55 MPs submit notice for impeaching Justice Shekhar Yadav. ‘Targeted minorities, displayed bias’
MPs submitted the notice to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha. It alleges that prima facie, the Allahabad HC made ‘outrageous, derogatory & hateful statements’ in his speech. Read Apoorva Mandhani‘s report.
Currently serving as revenue secretary, Malhotra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, will take over following 10 December retirement of incumbent governor Shaktikanta Das. Read this report by TCA Sharad Raghavan.
Why BJP is playing role of Oppn in Parliament, raising Soros ‘link’ to corner Congress
INDIA bloc has sought removal of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, while stating it wants Lok Sabha to function before conclusion of Winter Session on 20 December, reports Shanker Arnimesh.
Who is Virendra Tewari, IIT Kharagpur director accused of ‘nepotism, arbitrary faculty appointments’
Tewari, a professor in the agricultural & food engineering department at IIT Kharagpur, has been a controversial figure starting from his appointment as director in 2019. Read Fareeha Iftikar’s report.
Annamalai, Kishan Reddy, Vijayendra—why BJP’s war horses in South are running out of steam
Now that PM Modi is in his third term, perhaps the BJP is losing the will to fight in the southern states. It would rather consolidate its gains in the north, opines D.K. Singh in this week’s ‘Politically Correct’.
Civil servants have long been favoured as RBI chief. Modi govt just has a better reason for it
Interestingly, the only governments that did not appoint a civil servant as the RBI governor were those led by Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi in her second stint, and P V Narasimha Rao, writes A K Bhattacharya.
At first, Bangladeshi media denied attack on Hindus. Now, India’s TV news stands vindicated
The indignation became shriller as news channels replayed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s remarks last week on ‘Babur, Bangladesh and Sambhal’. Read this piece by Shailaja Bajpai.
‘Pushpa 2’ suffers from lame villain syndrome—a waste of Faasil’s talent
After his stellar introduction, Faasil’s Shekhawat just tanks. The so-called IPS officer is reduced to a clown, with none of his moves landing the punch they’re supposed to. Read Triya Gulati’s PoV in ThePrint.
These 55 MPs should be impeached instead. What exactly is their locus standi on this issue? The Supreme Court should protect it’s turf fiercely and initiate strict action against these 55 MPs for meddling in the affairs of the judiciary.