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J&K govt’s new panel will look after toilets, drinking water & electricity in schools

A five-member committee will be headed by the district development commissioner as chairman.

IPS officer D. Roopa ‘vindicated’ as probe panel finds Sasikala treated like star at jail

IPS officer D. Roopa had alleged in 2017 that late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s aide Sasikala had received special treatment at jail.

CJI steps away from hearing plea against appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief

CJI Ranjan Gogoi recused himself from the hearing since he is on the high-powered committee that will select the new CBI director. New Delhi: Chief...

PM Modi has spent every fourth day outside Delhi on official & non-official trips

Narendra Modi has spent over a year on domestic trips, of which ‘non-official’ visits, i.e. campaigning and BJP meetings, took up 131 days.

IRS officers reclaim their turf in ED, led for 15 years by IAS & IPS officers

Current Enforcement Directorate S.K. Mishra, a former income tax officer, is pushing for vacant posts to be filled by IRS officers.

Panels, tribunals are framed to ensure post-retirement jobs for judges & IAS officers

Acts that govern SEBI, NGT and the IRDA among others are designed to ensure post-retirement jobs for former judges and civil servants.

Modi govt promised to end coal imports by 2016, but they’ve been on the rise since then

In 2017-18, India imported 208 million tonnes of coal, up from 191 million tonnes the previous year, and between April and Nov 2018, imports rose by over 9%.

Documents reveal panel did not shortlist 2 serving information commissioners for CIC post

Documents made public by the government show that the search committee brought in four others who were not interested in the Chief Information Commissioner post.

Indians emerge as biggest supporters of international aid in WEF’s global survey

In the survey, 95% Indian respondents supported international aid, which was the highest for any country, followed by 94 % in Indonesia and Pakistan each.

Prime Minister Modi-led panel on new CBI chief to meet Thursday

The panel meeting will be attended by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi or his nominee and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.