J&K: Op Trashi-I enters Day 4, hunt for ultras intensified | India News

JAMMU: Operation Trashi-I entered its fourth day on Wednesday, as security forces continued to comb the dense forests of Sonnar, Mandral-Singhpora, and adjoining areas in Chatroo belt in J&K’s Kishtwar district to track and kill fleeing terrorists. Searches were intensified in the target area, even as additional forces were rushed to the operation site to…

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‘Zero appeals received’: CEC Gyanesh Kumar hails ‘successful’ SIR at IICDEM 2026 | India News

Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday utilised the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 — which got underway here with the participation of delegates from 70 nations — as a forum to showcase the successful conduct of special intensive revision (SIR) in…

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Local audit push: CAG flags capacity gaps, calls for stronger PAIs and tech-led audits

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has called for strengthening the institutional framework, professional capacity building and audit practices of primary auditing institutions (PAIs) responsible for local governments, highlighting the need to improve audit quality and transparency at the grassroots level, PTI reported.The call came at the conclusion of a three-day national workshop for…

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EC seeks explanation from West Bengal govt over ‘procedural lapse’ in disciplinary action against poll officials | India News

NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the West Bengal govt’s decision to unilaterally exonerate Baruipur Purba assembly constituency (AC) assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) Tathagata Mondal and impose only a minor penalty against Moyna AC AERO Sudipta Das — despite clear instructions by the Election Commission dated August 5, 2025 to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings…

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Trump tariff war: What is Europe’s ‘trade bazooka’? How it could hit US

Rattled by US President Donald Trump’s remarks linked to Greenland, the European Union is weighing possible countermeasures against Washington, reviving debate over its so-called “trade bazooka” — a powerful but rarely used economic tool formally known as the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI).While the issue has resurfaced at the highest political levels, most of the EU’s 27…

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Despite global headwinds India to remain fastest-growing economy: RBI

MUMBAI: RBI has said that the first advance estimates of real GDP growth for 2025-26 reflected the resilience of the Indian economy, driven by domestic factors amid a challenging external environment, adding that high-frequency indicators for December pointed to continued buoyancy in growth impulses with demand conditions remaining upbeat.In its State of the Economy article…

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