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Modi govt looks to support J&K’s saffron, peach & walnut farmers with Nabard push

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says she will visit J-K with Nabard chairman to look at ways in which the Centre can extend support to Jammu-Kashmir & Ladakh.

Modi’s advisor P.K. Sinha doesn’t have a rank even 2 months after joining PMO

P.K. Sinha’s colleagues in the PMO — Principal Secretary P.K. Mishra and NSA Ajit Doval — were both given cabinet ranks earlier this year.

Modi govt begins consultations to form Ram Temple Trust, politicians to be kept out of it

After Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, home ministry asks whether 1993 Act needs to be amended or a new law needs to be passed by Parliament.

Why farmers in Punjab, Haryana, UP are not excited about Modi govt’s stubble management app

Poor response to mobile app facility launched 2 months ago to connect farmers to centres renting out agriculture machinery to manage stubble.

Article 370 aided terror, 35A hurt investment: Modi govt’s defence for J&K decision in SC

The Modi government has also argued in court that presidential orders, such as the one issued on 5 August, are not subject to judicial review.

New armed force, heavy fines & jail terms — how Modi govt plans to protect Ganga

The draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill also proposes to set up a PM-headed council and a rejuvenation authority.

Only 3-4% of Indian police personnel are Muslim, study finds

Indian police force doesn’t adequately represent either women or SC/ST/OBCs, a new study by Tata Trusts claims.

Why Modi govt sits on some IAS resignations, while others are accepted in days

Three IAS officers have resigned since January over disagreements with the govt. None of the resignations has been accepted.

Delhi Metro chief says free rides for women not possible until tech updated to check misuse

In interview to ThePrint, DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh says last-mile connectivity is a key issue, also talks about Phase IV extension plan.

NITI Aayog wants IITs to regulate medical devices, which are now covered by 1940s law

Niti Aayog has recommended to the Modi govt that it should involve IITs to help regulate medical devices rather than CDSCO, India's drug regulator.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘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?