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JNU sedition row: AAP govt and Delhi police engage in blame game over chargesheet

The Delhi police had filed the chargesheet against Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans raised in 2016

Quota seats for SC, ST students in higher education remain vacant, OBCs fare better

As the Centre introduces a 10% quota for 'poor' upper castes, data shows that little has been done to improve education enrolment for SCs and STs

India and Pakistan should engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve issues, says UN chief

The UN chief was responding to a question on his repeated urging of dialogue between the two South Asian neighbours.

Mega shows like Narendra Modi’s pet ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ do not bring investments or jobs

Summits like Vibrant Gujarat, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi Thursday, are pitched as events meant to highlight the host sites as investment destinations.

In the Supreme Court today, a busy day for the collegium

ThePrint looks at the decisions taken by the top court collegium on elevation of judges in six high courts.

PMO dials economic ministries & departments for suggestions before Lok Sabha polls

Worried government seeks out ministries, departments to address their problems, may even break convention & present a full budget this time around.

Coming soon to your TV screens, Barkha Dutt & Karan Thapar via Kapil Sibal channel

A number of news channels and online ventures are in offing, including Hindi channels of Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV and Kapil Sibal’s Harvest TV. 

Distributed ownership: The model that can solve India’s job crisis

Under distributed ownership, an enterprise is owned and run jointly by its members.

Why NYT’s photos of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism & dishonoured victims

Terrorists create a theatre of death and destruction to create fear, and New York Times’s use of photographs of the dead plays into this strategic ritual.

Sun pharma falls after report of fresh whistle-blower complaint

Shares of India’s largest drugmaker fell as much as 13.2 percent.

On Camera

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

Complex network of India’s existing air defence capabilities & the way forward

Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.