FRONT PAGE India’s first private train violates railway tariff law Modi dares Oppn. on Art. 370 NATIONAL ‘Foreign’ plastic invades Great Nicobar Island Nepal, China ink road connectivity deal First private train violates Railway tariff law World Bank cuts India’s growth projection to 6% INTERNATIONAL Sri Lanka presidential hopeful vows to bolster intelligence OPINION Scholarship in times of populism A lodestar to steer the economy A tax policy that could work The optimism of the will Redirecting money from the Gulf Prize for peace Karunanidhi’s plea to Tamilians