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Smriti Irani: One of Team Modi’s key ministers has also been among its most controversial

The former actor was divested of I&B ministry Monday, just ahead of the 2019 elections. She had earlier lost the HRD ministry.

30 years after road-rage incident, Sidhu let off with a Rs 1,000 fine

Reversing the HC ruling, the apex court acquitted him of a serious charge of culpable homicide in the 1988 case.

Modi cabinet reshuffle: Piyush Goyal made acting finance minister, Irani removed from I&B

Goyal will handle the ministry until the time Arun Jaitley recovers from kidney transplant, Irani reportedly pays the price for controversies.

Visa rebuff to Pakistan’s Moneeza Hashmi ignores the Faiz family’s deep Indian connection

Faiz himself was born in undivided Punjab, British India, and married Alys in Srinagar, in a ceremony presided over by Sheikh Abdullah.

To make Indian engineers more employable, govt plans to train teachers

The AICTE has come up with a detailed policy for training teachers in technical institutions like engineering, management and pharmacy colleges.

Challenge for Maharashtra collectors: Fulfil promises to farmers, get good appraisals

To keep its word to ‘kisan long march’ farmers, the Devendra Fadnavis govt has made settling claims under Forest Rights Act part of collectors’ KRAs.

Tharoor calls Delhi Police charge sheet preposterous, says he intends to contest

Tharoor is the only person who has been named as an accused in the case. The police in its charge sheet also alleged that Tharoor had subjected his wife to cruelty.

This Haryana expressway is under construction for 14 yrs, despite Khattar’s deadlines

The 136-km long, 6-lane project has to be completed by February 2019, but Khattar announced many deadlines, all of which have been missed; new target is 30 June 2018.

Modi govt’s integrated education scheme appears like another repackaged UPA programme

The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan combines elements from the UPA’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and other schemes, but officials insist it’s a necessary reform.

Farm hubs plan by Fadnavis along Mumbai-Nagpur corridor hit by land acquisition problems

The special purpose vehicle is going ahead with developing just three nodes for now, may take up four more once it gets consent for land pooling.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.