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SAD MP writes to Amit Shah about ‘Punjab liquor scam’ involving AAP govt, calls for CBI & ED probe

Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has alleged that Punjab excise policy was similar to one being probed in Delhi, was framed to benefit a few companies and pass back money to AAP.

Six years in the making, data protection bill gets through Lok Sabha in less than an hour

Of the members who participated, 2 were from BJP and 1 from ally Shiv Sena. The rest were from YSR Congress, BJD, TDP, AIMIM and BSP.

MBBS seats rose 110% in 10 yrs, number of medical aspirants up by over 14 lakh, govt tells LS

The information was provided by MoS (education) Subhas Sarkar in response to questions raised by YSR Congress leader Y.S. Avinash Reddy & TDP MP Jayadev Galla in Parliament.

Govt ‘reviews’ order allowing import of pre-owned medical devices after domestic manufacturers object

In a letter to Union health minister, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry had said move would 'increase risk of importing contaminated products & hurt their interests'.

What is the ‘right to be forgotten’, included in data protection bill tabled in Lok Sabha

Successive court rulings have recognised the right to be forgotten. Six years ago, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had said informational privacy is a facet of right to privacy.

‘They do nothing, nor let anyone do anything’: Modi’s swipe at Oppn at Rly station project launch

PM was virtually addressing stone laying ceremony for project to modernise 508 railway stations across 27 states. He also praised taxpayers saying their money is being used for development.

Rs 10,000 cr infra fund rolled out for tier 2 & 3 cities. How states can get the most out of it

Urban Infrastructure Development Fund's annual allocation can be used for building bridges, water supply network, solid waste management plant etc. States to submit proposals by Sept.

BJP, 2019 polls & ‘vote manipulation’: Why Ashoka professor’s paper has kicked up controversy

Sabyasachi Das of Ashoka University suggests BJP won ‘disproportionately’ in closely contested seats in 2019. Paper not peer-reviewed yet.

India’s oil import dependence set to rise to ‘above 80%’ by 2027-28. Modi had aimed to reduce it by 10%

A combination of falling domestic production, growing demand, and high oil prices has meant India’s oil import bill has nearly doubled in three years.

Govt to offer ‘transition period’ on new laptop import rules following industry concerns

The Centre issued a notification Thursday imposing with 'immediate effect' a licencing requirement for the import of IT hardware to curb dependence and boost domestic manufacturing.

On Camera

India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?