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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicLand mafia

Topic: land mafia

The real Bihar godfather is the land mafia. Fake receipts, muscle power, kangaroo courts

The absence of an alternate big urban centre has led to the over congestion of Patna, skyrocketing land prices in a state that has little presence of business.

‘Will bury you 10 feet in the ground & no one will ever know’ — Shivraj warns MP land mafia

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, not known for using intemperate language, says he's in a ‘dangerous mood’ & his govt's actions on land mafia are part of good governance.

Frothing lakes of Bengaluru: Civic apathy or government mismanagement?

The National Green Tribunal recently found that not even 1 ml water in the infamous Bellandur lake of Bengaluru is clean. Experts weigh in.

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Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.