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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Former union minister Manoj Sinha takes oath as L-G of Jammu and Kashmir

PTI -
Sinha succeeds former IAS officer Girish Chandra Murmu, who resigned Wednesday night and was appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Thursday.

RBI rightly kept status quo on rates, but with inflation set to rise, its options are limited

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Jammu and Kashmir L-G Murmu said to have quit on first anniversary of Article 370 scrapping

Azaan Javaid -
Officials in the J&K L-G office refused to confirm or deny the move but two senior officials in the administration said Murmu had resigned.

Delhi L-G reverses controversial home quarantine order, AAP welcomes move

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The order was issued less than 24 hours ago, Friday evening, and had triggered an immediate backlash from the AAP government in Delhi.

Modi govt appoints new Lt Governors — Girish Murmu for J&K and RK Mathur for Ladakh

PTI -
IAS officer Girish Murmu is currently the expenditure secretary in Finance Ministry, while RK Mathur is a former chief information commissioner.

Former BJP leaders running UTs, once an IAS preserve, exempt from model code

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Three Union Territories — Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli — are run by ex-BJP leaders. A recent EC order has effectively exempted the office from the model code of conduct.

Rope in cafes, petrol pumps, chemist shops to create shelters for women in distress, says Delhi panel

Pragya Kaushika -
Study group was formed to suggest measures that could help turn Delhi get rid of the tag as the most unsafe city in India.

Sluggish bureaucracy to homophobia, what makes SC Justice Madan B. Lokur very angry

Apurva Vishwanath -
Lokur, known for his liberal values, has often been criticised for exceeding his judicial role. 

In AAP’s victory in Supreme Court, a major win for the rule of law

Madhav Khosla -
Court ruled that it was the democratically elected government, and not the L-G, who exercises executive power and assumes responsibility in Delhi.

Supreme Court is right. Delhi govt, L-G and central govt must cooperate, not confront

Arun Jaitley -
The judgment indicates that L-G is a watchdog to protect national concerns in regard to governance of NCT.
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Opinion

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Kanika Mahajan -
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

BJP’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ distorts 1948. It wasn’t a Hindu uprising against a Muslim

Qatar played all sides, peacemaker to Islamist safe haven. Now there’s no place to hide

Economy

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

Manasi Phadke -
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.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

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A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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