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

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

Afghanistan: 1School buildings used as military outposts by Taliban

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 lift blockade on NH-2 to ensure uninterrupted

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 pledges to prevent use of Afghan soil against others

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

UCC draft ready to be submitted to govt, says panel head Ranjana Desai

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

Influencers hog limelight in poll season; Rajasthan govt notifies ad rates

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

Amazon Prime Day 2023 starts on July 15: Check offers on TV, phones, others

Prime Day deals are limited to customers who have bought Amazon's paid Prime subscription

Bankruptcy in the name of efficiency

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

Global norms with Chinese characteristics

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

The future is out there

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

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

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

Why history matters

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

Singapore Exchange to focus on risk-hedging products like Indian infra, ESG

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

J-K: RPF officer injured in accidental fire by SPO

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.

War, peace and environmental devastation

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

Missing female scientists and reforming the creaking policy machine

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

Migration patterns

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

A framework of intentions

"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

Food for drama

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