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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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Topic: PTI

Modi govt slaps Rs 84.4-cr fine on PTI, says it hasn’t paid rent for Delhi office since 1984

Officials of the Union housing ministry confirmed that PTI has been slapped with the fine, but denied the news agency is being singled out. 

Who is India fighting – PTI, Congress or its own ambassador in China? Xi knows the answer

During Kargil, Vajpayee united the political class to secure national interest. Now, Modi’s BJP is fighting the opposition and PTI’s reporting as China watches.

Prasar Bharati ‘reviewing’ Rs 6.8 crore/year PTI subscription after China envoy interview

In a letter to PTI Saturday, Prasar Bharati notes that its actions have been contrary to values that it upholds as a public service broadcaster.

Cynthia Ritchie’s accusations are bigger than Covid in Pakistan. As Imran Khan would like

Cash-strapped and under pressure for poor Covid-handling, Imran Khan government and Pakistan military are using an age-old strategy to shift attention.

Karnataka police re-arrest three Kashmiri students on sedition charges

The trio was arrested Saturday for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and let off next day, leading to protests against the police.

China restricts English-MBBS courses to 45 colleges after record Indian student enrollment

China’s education ministry authorised only 45 out of 200 medical colleges to teach foreign students MBBS in English.

A year ago, PM Imran Khan promised Naya Pakistan but gave a series of embarrassments

Pakistan PM’s score card on altering the economic, foreign and security policies to usher in a welfare state is dismal.

India has proven its ‘reach & lethality’, hope for more synergy in defence sector: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the govt will allow its test facilities to be used by the private industry to meet the standards required for defence manufacturing.

Priyanka Gandhi joins #SareeTwitter, ‘rhymester’ Piyush Goyal, & what PTI stands for

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad, calls it an insult to Amethi

Congress' Rahul Gandhi will be contesting his second Lok Sabha seat from Kerala's Wayanad apart from Amethi where he's in contest with BJP's Smriti Irani.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.