of joint US-Israel operation.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.