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Frozen Lines

India’s sharp rejection of the latest China-Pakistan joint statement on Kashmir was predictable.

Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary is India’s 99 Ramsar site

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday announced the designation of Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh as a Ramsar site, taking India’s total to 99 and the state’s tally to 12.

PM’s Warning

The recent warning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the rise of “digital arrest” scams signals a new, concerning trend in the landscape of online fraud in India.

Legacy derailed

With the West Bengal Transport Minister, Snehasish Chakraborty, announcing, in end-September, the virtual closure of trams, Kolkata’s heritage transport system is now facing an existential crisis.