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Unlock 4 brings Metro back, but schools, colleges and cinema halls to stay shut

The MHA Saturday released guidelines for the fourth phase of Unlock, which comes into effect from 1 September or Tuesday.

What is ‘Chunauti’? The Rs 95-cr govt plan to boost tech start-ups for Atmanirbhar Bharat

The IT ministry has launched a start-up challenge from which around 300 projects will be selected and provided with up to Rs 25 lakh seed funding.

Shashi Tharoor-led IT parliamentary panel drops issue of J&K internet suspension from agenda

Lok Sabha Speaker said parliamentary panels shouldn't take up sub judice matters after a BJP MP complained that a panel was taking up a matter yet to be settled in court.

Watchdog PCI slams ‘media trial’ in Sushant Singh Rajput case, says don’t publish gossip

In advisory issued Friday, print media watchdog PCI has urged against giving excessive publicity to victim, witnesses, suspects and accused as it amounts to 'invasion of their privacy rights'. 

Seating order in Monsoon session to be based on health ministry guidelines, says LS Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a meeting Friday on arrangements for the upcoming monsoon session and said comprehensive arrangements have been made.

Police, civil services, anti-corruption unit to be under Lt Governor, Centre tells J&K govt

In a new set of rules issued for the smooth functioning of J&K administration, MHA said there will be 39 departments including agriculture and school education.

Modi govt plans Rs 12,000 cr boost for access to sanitary pads, eyes corporates as partners

The scheme, pegged on govt’s popular Re 1 Suvidha pad, follows this year’s 15 August address, where PM Modi became the first Indian leader to talk menstrual health on I-Day.

Facebook not among those eligible to get central govt ads but Google, Twitter make the cut

Modi govt devised a policy for social media ads in May. Before the new policy kicked in, no social media firm was eligible to directly get advertisements from Centre.

NITI Aayog plans private partnerships to revive India’s degraded forests

Experts say the government’s focus on degraded forests is welcome, but express apprehensions about bringing in private players to save them.

Monsoon session of Parliament to be held from 14 September to 1 October

This is the first time in the history of Indian Parliament that members of the Upper House will be seated in both chambers and galleries during the session.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

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?