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West Bengal passes Bill to provide land rights to enclave dwellers in state

Bangladesh and India exchanged a total of 162 enclaves in Aug 2015, ending a complex border dispute that had lingered for 70 years since Independence.

CM Amarinder Singh suspects Pakistan hand in Amritsar grenade attack

The Punjab CM calls it an act of terror, says grenade used was similar to ones manufactured in Pakistan army ordnance factory.

CBI’s Sinha, who named Modi govt officials, said to have helped Aircel Maxis accused flee

The alleged dilution of the look-out circular, issued on 22 May 2018, was believed to have helped C. Sivasankaran escape from the country.

Hearing on Zakia Jafri case of 2002 Gujarat riots adjourned till November 26

Zakia Jafri's plea challenged the clean chit given by SIT to the then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi. 

Law Secretary Suresh Chandra had a quiet career — until his name got embroiled in CBI mess

In his plea filed in the Supreme Court, CBI DIG Manish Kumar Sinha accuses Suresh Chandra of impropriety.

CBI vs CBI: Supreme Court asks Alok Verma to file response quickly to CVC report

The top court also made clear that it will not adjourn the scheduled hearing.

CBI crisis gets bigger after Ajit Doval, Modi minister, CVC and law secretary named by DIG

Sinha's lawyer says 'shocking details' in the plea. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi retorts 'nothing shocks us'.

Health ministry to use ‘wonder drug’ aggressively as it steps up war on TB

Number of patients getting this drug to go up from 2,000 to 12,000 to help India eliminate TB by 2025.

What will be discussed at Monday’s RBI board meeting, and why it’s so important

The meeting follows an unprecedented standoff between RBI & Modi government. It's being keenly watched by investors & policymakers.

New bill to be introduced in Parliament to change names of three high courts

The earlier bill ran into trouble as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments disagreed with it.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?