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India's race to militarise space

Book review of Final Frontier: India and Space Security

Modi govt stops funding of Rajiv Gandhi's dream pilot training institute

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy hasn't received any grants from the government since 2015-16, reveal documents

What action did Modi government take on promises in its 2019-20 budget?

Business Standard presents its action taken report (ATR) on key announcements in the FY20 Budget

Airport security: Only half the X-ray screeners pass 'explosive' test

Results have major ramifications for smaller airports where airline staff are directly responsible for screening checked-in baggage

Decoding Digital India

The book offers useful insights into the companies that are shaping these technological changes in India, be it in the field of manufacturing, services, healthcare or human resources

Tirupati or Ajmer: What will the Ayodhya Ram temple trust look like?

Heavily politicised trusts of shrines like Tirupati and Shirdi are controlled by state governments, while Ajmer Sharif Dargah is under the Centre's command

US group that sought Modi visa rejection behind call for sanctions on Shah

USCIRF's calls for sanctions against Amit Shah were preceded by at least four warnings about the anti-Muslim nature of NRC and CAB

Resurgence of Bengali-phobia driving anti-CAB protests in Assam

The fears of the ethnic population stem from the fact that Assam continues to be a society that feels it is becoming more 'Bengali' and less 'Assamese'

India's banks wrote off Rs 2 trillion worth of bad loans in 2018-19

Even as banks have written off more loans than before, recovery of bad loans has also improved substantially in the past couple of years

Is India's cheap food programme making the poor spend less on food?

The implementation of National Food Security Act has halved the monthly food grain expenses of 75 per cent of India's rural population

Past governments eroded Article 370: Former J&K interlocutor Radha Kumar

Argument that Article 370 is the problem is completely wrong, says Kumar

How PM Modi plans to use delimitation to change J&K's political map

Kashmir division is likely to gain five seats while Jammu division will gain two seats following the delimitation exercise

Explained: Are Enforcement Directorate's seizures harming the economy?

ED's move could stall the resolution process, prevent banks from recovering their pending dues

Kashmir delegation organiser funded by company with zero income

While little is known about Sharma's business interests, she herself was quite an obscure figure until the European MPs Kashmir visit fructified

Aditya Thackeray's real estate business grows with political ambitions

In five years the Thackeray scion has started two real estate businesses and is also eyeing the restaurant industry

Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

How Hindi's growth will lead to decline in Tamil, Kannada speakers

By 2031 more than half of India's population will be Hindi speakers while share of all other language speakers will decline

Most police believe Muslims and Dalits more prone to commit crimes

A third of those surveyed felt that it was natural for a mob to resort to violence in cases of cow slaughter

How Pakistan can hurt Indian aviation by closing its airspace

The financial implications of aircraft flying West from Delhi being forced to take circuitous routes to at least 27 destinations would be severe

Is South Korea the new safe haven for Indian Swiss bank account holders?

The South Korean cryptocurrency craze might have induced Indians to shift money from traditional havens