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RBI: Responsible banking in India

India, Feb. 13 -- After several regular warnings, lots of screaming, shouting, raving, and ranting, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took its first concrete step to stop mis-selling, bundling, and othe... Read More


Bharat is bandh for the farmers

India, Feb. 13 -- When I was a young journalist, back in the 1980s, a bandh was a serious affair. Most markets and offices were closed, and public transport was in a tizzy. It was tough to reach the o... Read More


Blase Capital chat with claude

India, Feb. 13 -- Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, moved from being discussed as a "model builder" to being treated as a potential challenger to the economics of e... Read More


SC refuses to entertain Jairam's plea on environmental nods

India, Feb. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh concerning retrospective environmental clearances to projects. A bench of Chief J... Read More


Court restrains Cong leaders from making 'defamatory statements'

India, Feb. 13 -- A court in Guwahati restrained Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Bhupesh Baghel and Jitendra Singh from making "defamatory statements" against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has file... Read More


UP Govt constituting OBC panel for upcoming panchayat polls

India, Feb. 13 -- The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that it is in the process of constituting an OBC commission according to law for the ensuing p... Read More


Former IPS officer, arrested for fraudulently securing land, released on bail

India, Feb. 13 -- Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was arrested last December for allegedly securing an industrial land in an abuse of his position as the superintendent of police in 1999, has b... Read More


SC refuses to pass order on Adani Group's proposed thermal power plant in UP

India, Feb. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass any direction against the Adani Group's proposed thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh and asked the State and the Central Government to ... Read More


The case for more high-speed rail

India, Feb. 13 -- One of Nirmala Sitharaman's most interesting announcements during her Budget speech was the proposal to build several more high-speed rail (HSR) corridors across the country in addit... Read More


When words feel small in a world of noise

India, Feb. 13 -- The columnist in me is frustrated today. The author in me is despondent. And my creative instinct is at a crossroads. In spite of being in the opinion space for nearly 17 years, I fi... Read More