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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
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Literature is more powerful than history: Su. Venkatesan
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Nepal floods: Spooked by visuals & reports, tourists cancel bookings, tour operators hit
A Darjeeling couple had planned a 15-day trip to Mansarovar via Kerung in Sept. The Rs 4.4-lakh tour package included permits for entering Tibet. They cancelled the trip after watching videos of Kerung being swept away. Kolkata travel agents Anil Punjabi and Anjani Dhanuka had furrowed brows over rising cancellations even as many sought updates…
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UoM Senate meeting postponed, teachers express displeasure
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FSSAI proposes front-of-pack red pictorial warnings for foods high in fat, sugar, salt
‘The proposal is intended to provide a simple, prominent and easily comprehensible warning to consumers regarding food products which are high in specified nutrients of concern, says FSSAI affidavit filed in the Supreme Court
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₹1.50-crore project to redevelop Vyttila Junction in Keralam’s Kochi nearing completion
The widened and redeveloped portions beneath the Vyttila flyover being opened to traffic in a phased manner; a dedicated bus bay to park four buses at a time to be readied on the south-western side of the junction