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Modi govt has mostly failed in meeting fiscal targets set in Budgets

Residents of Afghanistan's Panjshir province have said the buildings of many schools have been used as military outposts by the Taliban, TOLO News reported.

Manipur insurgent groups United People's Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organisation (KNO), who are currently under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the centre

Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the US to "positively engage" with the Taliban, arguing that the Islamic Emirate has remained committed to the fulfilment of its pledge

Desai, who heads the committee of experts set up by the Uttarakhand government last year, said the panel has drafted the code taking into account all shades of opinions

Both govts and political parties woo them for campaigns; Rajasthan govt notifies ad rates

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Government, these books say, has been remarkably supportive of an industry that has helped hasten downward mobility and widen economic inequality

Elizabeth Economy's book offers insights into how China is reshaping global norms and raises the question of whether it can truly coerce nations with its economic power to serve its own interests

Tim Marshall's book sets out the dangers of the growing belligerence of astropolitics and the future race for space

Brokerages mixed on Avenue post Q1 results; here's what they say

Eminent historian Romila Thapar's collection of essays urges us to confront the past critically for a more inclusive and enlightened future

On Indian participation in SGX's iron ore contract, Chin highlighted that daily trade volume of over 161,000 lots were recorded in March 2023 and 156,000 lots in April

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer was injured in an accidental fire from an AK rifle of a Special Police Officer (SPO) at a railway station here, officials said on Monday.

In The Long Reckoning, Black unites his areas of expertise in international affairs and the environment to explore a landscape littered with the detritus of war

From fiscal policy to fixing India's steel frame, here is a summary of book reviews from the pages of Business Standard this week

Sam Miller views history through the prism of societies on the move

"Transforming the Steel Frame" is treatise on civil service reforms in India. It has some revolutionary ideas that look good on paper, but could be politically disastrous unless implemented with care

Shobhaa De's book oscillates between the sombre and serious and is delightful in its description of everything Bengali