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RBI must regulate risky loan apps, cooperative banks. They are plaguing the banking sector

The act of banking involves a social responsibility that the banks must honour on their own, without the RBI forcing them to.

Tax doctors on research grants by drugmakers, says govt panel reviewing pharma marketing practices

Five-member panel suggests doctors can't be given brand reminders exceeding Rs 1,000 each, Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to remain voluntary, but strengthened.

Doon to Mayo College and Sanawar—legacy boarding schools losing hold over new Indian elite

The explosion of conveniently located international schools is pushing the old boarding schools to adapt, such as by offering the Cambridge curriculum.

Vishnu Deo Sai is new Chhattisgarh CM. What’s behind Modi-Shah’s push for fresh faces in states

If Shivraj Singh Chouhan is also replaced, it will mark the formal denouncement of Vajpayee and Advani’s era in the BJP with nobody from that period in the saddle in any state.

‘Whom to trust?’ — people of Myanmar’s border towns caught between military & an armed resistance

Resistance groups' sustained attacks on military bases forced civilians to flee to India. Those who stayed, don't know whom to side with, those who left, aren’t sure when they can return.

Military must know a war’s political aims. Or it risks doing the right thing for wrong reasons

The armed forces need to be vigilant that their actions are in the national interest and that they are not unwittingly doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.

Hadiya isn’t missing as her father claims. She’s just moved and wants to be left alone

Hadiya’s just moved to Thiruvananthapuram with her husband. She says her father’s actions are influenced by politics.

Khufiya to Kadak Singh, India is warming up to Bangladeshi actors. ‘Talent is finally getting shared’

For many Bangladeshi actors, Bollywood is a natural progression from Tollywood, the film industry of West Bengal.

Naga mom’s K-skincare wave swept India. Her Beauty Barn now competes with Nykaa, Amazon

COSRX snail mucin, Holika Holika ceramide cream, to Klairs vitamin-c serum--Beauty Barn products have become household names in India.

More chips, less air: How Gujarat’s Balaji Wafers, which turned down Pepsi offer, became a snack giant

In March, Balaji Wafers’ turnover hit Rs 5,000 crore, adding a new feather to the crown of the Virani family, whose journey began selling snacks at a cinema hall.

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.