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Dholera, Gujarat’s futuristic greenfield city in making — from solar park to Make in India chip hub

A pet project of PM Modi, Dholera smart city has been shaping up at some speed. The first phase, spread over 22.5 sq km, is expected to be completed by 2025-26, officials say.

Parliamentary panel calls for social diversity in judiciary, higher retirement age of HC judges

Standing committee on personnel headed by BJP Rajya Sabha leader Sushil Kumar Modi discussed inadequate representation of SC, ST and OBC in judicial appointments, ThePrint has learnt.

‘Big Tech like Google, Meta dominate market’ — Parliament panel bats for ‘Digital Competition Act’

In report tabled Thursday, standing committee on finance emphasized need for strengthening anti-competitive laws to ensure level playing field for smaller digital players.

Why PMO now has 7 IFS officers — ‘Modi govt’s foreign policy thrust, G20 summit’

Traditionally, there are only 3-4 foreign service officers in the PMO. But in order dated 24 November, 3 new IFS officers were inducted, taking the number to 7.

Modi govt wants to push ahead with Char Dham bypass. Why SC-appointed panel’s concerned

Highways ministry approached panel twice this year seeking approval. It refused permission both times, and has told govt that consent of Uttarkhand forest dept is crucial.

PMAY-Urban report card — UP & Gujarat top in constructing most affordable houses, Sikkim last

Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh also fare well in delivery of affordable homes to urban poor. Among UTs, Delhi tops with 27,308 houses while Andaman & Nicobar is at bottom with 45.

Gujarat is scripting biggest solar power revolution in India. Other states can catch up

Smooth policy execution, good DISCOMS, and buy-in from people are some factors that make Gujarat's rooftop solar panel policy a success, say experts. But some clouds remain.

Promote Marathi in border areas: Shinde govt rolls out scheme as row with Karnataka rages on

Maharashtra govt to give grants of up to Rs 10 lakh to organisations in Maharashtra-Karnataka border areas for projects including speeches & exhibitions aimed at conserving the language.

Value of notes in use more than doubled in 6 yrs post demonetisation, Sitharaman tells Parliament

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said both the volume and the value of notes in circulation have steadily gone up since the 2016 note ban

Mamata doesn’t mince words in key meet chaired by Amit Shah, holds one-on-one on sidelines

The Meeting between the Union home minister & Bengal CM comes at a time when TMC is facing heat from central agencies. Sources say at one point the exchange between the 2 got heated.

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?