Manas Pratap Singh And Sonal Matharu

The delay in the announcement of dates for the Gujarat elections - close to two weeks after the Election Commission declared dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh - continues to remain controversial. Traditionally, dates for both states are announced concurrently.

Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.

To counter increasing evidence that demonetisation may have dented the Indian economy, the government has put out a series of statistics to show that the contentious move to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes last November has improved economic health, specifically by expanding India's tax base.

The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.

Under fire for banning the sale of cattle for slaughter, the centre has struggled to find a convincing explanation for its order.

Soon after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) issued a notification making Aadhaar card mandatory for accessing mid-day meals, it released data claiming that thanks to Aadhar, four lakh 'ghost' or duplicate students enrolled with the state education department had been detected.

The delay in the announcement of dates for the Gujarat elections - close to two weeks after the Election Commission declared dates for elections in Himachal Pradesh - continues to remain controversial. Traditionally, dates for both states are announced concurrently.

Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.

To counter increasing evidence that demonetisation may have dented the Indian economy, the government has put out a series of statistics to show that the contentious move to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes last November has improved economic health, specifically by expanding India's tax base.

The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.

Under fire for banning the sale of cattle for slaughter, the centre has struggled to find a convincing explanation for its order.

Soon after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) issued a notification making Aadhaar card mandatory for accessing mid-day meals, it released data claiming that thanks to Aadhar, four lakh 'ghost' or duplicate students enrolled with the state education department had been detected.