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Haryana sees late-night rejig. Khullar remains most powerful officer in Saini CMO with 18 depts

A late-evening order of April 16 redistributes work among officers in the Haryana CMO, with the former Gurugram DC getting charge of depts left in limbo after Saket Kumar’s removal

Haryana Congress suspends five MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha election

Five MLAs voted in favour of BJP-backed Independent Satish Nandal, nearly costing Congress's Karamveer Boudh a seat. Boudh won by 0.67 of a vote.

Civic polls in 3 Haryana cities soon: Another litmus test for Congress, still smarting from 2024 loss

The party that won the Ambala and Sonipat Lok Sabha seats in May 2024, but lost the Assembly polls there five months later, heads into civic elections with little room for error.

‘My father has been hitting me since I was 10′: The other side of Ashoka University’s ‘missing girl’ case

The former student says she fled years of ‘abuse’ at home. Her parents say she was 'indoctrinated' by a faculty member. Haryana Women's  Commission wants a CBI probe. 

After Badshah ‘Tateeree’ row, women’s panel urges CM Saini for policy against ‘vulgar’ Haryanvi songs

67 Haryanvi songs have been taken down already on police orders. Singer Masoom Sharma alone accounts for 19. The issue figured in the assembly last year.

Rs 550 cr Haryana fund misappropriation now under CBI lens over ‘magnitude & complexity’ of fraud

CBI files FIR after case lodged in Feb by Haryana SV&ABC involving accounts in IDFC First Bank, AU Small Finance Bank. State flags ‘organised fraud’ with potential cross-border trails.

Facing ED heat in laundering case, ex-Haryana minister Kanda cites Delhi Police raids as defence

ED has alleged ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda received Rs 54 crore from a real estate firm under probe. Kanda was arrested in 2012 airhostess suicide case, and acquitted in 2023.

Big heads roll after IDFC First bank ‘scam’ in Haryana: Saini govt suspends two senior IAS officers

Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi issued the order suspending Pradeep Kumar of the 2011 batch and Ram Kumar Singh of the 2012 batch.

Haryana: 15 officers shuffled in late night IAS rejig; addl principal secy out of CMO, Gurugram DC in

Reshuffle comes days after Haryana sought CBI probe into an alleged Rs 590 cr bank fraud, allegedly involving some IAS officers, flagged by Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau.

5 weeks after Tateeree storm, Badshah walks into NCW office & says sorry, vows positive song on women

Singer gave written apology, committed to sponsoring education of 50 girls from economically weaker sections & work for uplift of women & society. FIRs in Haryana remain pending.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

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.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.