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Excise case: EOW cites ‘coal deal bid for brother-in-law’ to show influence of Bhupesh Baghel’s son

Chhattisgarh EOW's charge sheet says Bhupesh Baghel’s son was 'controlling player' who pocketed Rs 200-250 cr. Chaitanya's lawyer calls allegations 'move to prejudice case further'.

Jaipur Lit Fest 2026: 300 sessions, 500+ speakers, from Kiran Desai, Banu Mushtaq to Vir Das

Global luminaries including Nobel laureates, historians, and innovators set to return to the pink city next month for a wide range of sessions across literature, history and politics.

Jaipur Literature Festival returns for 19th edition, unveils first list of panelists

JLF shares first lineup for 2026, featuring Shobhaa Dé, Stephen Fry, Banu Mushtaq, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, among others.

As engineers turn tea sellers, Thoothukudi’s struggles fuel fresh call to reopen Sterlite Copper plant

Plant shut in 2018 over allegations of violation of environment norms. Trade unions, former plant employees, fishermen, lorry drivers say closure led to displacement of 3,000 families.

At least 10 buyers of electoral bonds faced action from agencies, some bought 1st bond soon after

ECI made electoral bonds data public Thursday evening on orders of SC which struck down the scheme, introduced in 2017 to “cleanse the political funding”, as “illegal”.

‘Repeated nature of breaches…’ — SC junks Vedanta plea to reopen Sterlite’s Tuticorin unit

Though mining major has contributed to nation-building, it cannot ignore other well-settled principles including that of sustainable development, asserts top court.

Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic, reports OCCRP

The article comes comes a day after the media group published a report on Adani Group that said the group family used 'opaque' funds to invest in stocks.

Hawking’s final theory is there may be no final theory—Delhi scientists on Hertog’s new book

What is the origin of the universe? The answer lay between quantum physics and Indian philosophy according to Hertog, the scholar who worked with Stephen Hawking.

Vedanta to consider listing all businesses separately, says Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal

Previously, Agarwal sought to trim down the group's $7.7-billion debt by getting Hindustan Zinc, a unit of Vedanta Ltd, to buy some of the its zinc assets in a $2.98 billion deal.

‘Yeh India ka time hai:’ Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal says partners lined up to make chips

After Vedanta’s $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn recently fell through, Agarwal says 100% committed to make semiconductors in India.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.