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Govt ‘stonewalling’ discussion on India-China border situation, says Congress MP Manish Tewari

Tewari Friday moved adjournment motion in Lok Sabha seeking discussion on border situation with China, sought suspension of Zero Hour, Question Hour, other businesses of the day.

Govt admits norms on health supplements not adequate, forms high-level panel to suggest framework

Internal note identifies challenges in uniform enforcement of norms, mainly due to interchangeable usage of same nutrient or ingredient for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical use.

Scathing vigilance report faults KCR govt, contractor for sunk Medigadda piers — ‘defects not tended’

Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, of which Medigadda barrage is a part, was a showpiece endeavour of ex-BRS govt. Over 4 yrs after launch, 6 of Medigadda's 86 piers sank 1.2 m last yr.

No sincere effort by Centre to give SC/STs reservation in AIIMS super-specialty courses — House panel

Policy ‘adversely affecting interests of SCs and STs’, says Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in a report tabled Tuesday.

House panel urges Centre to ensure synchronised flow from 3 Yamuna barrages to prevent floods in Delhi

It highlighted poor maintenance of ITO barrage, which is under Haryana govt & was at centre of Delhi-Haryana blame game during last July's floods. Other 2 barrages are under Delhi & UP.

Intermediaries sought govt fact-check unit, IT rules not ‘arbitrary’, says minister Chandrasekhar

MeitY’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar made remarks at conclave of Digital News Publishers Association, an industry body for online news publishers. Fact-check unit proposed in 2023.

In a live-in in Uttarakhand? Draft UCC says register relationship or face jail

Final draft of Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code — tabled in assembly Tuesday — offers legal backing to live-ins, and seeks to recognise children born of such unions as legitimate.

Assam govt tables Bill imposing Rs 10 lakh fine & jail if found cheating in public recruitment exams

Legislation was necessitated after incidents of question paper leaks and unfair practices were reported in state-level recruitment exams. Proposed law got state cabinet’s nod on 23 Jan.

UP govt announces Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget. ‘State’s largest ever,’ says CM Yogi Adityanath

New schemes worth Rs 24,863.57 crore included, emphasis on women, youth, farmers and employment generation.

Both BJP & AAP promised ‘jahan jhuggi, wahan makan’, but Delhi slum redevelopment sees slow take-off

Of 3 slum redevelopment projects taken up by DDA, phase I of Kalkaji Extension was inaugurated by Modi in 2022, Jailorwala Bagh project set to be ready next month after several delays.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.