01 February 2026
In its first operation outside Jammu and Kashmir, the newly constituted State Investigation Agency (SIA) Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations in Delhi, Haryana, and Kashmir in a terror funding case.
SIA raids multiple locations in Delhi, Haryana & Kashmir in LeT terror funding case© Provided by The Statesman SIA raids multiple locations in Delhi, Haryana & Kashmir in LeT terror funding case
Amidst incidents of terror attacks on civilians in Kashmir, the Northern Army Commander, Lt General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday flew to Srinagar where he reviewed counter-terrorist operations in the hinterland.
The Northern Army Commander is on a three days visit to Kashmir Valley.
Lt General Dwivedi was briefed by Lt General DP Pandey, GOC Chinar Corps on the prevalent security situation and measures instituted to counter adversaries’ design. The Army Commander also interacted with senior officers of the Chinar Corps.
Matters like halal meat and hijab could win some votes, but the government must focus on the implementation of budgetary proposals and infrastructure projects; the state BJP unit is set for a complete overhaul; and early elections are unlikely. These are some of the messages Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai takes back from his recent visit to Delhi.
The embattled CM was also told that a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle would happen soon, after the national leadership has cleared the list he submitted to the central leadership, sources said.
The changes are expected to be finalised during the coming Karnataka visits of BJP national general secretary in-charge of the state Arun Singh (April 12 to 24), and party chief J P Nadda (April 16-17). Nadda's trip coincides with the state executive meeting in Hospet, Vijayanagara.
A day after Union Minister Amit Shah emphasized the need to accept Hindi as an alternative to English and not to local languages, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan slammed Shah saying that the “three-language formula” does not make sense and it is completely “off logic”.
“Why should I have a three-language formula?…It makes no sense…Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comment is completely off logic. Hindi is not intrinsic to at least 60 per cent-70 per cent of country…Not only it is chauvinism but it is economically inverse logic,” said Tamil Nadu Finance Minister today. Notably, the three languages referred to are Hindi, English and the regional language of the respective states.
A prolonged output gap in the economy is still waiting to be bridged, but the Reserve Bank of India had no option but to shift its focus to its principal mandate of inflation targetting after giving growth apparent priority for over two years. Given that geopolitical developments have amplified the threat of imported inflation, the RBI would have come under the glare of criticism, had it not signalled a change in priority at this juncture.
The revised inflation forecast for FY23, which reflects the central bank’s assessment of a steady decline, assumes normal monsoon and average crude oil price of $100 per barrel. It has projected 6.3% inflation for the first quarter, followed by 5.8% for the second quarter, 5.4% and 5.1% for the third and fourth quarters, respectively.© Provided by The Financial Express The revised inflation forecast for FY23, which reflects the central bank’s assessment of a steady decline, assumes normal monsoon and average crude oil price of $100 per barrel. It has projected 6.3% inflation for the first quarter, followed by 5.8% for the second quarter, 5.4% and 5.1% for the third and fourth quarters, respectively.
