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Arvind Kejriwal accuses CBI, ACB of trying to frame him ‘in something’

As CBI and ACB pick Delhi Jal Board files, Kejriwal says he will put out in public domain the list of all the files sought.

Ranchi I-T official’s suicide prompts diktat for officers to be courteous with juniors

Manmohan Singh, a 55-year-old officer working in the Income Tax Apellate Tribunal, Ranchi, had hanged himself on 5 June.

Year before polls, Fadnavis govt looks to get Dharavi redevelopment project off the ground

After 15 years of flip-flop, Maharashtra has devised a plan to change the face of Dharavi — have a special purpose vehicle redevelop the 240-hectare slum.

Narendra Modi’s ‘pakodanomics’ is in hot oil in Noida

Vendors selling pakoda and tea in Film City evicted after complaints of traffic jams in the area. They question action, ask what happened to PM promoting pakoda sellers.

Gauri Lankesh was killed for being anti-Hindu: ‘Confession’ of main accused Naveen Kumar

Police say a diary recovered from one of the accused names Girish Karnad, Baragur Ramachandrappa and Chandrashekhar Patil as others on the hitlist.

Protests force Haryana to halt ‘Tughlaki’ order asking for 33% of sportspersons’ earnings

In April too there was trouble as Commonwealth Games medallists protested against a “cut” on cash prize for athletes who represent Army, Railways in national competitions.

National Defence Academy principal forged papers, is ineligible for post: CBI

CBI says 12 others — including professors of math, economics and chemistry — also fudged data to meet job standards. Agency raids Khadakwasla campus, no arrests yet.

In elementary govt schools, a third of teachers don’t have the required teaching degree

The worst performer is Bihar, where 72 per cent of the teachers are untrained, followed by Assam (64%) and Madhya Pradesh (57%).

India’s top media houses pay up Rs 1.1 crore as fine for identifying Kathua rape victim

The court has also issued notices to Facebook India, YouTube and Google India to pay the fine. Al Jazeera and Buzzfeed may be on the list too.

Can’t use RTI to know the reason you were rejected, UP Police tells constable aspirants

Over 15 lakh candidates had applied for the 28,915 vacancies announced by the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board in 2015.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

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.