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It’s Trump’s Capital Now, but Voters Aren’t Living in It
His obsession with remaking Washington might hurt his party politically.
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Junk foods will soon have labels warning of high salt, sugar and fat
Junk foods will soon feature prominent red warning labels on their packaging. These labels will highlight high levels of salt, sugar, and fat content. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has agreed to this new regulation. This move aims to help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions. The phased implementation will allow the…
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Clean energy push unfair on developing nations: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, CJI Kant said, “Countries that are finally industrialising are being asked to move rapidly towards renewable power, and are often made to bear the brunt of criticism when they cannot move fast enough.” “The challenge, therefore, is to reconcile the urgency of the clean energy transition with the…
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CISF signs MoU to enhance counter-drone skills of security personnel
The paramilitary force guards 370 units across the country, including those in the highly sensitive sectors such as aviation, nuclear power, space and oil refineries, among others, and it has been designated as the nodal agency to handle aerial threats at these installations
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Nilekani committee seeks public ideas to fix exams
The panel, headed by Infosys co-founder and technology expert Nandan Nilekani, was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month amid heightened scrutiny of the examination system following NEET-UG paper leak controversy and youth protests over alleged lapses in the test’s conduct. It will also look at measures to improve accessibility and inclusion, while factoring…
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National Testing Agency gets three senior officers amid exam overhaul
IPS officer Ravi Kumar Singh and IAS officer Prasanna Venkatesh V have been appointed directors at NTA, while Amit Samdariya, a 2016-batch Indian Revenue Service (customs and indirect taxes) officer, will join as joint director. The appointments were cleared through separate personnel ministry orders dated August 27. The personnel ministry has directed all three officers…
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Sonia memoir row deepens, Congress alleges government pressure
Penguin Random House India has made the decision not to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, leading to allegations from Congress regarding external pressure to omit references to Modi and China. In response, Penguin emphasized its commitment to editorial integrity and its role in verifying facts. They remain open to publishing the memoir in India, but uncertainties…
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Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.
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From Reds to NGOs: RSS weekly expands ‘dimagi Naxal’ label
In an editorial, ‘Organiser’ termed NAC as marking the “classic takeover of the ‘dimagi Naxals’ of governance”. It said, “As the armed rebellion has failed miserably, the dimagi variant has taken charge.” The editorial added penetrating bureaucracy, policy machinery, legal system, academia, media and NGOs formed part of this “revolutionary strategy”.
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Fiscal federalism, efficiency versus equity concerns
The Sixteenth Finance Commission risks moving away from its core mandate of acting as an equalising force within the federation