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Railway officers upset over Board’s decision to stop recruitment of bungalow peons

New Delhi: The Railway Board’s move to stop further recruitment of bungalow peons —officially known as telephone attendant-cum-dak khalasis (TADKs) posted at the residences...

Hindu families seek ‘justice’, Muslims bereft – UP ‘love jihad’ law has Bareilly in frenzy

The first arrest under UP's anti-conversion law has been made in Bareilly. Police say people have been approaching them with old cases, seeking action under the law.

Why PRAGATI, Modi’s big reform to fast-track development, has lost steam 

Launched in 2015, the scheme was off to a promising start with review meetings every month, as planned. But there have been just 4 meetings since 2019. 

Govt says vaccinating ‘critical mass’ for Covid herd immunity an option. Some experts not sure

Experts question the feasibility of adopting a ‘critical mass’ approach, pointing out that the current Covid vaccines minimise disease severity, not risk of infection.

How India plans to manage its growing drone air traffic in the years to come

The draft policy by civil aviation ministry is expected to coordinate drone flight paths, manage traffic and provide weather and terrain data.

No end to farm laws stalemate after 7.5-hr meeting, govt and farmers to talk again Saturday

Farmers protesting against farm laws have rejected govt’s offer of amendments, insisting that they be repealed. They have said their agitation will continue.

APMC safeguards, simple complaint process — what govt could offer farmers at talks tomorrow

The Modi government is firm that farmers need to delink their demand for MSP as a legal right from the farm laws as the issues are not seen as linked.

India’s security could be harmed if parts of Char Dham road only 5.5m wide, MoD tells SC

SC ordered on 8 September that width of Char Dham highway will be 5.5m due to ecological concerns in Himalayas. MoD wants it at 7m for security reasons.

Why Rajnath Singh has emerged as a key Modi govt firefighter to address farmers’ issues

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Amit Shah and JP Nadda, was part of the BJP leadership to brief Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar before his meeting with farmers.

This is how Modi govt plans to address farmers’ problems, end protests

BJP, the main party in the ruling coalition, seems to be following a two-pronged strategy to deal with farmer protests, which have been on since the laws were passed in September.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?