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CBI submits request to extradite Nirav Modi after UK confirms his presence there

The CBI has submitted its request through required channels in India and has asked UK officials to detain Modi. 

It’s been 10 years, but India still doesn’t want to replace hanging with lethal injection

A decade after looking at options to replace death by hanging with a 'more humane' way, ministry says no such proposal being examined.

Coming up in UP: ‘Hindu courts’ to protect the faithful, hand out death penalties

The ‘court’ is Hindu Mahasabha’s answer to Sharia courts. ‘Judge’ is a 36-year-old sanyasin.

How an IAS officer in Kerala used Facebook to help flood victims

IAS officer Prasanth Nair is the inspiration behind an international effort to collate genuine distress calls and route them to the relevant officials.

Remember this catastrophe when rebuilding Kerala, respect nature, say experts

The rains have abated and the waters are receding after unleashing days of unmitigated fury, but Kerala's ordeal is far from over.

Relief efforts stepped up after death toll due to Kerala floods touches 336

Additional rescue teams, helicopters and motorboats have been deployed to tackle the devastating flood.

Pak army chief offers Guru Nanak peace corridor to Sidhu, BJP up in arms

Days after the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the man who repeatedly extended the hand of friendship to Pakistan, Sidhu and General Bajwa’s hug is drawing ire.

Armed forces personnel rescue new born baby from Kerala floods

In a night-long rescue operation near the Idukki dam, the new born was rescued after a warning call by a coast guard.

Kerala floods: Some abnormal weather, but mostly a man-made calamity

It’s not just ‘nature’s fury’ which has led to this disaster – experts say most of the damage is due to poor land and river management.

Kochi’s naval base to be used for commercial flights from Monday

The main Kochi international airport has been non-functional since August 14 due to flooding and will remain closed till August 26.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?