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To cut cost, PM Modi cuts size of his personal staff by almost 50%, PMO by at least 15%  

The reduction of staff strength has come at the PM's residence-cum-office at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, and the PMO. Personal staff include peons and clerical employees.

Mamata carries out major police reshuffle in Bengal, transfers 68 IPS officers in two days

Mamata govt bifurcates Murshidabad, the border district that saw maximum violence during protests against citizenship Act and NRC, into 2 police districts.  

Delhi govt to rename Pragati Maidan metro station after Supreme Court

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the naming committee has also decided to rename Mukarba Chowk and its flyover after Kargil war martyr Captain Vikram Batra.

India’s Huawei bet to ‘pacify China’ is set to be next thorn in India-US ties

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday announced the decision to allow Huawei to participate in India’s upcoming 5G trials.

Eye on $5 trillion economy, PM wants ministries to set goals with global standards in mind

After Make in India and ease of living, global benchmarking is slated to be the next big thing in governance under PM Modi.

Modi govt supports Zero Budget Natural Farming but doesn’t have enough budget to promote it

From PM Modi to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, the govt has always spoken in support of ZBNF. But the budget allocation for its promotion is quite meagre.

New home for PM, a triangular Parliament — Modi govt readies Delhi power corridor makeover

Buildings such as Shastri Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan, Rail Bhawan along the Central Vista will be demolished, North and South Blocks will become museums.

Railways property worth Rs 80 crore damaged in CAA protests, to recover money from ‘guilty’

The Railway Board chairman said the damages will be recovered from those found involved in arson and violence, and the Rs 80 crore-estimate could up higher.

5 J&K politicians released, administration now hopes for resumption of political activity

The release comes a week after NC and PDP were allowed to hold important meetings at their party offices for the first time since August.

CBI raids homes, offices of IAS and KAS officers in 2018 arms licence case

The case relates to the illegal issuance of 2 lakh arms licences between 2012 and 2016 to non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

On Camera

Indian Muslim leaders must drop Hezbollah solidarity. Put country before Muslimness

The India Islamic Cultural Centre found it appropriate to honour a leader of Hezbollah—which is officially designated as a terrorist organisation even by several Arab countries.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?