Minister for crackdown on use of crude bombs to hunt wild boar in villages bordering forests in Karnataka

Farmers camouflage crude explosives in fodder. When wild boar touch the fodder, they are killed by the explosive, or injured, thus preventing them from damaging agricultural crops. | Photo Credit: File photo Taking note of the use of low-intensity crude bombs to hunt boar in villages bordering forests in Karnataka, Minister for Forests, Ecology and…

Army soldier killed in encounter in J&K’s Udhampur

Google Maps image locates Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo Credit: Earth.google.com An army soldier was killed in an encounter between security forces and militants following a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday (April 24, 2025), officials said. The firing took place in Dudu-Basantgarh area during a cordon and…

UBS upgrades India to ‘Neutral’, favours China for better risk-reward in emerging markets; here’ why

  UBS has shifted its stance on India, upgrading it from “Underweight” to “Neutral” in its Emerging Markets (EM) strategy. Despite the upgrade, the bank remains cautious on India, citing better risk-reward opportunities in China. Here are the four key factors driving UBS’s preference for China in the current market environment. 1. Muted Earnings Outlook…

Is India witnessing judicial despotism?

The term ‘judicial review’ has not been used in our constitution but it can easily be inferred from Article 13, which says any law in contravention of the constitution shall be void. In fact, even this provision was inserted out of abundant caution, as even in its absence, such a power could have been exercised…