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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicLokesh Batra

Topic: Lokesh Batra

Modi govt’s plan to make changes to RTI Act an assault on transparency law: Activists 

Bill proposing changes relating to ranks, tenures and pay of information commissioners listed for monsoon session of Parliament.

Information commission directs Air India to furnish bills of PM Modi’s foreign visits

The CIC rejected Air India’s submission that the details were exempt from RTI because of ‘commercial confidence and fiduciary relationship with the client’.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

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.