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Highlights of India Today 1st May 2023: CM Yogi Adityanath’s crackdown on the mafia was popular, but the brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed in custody threatens to discredit his drive

CHANGING STRIPES

It seemed open season for turncoats as the nomination of candidates got under way three weeks before the election to the 224-seat legislative assembly in Karnataka.

4 mins

THE FORECAST GETS GLOOMY

Three global agencies—the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the United Nations—have lowered their forecast on India’s growth in the current financial year.

3 mins

DIDI'S GIFTS FOR MINORITIES

On March 29 and 30, after widespread violence—arson, stone-pelting, ransacking of homes and businesses—broke out over Ramnavami celebrations in West Bengal’s Howrah and Hooghly districts, the main Opposition in the state, the BJP, accused the ruling Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “disregarding Hindu sentiments”, alleging the police were mere bystanders.

3 mins

A STEELY RESOLVE

Exactly 53 years after the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, as it was called, was inaugurated on April 17, 1970, India’s second-largest steel-making public sector unit (PSU) is resisting its transition into private hands.

3 mins

BETTING ON WELFARE BOARDS

With the assembly election just months away, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh has stepped up its efforts to woo smaller groups within reserved categories, much like the Congress regime in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, which too is scheduled to go to the polls in November this year.

2 mins

AMERICAN DREAM TURNS NIGHTMARE

In a tragic incident, a family of four from the Manekpura village in Gujarat’s Mehsana district died while attempting to cross into the US from Canada, when the boat they were in capsized in the St Lawrence river.

3 mins

BATTLE FOR JALANDHAR

On April 17, amid thousands of workers from across north India beating dhols and singing some signature revolutionary songs, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann led his starstudded caravan to file the nomination papers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku for the bypolls to the Jalandhar parliamentary seat on May 10.

3 mins

TEST OF SINCERITY

UP PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

2 mins

DECIPHERING QUOTAS

These Seats are Reserved by Abhinav Chandrachud, a lawyer practising at the Bombay High Court, explains the history of the affirmative action provisions in the Indian Constitution and demystifies the complex set of rules and procedures through which these clauses are put into operation.

3 mins

Downing The Dons

CM Yogi Adityanath’s crackdown on the mafia was popular, but the brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed in custody threatens to discredit his drive

10+ mins

MAKING A PAWAR POINT

TOP NCP LEADERS DENY ANY REALIGNMENT WITH THE BJP, BUT THEIR RECENT MOVES SUGGEST THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR OPTIONS OPEN IN CASE OF A POLITICAL EXIGENCY

7 mins

NITISH PLAYS UNIFIER

The Bihar chief minister has set himself the task of aligning opposition parties against the BJP for the 2024 general election. Not only does it mean bringing diverse regional forces together, but also getting the Congress to scale down its ambitions wherever needed

7 mins

DEVELOP THESE BEST FINANCIAL HABITS

Working on your finances can be a long-drawn process, but taking it one step at a time, and developing better money habits will help you get a handle on it and build a better future for yourself

10+ mins

THE CASE FOR COMMODITIES

Commodities offer great potential to become a separate asset class for savvy investors and should be considered if you are an experienced equity investor looking for a hedging tool

3 mins

Should you borrow against your life policy?

BIG QUESTION

2 mins

WHAT IS FINANCIAL PLANNING?

It is the process of setting and planning your financial goals and helping you achieve these goals

2 mins

A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN

MENTAL HEALTH AFFLICTIONS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AMONG INDIAN YOUTH. TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, THEY ARE NOW HELPING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS FIND SUPPORT AND FIGHT STIGMA

8 mins

The Myth Maker

Anand Neelakantan’s Nala Damayanti is the latest in his retellings of popular Indian myths with contemporary undertones

3 mins

LONG STORY SHORT

A new volume by distinguished scholars tries to trace the entire span of Indian history from its prehistoric beginnings right up to 1992

2 mins

A Dinner to Remember

Chef Massimo Bottura of the three-star Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, which has also topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list twice, is in Delhi to cook a few meals

1 min

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