cows, cattle trade

Meat sellers have complained of the adverse impact on their trade

Pan-India order: SC extends stay of rules banning sale of cattle for slaughter

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI

Kejriwal pledged to make Delhi a clean city, abolish house tax and end corruption

AAP promises dengue-free Delhi, abolition of house tax in manifesto

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Air India said it was "examining the possibility of creating a 'no fly' list of unruly passengers

Air India blacklists Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting staffer

International auction house Sotheby's has made a formal announcement of its acquisition by French-Israeli telecommunications mogul Patrick Drahi for $3.7 billion.


Auctioneer Sotheby's announces its acquistion for $3.7 bn


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Frustrated with long power cuts in Madhya Pradesh amid the ongoing heat wave, Urdu poet Rahat Indori on Sunday shared his pain with Chief Minister


Rahat Indori shares 'power cut' pain with MP CM


Just ahead of the 2008 economic meltdown, when India was the flavour of the season at Davos, a top official of the erstwhile Planning Commission made a startling albeit roundabout admission: that the "inclusive growth" mantra of the time was not for the "aam aadmi" but for PLUs (people like us) and those in the higher strata.


When growth isn't inclusive and benefits only a section


Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's jade hilted dagger, the priceless jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a string of pearls belonging to Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur are among the 400 royal artefacts that would be auctioned here on June 19.


Mughal, Indian royal jewels up for New York auction


What's cricket got to do with helping leaders overcome the mental and other blocks they  often face? Plenty, it would seem. Then, also examine the work of an award-winning poet that mediates on our follies in the world as humans. And finally, ponder over how caste still thrives in post-liberalisation India.


Of cricket and leader's block; poems that remind us of the follies of the human race; the complex place of caste in human society (IANS Books This Weekend)


Rajat Gupta, the first foreign-born head of influential management consultancy McKinsey and Co who was jailed for two years for insider trading, says his biggest regret is remaining silent in court even as his legal team mounted a vigorous defence and insists that he did no wrong but "would anyone in the courtroom realise this?"


Remaining silent in court my biggest mistake: Rajat Gupta


Kundan Lal Saigal once strode like a collosus over the Hindi and Bangla music worlds, jovial and good-humoured but never sharing his personal tribulations - here's why; next, explore a new world where changes in technology make one wonder what the next generation will turn into; and finally, learn how gravitas not only inspires you but also inspires greatness in others.


Explore K.L. Saigal's soulful renditions, examine where AI's taking us and ponder over gravitas (Books This Weekend)


It's not imminent but the US needs a "better prepared firehouse with better equipped firefighters" else the first responders to the next economic crisis, the fire that will "eventually" come, will react with even fewer and weaker tools, say three financial wizards who helped contain the fallout of the 2008 global meltdown - an event whose worldwide implications are being felt even now.


'America will need better firefighters for next economic crisis'


Pakistan's national carrier learnt a lesson just how seriously airline meals are taken, following a backlash  after its latest advert, bearing a photo of a cheese omelette, sausages and beans, promised that the airline's breakfast will "serve you a taste of home".


PIA's breakfast isn't Pakistani enough, flyers feel


There is good news for parents. If you are not particularly good at reading bedtime stories to your kids, just ask the Google Assistant on your phone to do so and you will be able to hear the famous tales from the Panchtantra or other books.


Now, Google Assistant to read stories to your baby


Learn how outer order can spell peace for your inner calm and productivity; Read a translated love story that travelled from Persia to medieval Kashmir and eventually to the modern day; And finally, flick through the words of wisdom of some of the greatest business minds, including Azim Premji and J.R.D. Tata.


Of decluttering, translated cultures and business wisdom (IANS Books This Weekend)


Former head of McKinsey & Company Rajat Gupta, who spent 19 month in a US jail on charges of insider trading, on Wednesday said he would like to work for the reforms in the US criminal justice and prison system.


Rajat Gupta keen to reform US criminal justice system


The India edition of the first biography of Apple CEO Tim Cook, 'Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level', will hit the stands here on April 18, publisher Penguin India said.


Apple CEO Tim Cook's biography's India launch soon


Flick through a modern guide on the Bhagavad Gita that tailors ancient wisdom for modern life; journey with British spies in Tibet; and finally, learn why many young executives fail to be effective and how to thwart this.


Of a modernised Gita, Tibetan spies, executive success (IANS Books This Weekend)


The chunk of cement  that fell from the ceiling of a heritage building missed an octogenarian former Union Minister -- a tenant -- but has brought to the fore the poor upkeep of the historic structures in the city, mainly due to the absence of proper laws.


Health of Kolkata heritage buildings under scanner


Critiquing Prime Minister Narendra Modis flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said here on Wednesday it aimed at the wrong population and was "the biggest example of a leap in the wrong direction".


Ayushman Bharat a leap in wrong direction: Amartya Sen


Rajkamal Prakashan Group has acquired four reputed Hindi publishing houses in one go. "This is a milestone acquisition for us and with the addition of these four prestigious publishers, readers will benefit the most as best of Indian literature will be available to them," said Ashok Maheshwari, Managing Director of Rajkamal Prakashan Group, here on Wednesday.


Rajkamal Prakashan acquires 4 Hindi publishers


Tracing the rise of populist nationalism worldwide to the diminution of the community  at a time of heightened economic worries, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says that liberal "open-acess" values are under threat in India from the Hindu nationalist movement which taps into people's desire to anchor themselves to tradition in a context of rapid  change.