SC raises bar on re-arrests, stresses Art 22

Underlining that when an accused is released due to violation of his fundamental rights, he is not "enlarged on bail" but released from illegal and unconstitutional detention, the Supreme Court on Monday laid down strict guidelines for rearresting a person if he was earlier released for not being provided grounds of arrest.

Energy crisis is moving from oilfields to refineries

The Energy crisis from the conflicts in West Asia and Russia-Ukraine is taking unprecedented forms. The present crunch isn't just about crude oil. Brent prices, at about $102 per barrel, are nearly 55 per cent higher than a year ago, but below the March 2022 and July 2008 peaks of $139.1 and $147.5, respectively. The long-range drone and mis-sile strikes by Ukraine and Iran have targeted refineries, driving up the prices of their products and byproducts more than that of crude.

Greenland standoff ends. But with costs to NATO

On the face of it, the deal between the US, Denmark and Greenland, announced last Friday, does not appear to confer on Washington powers substantially greater than those it already enjoys under the Greenland Defence Agreement. Signed in 1951 against the backdrop of the emerging Soviet threat, that pact gave the US broad rights to con-struct and operate military facilities in Greenland, as well as access to its airspace and waters for military purposes.

Article 371 A to J, and what K can do for Ladakh

India's constitutional system was designed to be flexible enough to accommodate regions whose history, society or political demands were different from the rest of the country.

Thus, Parliament repeatedly created bespoke constitutional arrangements.

Conservation, compensation: Tackling Himachal monkey menace

Official numbers show that Himachal Pradesh's estimated rhesus macaque population fell from 3,17,512 in 2004 to 2,26,086 in 2013, and then to 1.36,443 in 2019-20.

The state forest department attributes much of this decline to sustained sterilisation. Starting 2006, the state had sterilised 1,86,448 monkeys by March 2024.

New GDP series: 28 out of 30 mfg categories used double deflation

The New GDP series used the 'double deflation' method in 28 of 30 categories for the manufacturing sector, the statistics ministry's 'Sources and Methods' document, released on Monday, said. It added that work is on so that double deflation can be used in the remaining two categories too.

India-NZ FTA to kick in on Oct 20

The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force October 20, 2026, opening a new phase in the bilateral economic relationship backed by a New Zealand commitment to facilitate $20 billion of investment in India over the next 15 years.

RBI forex swap facility draws $143.6 bn inflows

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) special US dollar-rupee forex swap facility has attracted $143.596 billion in foreign currency inflows till September 18, with Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B), deposits accounting for the overwhelming share of the mobilisation.