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ED raids Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh’s home again in ration distribution scam case

Earlier this month a team of ED officers were assaulted by a mob when they tried to enter the residence of the absconding TMC leader in connection to the probe in the alleged multi-crore scam.

‘Manipur absent’ from list of places to visit & ‘row over rice’

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

In first cabinet meeting, UP CM Yogi Adityanath extends free ration scheme by another 3 months

The programme, which was supposed to expire in March, will benefit a total of 15 crore people, Adithyanath said.

Delhi govt to extend free ration supply until May 2022, CM Arvind Kejriwal says

Kejriwal's remarks came a day after Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the Centre had no proposal to extend distribution of free ration through the PMGKAY beyond 30 November.

Govt to distribute free ration without ration card as long as policy permits, says Delhi HC

During the hearing, the court also remarked that distribution of free ration should be made conditional upon the recipients being vaccinated.

Ration schemes since Independence did not fully benefit poor due to inefficiency: PM Modi

PM Modi during a virtual interaction with PM-GKAY beneficiaries in Gujarat further said since 2014, the govt has made the ration system more effective for poor with new technologies.

SubscriberWrites: How Right to Food is more entitlement than a fundamental right

According to Shaunak Desai, food, education, and healthcare are entitlements that an individual needs to obtain for himself.

SC directs states, UTs to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme by 31 July

The court also directed the Centre to keep allocating food grains to the states, UTs for distribution among migrant workers for free till the pandemic situation exists.

Cabinet approves extension of PMGKAY free ration scheme for 5 months until November

PMGKAY was reintroduced for two months until June in order to minimise the economic hardships being faced by the poor PDS beneficiaries during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.

SC directs states, UTs to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme

The top court also asked Centre how migrant workers without ration cards will avail free food grain under the 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana' till November 2021.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.