<p>In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized a fishing vessel carrying 6,000 kilograms of methamphetamine near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Six Myanmarese nationals aboard the vessel were apprehended, officials said on Monday. The contraband, worth several crores of rupees in the international market, was packed in around 3,000 packets, […]

<p>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday that 80,000 people are now eligible for old-age pensions, which means the total number of such beneficiaries has risen to 5.3 lakh. While speaking at a press conference, he said that the Delhi government was committed to social welfare and highlighted that the decision to pay […]

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The top court passed the order dismissing Calcutta High Court’s […]

Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) anticipates food inflation to ease in the coming quarters and plans to maintain volume momentum despite margin pressures. The company expects a revival in consumer demand and aims for double-digit top-line and bottom-line growth. TCPL has ruled out immediate price hikes to avoid demand shocks, focusing on gradual increases while […]

In 2020, Justin Scheck and I published Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Brutal Quest for Global Power (Hachette). This Next Chapter looks at why the last four years of the crown prince’s rule have been a marked departure from his first five, and what that means for his and Saudi Arabia’s future. The image […]