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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicNarendra Modi government

Topic: Narendra Modi government

Soaring oil prices, and govt focussed on 2019 elections

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Judiciary, Election Commission and RBI being ‘torn apart’ by Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi in UK

Gandhi says Narendra Modi insults every Indian, not just the Congress, when he says no development happened before 2014.

The quiet, unassuming judge at the centre of the row between Modi govt & Supreme Court

Justice K.M. Joseph, who became famous for standing up to the Modi government with his 2016 Uttarakhand judgment, enters the Supreme Court today.

Fear of opposition attack, political fallout forced Modi govt to change its mind on Justice Joseph

The Centre finally relented in elevating the judge to the SC, but not before a serious run-in with the higher judiciary.

Joseph seniority: Upset, SC judges to raise matter with CJI

Joseph has been placed third among 3 recently elevated judges despite being recommended by collegium before the other two.

Centre clears Justice K. M. Joseph’s elevation to Supreme Court, finally

Justice Joseph's name was recommended by SC collegium in January, but govt had rejected it on grounds of seniority before giving its nod.

BJP may win more OBC hearts as panel finalises report on refining quotas

The panel, expected to submit its report next week to the President, has sub-categorised 5,000-odd castes.

Indian business disillusioned with Modi government, say experts

Panellists at South Asia Conclave say need to move beyond binaries to look at policies as simply pro or anti-business.

Modi vs Manmohan: Who is the better ‘medicine man’ of India’s poor?

The number of stores selling cheap, generic drugs to the poor has crossed 3,000, but the quality of medicines has declined and stock shortages are more frequent.

Modi government agrees to sell 76% of debt-ridden Air India

A successful sale of Air India, which is surviving on taxpayer-funded bailouts is crucial for Narendra Modi who wants to showcase his credentials as a reformist.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

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.

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

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?