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After Trump admonishes Pak in tweet, US govt blocks US$ 255 mn military aid | Business Standard News

The United States has suspended its $255 million military aid to Pakistan for now, the White House has confirmed, saying the fate of such assistance will depend on Islamabad's response to terrorism on its soil.

Why China can bully India and the West

The absence of a matching Indian response to China’s fulminations conveys a sense of quite confidence on our part which no doubt unhinges the northern bully even more.

Attack on Amarnath yatris likely to deepen Hindu-Muslim divide: Kashmir should prepare for more bloodshed

In coming days we will go after them and get them even if they are hiding in pigeon holes," a senior army officer based in Anantnag told Firstpost on Tuesday morning. “This also applies for the people who have been sheltering and sympathising with their cause,” he added.

Attack on Amarnath yatris likely to deepen Hindu-Muslim divide: Kashmir should prepare for more bloodshed

The attack seems to be a reaction to a sustained counterinsurgency campaign launched by security forces against militants in recent weeks during which more than two dozen militants have been killed

U.S. Industrial Production Surged in April - WSJ

U.S. factory activity was stagnant through much of 2016 but picked up early this year amid steady job creation, a stable dollar, stronger demand from overseas and soaring optimism following the election of President Donald Trump.

Power supply: Indian power plants burning 8 per cent less fuel on better coal quality, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

The improvement in coal consumption began with increased coal production. Once the country moved from shortage to surplus, the focus shifted on rationalising coal linkages -- supply allotments to power plants from specific mines -- to reduce transportation distance and cost. This was followed up by allowing swapping of coal between less efficient and more efficient plants Next came the vital area of improving the physical quality of supplies so that the power plants got what they paid for and not rocks and earth being passed off as coal. This was done through third-party sampling.

Piyush Goyal calls for more efficiency in energy consumption, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld

He said there was a transformational change in consumption in Uttar Pradesh in less than a month after Yogi Adityanath took charge as the Chief Minister. "The consumption increased to 320 million units per day from 240 million units. The system could handle this kind of growth. In the past, we were so used to shortages and the whole system was despondent," Goyal said.

Farmers in Maharashtra won’t sow crops or sell their produce until their demands are met: Reports - The Economic Times

Farmers have demanded complete loan waiver, supply of free electricity to farms, implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee Report, full subsidy for micro irrigation systems and a minimum price of Rs 50 per litre for milk.

Moradabad tense as locals throw meat pieces in the air | The Indian Express

Iqbal had staged a demonstration outside Moradabad SSP office on Monday protesting against the closure of illegal meat shops… He had threatened to create tension if he was not allowed to run his illegal meat shop

Yogi Adityanath: Yogi Adityanath's mantra for Uttar Pradesh: Deliver or make room - The Economic Times

In two months, we will create such an atmosphere that people will start feeling the difference and know how a government should be run

Anti-Romeo teams in UP nab 1,000 in two days - The Economic Times

Apart from some stray reports of police high-handedness, the concept of anti-Romeo squad was hailed by girls and school and college administrations across the state

Anti-demonetisation experts like Amartya Sen stand exposed: Jagdish Bhagwati - Livemint

On the effects of demonetisation on growth, I should say that I was the one economist who had argued (with my co-authors), from first principles, that demonetisation would increase, not diminish, growth,” he said. “And that is exactly what appears to have happened

Punditry and the great Indian election | Free Press Journal

One big takeaway, therefore, of this election is that don’t take seriously anything that the English language media tells you

'SP-Congress and BSP Played Muslim Card Very Clumsily' - News18

I feel that what all of us, including the government, failed to appreciate was the fact that the freedom of religion is guaranteed to all persons individually by the Constitution. But when the government accepted the interpretation of the Personal Law Board and accordingly enacted a law, it became applicable to all Muslims whether they agreed or disagreed with their interpretation.

The Facts are True, the News is Fake – INCERTO – Medium

t is impossible for anyone to write a perfectly rationally argued document without a segment that, out of context, can be transformed by some dishonest copywriter to appear totally absurd and lend itself to sensationalization, so politicians, charlatans and, more disturbingly, journalists hunt for these segments.

No proof required: Jaywalking at the RBI | The Indian Express

How can inflation be both sticky, uncomfortably high, and the lowest in history? Again, the nation wants to know.

Bhel looks to pivot from power sector to transportation, electric vehicles - Livemint

India’s largest power generation equipment maker wants to become a turn-key metro rail end-to-end solutions provider and also manufacture electric vehicles such as buses, cars, two-wheelers and boats.

Promising action against the rich, Modi writes to UP voters about benefits of note ban - The Economic Times

About 1,650 bikers are fanning out across rural Uttar Pradesh and covering a staggering 2.75 lakh households every day to deliver a personalised letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that says demonetisation was necessary to weed out corruption and terrorism from the country.

Short Stories: The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle

My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a very capable performer, but a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long thin fingers in time to the music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to conceive. In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally predominated in him. The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black-letter editions. Then it was that the lust of the chase would suddenly come upon him, and that his brilliant reasoning power would rise to the level of intuition, until those who were unacquainted with his methods would look askance at him as on a man whose knowledge was not that of other mortals. When I saw him that afternoon so enwrapped in the music at St. James's Hall, I felt that an evil time might be coming upon those whom he had set himself to hunt down.

Tata Power-DDL launches energy-efficient LED lighting, fans - The Economic Times

A nine watt LED bulb will be available at Rs 65 while a 20 watt LED tube light will cost Rs 230. Also, BEE 5 star rated Ceiling Fan will be available at Rs 1150 per piece, TPDDL said in a statement.

India's sugar production till January 31 down by 10%, says ISMA - The Economic Times

Along with reports of lower sugar production in the current season as compared to that expected earlier, reports are also coming in of lower sugar sales. Last year in January 2016, almost 25 lac tons of sugar was despatched by sugar mills, whereas the off-take has been significantly lower in January 2017. The trend noticed in October – December 2016 with sugar sales by mills was lower by 5.5 lac tons in 2016-17SS, is continuing in January 2017 also.

Most deposited Rs 2 lakh or more, some used one PAN for 20 accounts: Govt | The Indian Express

Asked if deposits of less than Rs 2 lakh constituted the majority deposits in accounts, Adhia said: “Na na, woh zyaada nahi hai. Rs 2 lakh se upar wale mein hi main hua hai. (No, that’s not big. The bulk of deposits were those above Rs 2 lakh.) And people thought Rs 2.5 lakh tak safe hai, so most of them have done Rs 2.25 lakh (deposits) in 10-15 accounts. We have cases in which 20 accounts are connected to a single PAN.

Democrats’ Permanent Outrage at Donald Trump | Politics | US News

But there's a risk in outright, perpetual obstruction as well and it's simmering below the surface in conversations between Democratic lawmakers, leaders and strategists as the party debates the most effective path forward: If Democrats protest everything with hair-on-fire outrage, will anything end up sticking with the American public beyond their infinite indignity? If they cry wolf every 12 hours, will the effect of their urgency wane over time? Instead of presenting an alternative vision, will they end up looking simply like a party of outrage?

Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court | Reuters

I respect ... the fact that in our legal order it is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws," Gorsuch said, as Trump looked on. "It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands

Piers Morgan:Trump is no monster and he's not mad either | Daily Mail Online

the further away you get from the hysterical liberal elite conclaves of places like New York, Los Angeles and London, the more calmer common sense prevails.

The case for setting up a bad bank - Livemint

This is a good idea which may actually work. However, unless the issues, including judiciary support, governance practices and the fear of future investigation are addressed and more significantly the aspect of providing common equity as accepted under Basel are met with, it may remain a good concept on the drawing board,” said Ashvin Parekh, managing partner, Ashvin Parekh Advisory Services LLP