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Less than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modistarted his second term, the Centre cracked down on corrupt officials of the Finance Ministry. On Monday, the government forcibly retired 12 senior Income Tax officials, which included a chief commissioner, principal commissioners, and commissioner. The officers faced charges ranging from extortion, bribery and sexual harassment. Here's what went down.

In a barbaric incident, a 70-year-old retired sub-inspector (SI), Abdul Samad Khan, was brutally beaten to death in broad daylight in Allahabad over a property-related dispute. The incident took place near the Shivkuti police station area, and the brutish act was captured on CCTV footage.

Pakistan's a retired four-star general and former President Pervez Musharraf was admitted in hospital on Thursday after suffering a "heart problem" on his way to court for a hearing in his treachery case.

The overhype of 2016 surgical strike and politicization of army operations isn't a good thing, said Lt General (retired) D S Hooda, who was the Northern Army Commander when the attack happened. Hooda said too much talk happened on both sides regarding the operation and it was not good.

The Indian Railways has come up with a number of at-station facilities to further ease the journey for its passengers. These services include free Wi-Fi access, E-bedroll, E-wheelchair, cab booking facility, renting of retiring rooms, and battery operated cars (on paid basis) at select stations.

An alarming 90% of the Indian population isn't currently covered under any  pension scheme, mainly due to the lack of availability of affordable schemes. To address the issue and provide an affordable old-age income security plan, the government launched the Atal Pension Yojana in 2015.