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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicInvest UP

Topic: Invest UP

Once Mayawati, Akhilesh & Yogi’s top-performing IAS officer, now under ED radar—Who is Abhishek Prakash

Prakash has been suspended as CEO of Invest UP for allegedly demanding a bribe for a solar project contract. The 2006 batch officer has held several key positions in UP administration.

Nikant Jain, ‘high-profile tout’ at centre of solar project scandal that got Invest UP CEO suspended

According to a senior UP police officer, Jain had a habit of name-dropping and used his family connections to network with people and get through to senior govt officials.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?