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States politicising tax shortfall, govt has given best package, says GST veteran Sushil Modi

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi defends central govt’s suggestion that states borrow to make up for GST shortfall, saying both sides should appreciate constraints faced by the other. 

Grilled by IT parliamentary panel on hate speech, Facebook India head says company is neutral

Facebook India head Ajit Mohan says platform has removed 22.5 million hate speech posts globally, but doesn't respond to suggestions of an India-specific standard for the same.

Modi govt climbs down on Question Hour, will allow ‘unstarred questions’ in monsoon session

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi also requests Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman to keep duration of Zero Hour to 30 minutes.

Chandigarh DGP thanks ‘lord Ram, PM Modi & Shah’ for promotion, triggers row

IPS officer Sanjay Beniwal, who has been posted in Chandigarh since June 2018, was promoted in the DGP scale by Union Home Ministry Tuesday.

Modi govt launches Karmayogi Yojana to transform civil servants into ‘experts’

The govt plans to spend Rs 10.86 crore over 5 years on building civil servants’ skills, and the scheme will be supervised by a PM-headed council.

Mamata writes to Modi, says concerns raised by him & Jaitley on GST now becoming a reality

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to intervene and not belie the trust of the states and ‘violate’ the very premise of federalism.

Covid set to delay Census 2021 as Modi govt decides against holding operations this year

States have been allowed to change administrative boundaries until 31 December, effectively ruling out any census operations in this calendar year.

Govt doesn’t want to answer on Covid and economy, so no Question Hour, Trinamool says

Govt has scrapped Question Hour from monsoon session of Parliament beginning from 14 Sept. TMC leader Derek O’Brien says they will take it up with the Speaker.

Telecom accounts & finance service writes to PM, repeats call for merger of audit services 

The audit services of India have been seeking a merger to bolster efficiency, as well as to tackle what they describe as IAS hegemony over top posts.

Concerned over delays, PMO to now access railways portal to directly monitor projects

Railway ministry gives PMO access to its internal monitoring system e-Drishti. Senior ministry officials directed to keep check on details and make sure portal is regularly updated.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?