Ravi Shastri urges Chennai Super Kings to view their loss to Lucknow Super Giants as a learning opportunity. He highlighted the challenging pitch and praised CSK’s 187 score despite batting struggles. Shastri believes key players will bounce back and bowlers will gain valuable experience for future matches, especially at home.
Principal Secretary PK Mishra cautioned financial systems against excessive speculation and market instability, emphasizing their connection to the real economy and citizens’ lives. He highlighted India’s digital public infrastructure, including the JAM trinity and UPI, as transformative forces for financial inclusion and credit access, particularly for underserved populations.
Priyadarshini Mallick, daughter of TMC leader Jyotipriya Mallick, has been removed as secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. This follows her failure to resign as part of a departmental restructuring. Her name had also surfaced during the ED’s probe into the PDS scam involving her father
India has achieved a significant breakthrough in its fight against drug trafficking with the first-ever seizure of Captagon, dubbed the ‘Jihadi drug’, worth Rs 182 crore. Under ‘Operation Ragepill’, authorities intercepted 227.7 kg of the substance, destined for the Middle East, and arrested a foreign national. This operation underscores the government’s zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.
The government increased fuel prices by Rs 3 per litre to support oil marketing companies facing losses due to high global crude oil prices and a weakening rupee. However, further rupee depreciation could negate these gains, with companies incurring significant daily losses. The price hike offers limited relief, covering only a fraction of projected losses.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is urging a focus on increasing the state’s population, viewing children as national assets. He announced financial incentives, offering Rs 30,000 for a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth, to counter declining birth rates and an aging demographic. This policy aims to address a significant demographic
