NEW DELHI: In a big step towards bolstering India’s indigenous defence capabilities, Navratna PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has acquired 75 hectares of land in the Chitrakoot node of the UP defence industrial corridor to establish a new manufacturing unit for production of next-generation missiles, radar systems and India’s own ‘Iron Dome’.“With an investment of...

For representative purposes | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: Unnecessary criminalisation is an anathema to business regulations. India’s regulatory framework has significant punitive aspects. Under dozens of Central Acts, minor procedural lapses, missed filings, or technical defaults could land a citizen or a small business owner in jail. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment...

3 min readPuneApr 9, 2026 10:34 PM IST Written by Aadrita Nandi, Navnoor Kaur and Soham Shah An FIR was registered after a 30-year-old cab driver was assaulted by a group of passengers following a fare dispute in Pune’s Loni Kalbhor area on April 5. The driver demanded a fare of Rs 25 per km,...