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Sajjan Kumar challenges his life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Supreme Court

The Delhi High Court had quashed the acquittal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case and sentenced him to life in prison.

Hundreds march for ‘justice for Sanjali’, the 15-yr-old Dalit girl burnt alive in Agra

Students said the protest wasn’t about caste or community, but about women’s safety and getting justice for the murdered girl, Sanjali Chanakya

Top UN official raps Twitter for censoring Kashmir-related content at Modi govt’s behest

UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye pointed out that the govt had made these demands since 2016, but Twitter had begun to accede to them only since July 2017

ED arrests Christian Michel in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case

The court had reserved the order on Michel's bail plea on December 19 and had sent him to judicial custody till December 28

In evicting National Herald owner, Delhi HC has indirectly indicted Sonia & Rahul Gandhi

The Delhi High Court has noted that AJL, which owns the National Herald newspaper, has been ‘hijacked’ by the Gandhis’ Young Indian Company

Pakistan PM Imran Khan raises Kashmir issue with UN

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric didn’t give details of Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s meeting with Secretary General Antonio Guterres but reiterated the UN’s earlier stand on the matter.

15-year-old Dalit girl burnt alive in Agra had big dreams of becoming an IPS officer

The girl, Sanjali, was set aflame by 2 motorcycle-borne men, who are yet to be caught. Meanwhile, her cousin, whom the police suspected, has committed suicide.

NITI Aayog recommendation is spot on, average age of IAS entrants is 27

NITI Aayog has recommended lowering the age limit for general category civil service aspirants to 27 from the current 32, and DoPT data for 2014-16 shows why.

Only 3 of Delhi’s 900 private hospitals sign up for Ayushman Bharat

Lack of interest for the insurance scheme from Delhi hospitals, which are citing low rates, could dent the Modi govt’s flagship scheme. 

Pulse of the problem — rising output plus rising imports have messed up India’s dal prices

There is a glut in the pulses market due to high imports and production resulting in CPI prices for pulses dropping by 9% for November.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.