Topic: Bellary
IFS officer who was ‘whistleblower’ in mining case of BJP’s Bellary brothers is sacked
Kallol Biswas first rose to prominence when he was dealing with BJP leader Gali Janardhan Reddy’s mining firm OMC about a decade ago.
Video of Hampi site desecration goes viral, police launches probe
Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar says stringent action will be taken against perpetrators.
Janardhana Reddy, once kingmaker in Karnataka politics, now back under arrest
Mining baron helped BJP form its first govt in the South and dominated state politics for years, but has now been arrested in a Rs 600-crore Ponzi scam case.
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The four-point plan to revive Pakistan’s economy—from land reform to real estate
Pakistan must reduce non-productive expenditures like defence. The country's political economy has been overdetermined by the imperative of 'national security'.
Bad timing could hamper LIC IPO
Most early public enterprise IPOs have been trading 75% below their original price, small investors concerned.
Defence
India ‘doesn’t foresee’ border fighting with China, but ‘won’t back down’ if tensions reignite
Aim is to ensure not just disengagement of troops, but overall de-escalation. Govt in favour of solving tensions through talks as it wants peace with all neighbours including China.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.