Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

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The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

Snehesh Alex Philip - July 28, 2026

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

National Interest

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Shekhar Gupta - July 25, 2026

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.

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