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The Hindu NATIONAL ‘Rich get bail, poor remain in jails’: Law Commission advocates relaxation of bail provisions for undertrial prisoners. An Abe-Modi plan for Africa: Proposal for growth corridor presented to the Board of Governors of AfDB. Editorial/OPINION A flawed rescue act: The banking regulation ordinance puts its seal of approval on corporate subsidy at the cost of…

The Hindu NATIONAL NGO evolves blueprint to end female genital mutilation: A report on the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) released looks at the psychological trauma and physical scars faced by the victims, and the legal aspects that could be weaved in to stop the practice completely. FTA will be high on Modi-Merkel agenda: India, Germany…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL After 84 years, cobra lily blooms again: ‘Critically endangered’ endemic plant species recently rediscovered in the Nilgiris. Army set to get 11 Apache helicopters: After several years of wrangling, the Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are likely to get the Apache multi-role attack helicopters from the U.S. No room…

National Green energy target tough, say officials – Rooftop solar programme making poor progress as it is not cost-effective. Animal sightings rise as water dries up – Forest officials across Odisha are keeping their fingers crossed for the early arrival of monsoon as water scarcity in jungles has reached a critical stage, forcing wild animals…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL GST Council finalises rates for services: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday finalised tax rates for all services, except lottery, under the new indirect tax regime to be rolled out from July 1. GSLV: too late for changing times: ‘It may be ISRO’s short-lived rocket, not its primary…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India’s first uterine transplant begins: The operations are meant to help women who want to conceive but cannot because they were born without a uterus, suffered damage to it or had to have it removed. GST Council sets rates for most commodities: The Goods and Services (GST) Council on Thursday agreed…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Cabinet gives nod for 10 indigenous nuclear reactors: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal to construct 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 7,000 MWe. NTRO now under Intelligence Act: The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), which reports to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL ‘Safeguard rights of online users’: The state has a duty to ensure that subscribers of online service providers are not “entrapped” by them, the Supreme Court advised the government. Palestine, Israel must coexist: Pitching for peace in West Asia, India on Tuesday urged that a future state of Palestine should coexist…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Jadhav’s trial farcical, says India: At urgent ICJ hearing, Pakistan says Vienna Convention provisions were not intended for spies. ‘Will enact divorce law for Muslims’: The Centre promised to enact a divorce law for Muslim men if the Supreme Court, as the “guardian of the Constitution”, strikes down all three forms…

The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India, Pak. to fight it out in The Hague for Jadhav today: Pakistan will be presenting its case using past precedent where India has refused the ICJ jurisdiction. Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five principles of peaceful co-existence or Panchsheel — the…