10 June 2021
Secrecy in public health: Central government asks states not to share data on vaccine stocks, says it's sensitive info
BJP received most corporate donations: it got ₹750 crore in 2019-20 which five times more than Congress; Gulmarg Realtors, associated with builder Sudhakar Shetty (who ED raided in 2020) gave ₹20 crore; ‘Prudent Electoral Trust’ backed by Airtel, DLF, Hero, Essar and UltraTech cement is India’s largest corporate donor with over ₹210 crore in donations, mostly to BJP
Revealed: How Niti Aayog hand-picked cases to blame Supreme Court of 'judicial activism'; Supreme Court had favoured environment over corporate interests in these cases; CEO Amitabh Kant showed personal interest in one such case
In a huge shift, Modi government opens channels of discussion with Afghan Taliban factions and leaders including Mullah Baradar
Covid deaths undercounting: Following a recent direction by the Patna High Court, the Bihar government recounted its Covid toll, which has jumped by a whopping 73%