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Centre to assess impact of Cyclone Fani in Odisha

An inter-ministerial team is in Odisha 10 days after Cyclone Fani battered the coast, in which 64 people were killed.

Chanda Kochhar appears before ED in ICICI-Videocon loan fraud case

Former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar is required to assist the investigating officer and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

I&B ministry internal note blames senior IIS official for 2018 national film awards mess

Note says IIS official Chaitanya Prasad didn't inform winners on time that President Kovind would only stay for an hour, which led to many of them boycotting event.

Telangana excise official lands in a soup after seeking 300 tickets for IPL final

K Pradeep Rao, an Excise and Prohibition Department official, has been issued a memo by his seniors and further action is likely to follow soon.

Only stranded civilian vehicles allowed on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Normal traffic on the 270-km Srinagar highway has been affected due to multiple landslides.

Modi govt won’t allocate fresh cadres to 2018 IAS, IPS batch despite Delhi HC order

The Modi government moves the Supreme Court seeking a stay on high court order which said cadres for IAS, IPS batch of 2018 should be reallocated.

No differences between Attorney General & govt over CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s case: Arun Jaitley

Union minister Arun Jaitley said the news of a discord with the with Attorney General K.K. Venugopal were motivated and incorrect.

Modi govt penalises senior official who used letterhead to arrange for IPL passes

Over a month after he wrote to DDCA president seeking passes for an IPL match, Modi government sends back Gopal Krishan Gupta to nodal ministry.

Rajya Sabha Secretariat issues notice to former RSTV CEO for producing film Raag Desh

An inquiry said RSTV went beyond its mandate in making the film Raag Desh. Ex-CEO Gurdeep Sappal, considered close to the Congress, calls it a ‘bogus’ inquiry.

National Recruitment Authority, GMAT, CAT-like test planned to fill vacancies in govt jobs

The government plans to set up a National Recruitment Authority, which will conduct a common test for Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C posts.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.