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Months before polls, Modi govt plans to monitor media to flag ‘negative publicity’

PIB to hire private agencies to keep tab on all media platforms and help the government firm up its communication strategy ahead of the 2019 polls.

At the heart of potato farmer’s Rs 490 ‘gift’ to Modi, a crisis in India’s aloo mandi

Pradeep Sharma, a UP potato farmer, scored a profit of just Rs 490 on 19 tonnes of produce.

Prasar Bharati to shut down All India Radio’s national channel, five regional academies

The AIR's overnight channel and training academies have been shut down as a cost-cutting and rationalisation measure. 

All homes will have electricity by March 31, assures Modi govt

The power ministry said that the December 2018 target to achieve full electrification was an internal one, but the ministry is on track to meet its official deadline.

Four days after don Atiq Ahmed was moved there, Bareilly jail wants him out

The Bareilly jail administration says gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was moved from Deoria jail just four days ago, will vitiate the atmosphere.

Ayodhya case to be heard by Supreme Court-appointed bench, to fix date on January 10

In a session that reportedly lasted less than 30 seconds, lawyers of neither side were given an opportunity to present their case.

Application for IAS exam must be treated as an attempt in itself, UPSC tells govt

UPSC says 10 lakh candidates apply on average but only half appear for the exam & this stretches commission's resources.

I-T officials raid houses of top Kannada actors, producers

Sources in income-tax department said the raids were conducted on a tip-off that films like The Villain and KGF may have been used to launder money.

Editors Guild of India slams Rahul Gandhi for calling ANI editor-in-chief ‘pliable’

The Congress president had said ANI editor-in-chief Smita Prakash's interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was 'staged'. 

Railways will soon show status of reserved & vacant seats just like airlines

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has instructed officials to make the reservation charts public with the help of the Centre for Railway Information Systems.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?