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Topic: Ex-gratia

Vishakapatnam temple collapse: Andhra CM Naidu announces Rs 25 lakh ex gratia to families of decreased

Chandrababu Naidu also announced Rs 3 lakh assistance to the injured and ordered that the debris be removed immediately to prevent any inconvenience to the devotees.

J&K govt announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for families of those who died in Doda bus accident

At least 38 people were killed and 20 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-foot gorge in Doda district Wednesday.

After Pulwama, states announce massive hike in payments to families of slain soldiers

Madhya Pradesh to now give Rs 1 crore, up from the earlier Rs 10 lakh, while Maharashtra has increased its ex-gratia amount to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 3 lakh.

Law Commission recommends legal framework to compensate victims of wrongful prosecution

It also called for a special court in every district so that claims made by those accusing the state of wrongful prosecution can be addressed as swiftly.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.