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60% IAS officers in CPR survey say India’s Covid numbers reflect low testing, underreporting

Respondents commend civil servants’ actions to deal with pandemic, express low regard for political executive’s ability to effectively communicate with people.

Praveen Sinha, a 1988 Gujarat cadre IPS officer, appointed acting CBI chief

Sinha's appointment by a committee chaired by PM Modi came after Rishi Kumar Shukla completed a 2-year fixed stint as CBI director Wednesday.

Not my job to comment on law & order, says Tomar after farmers allege harassment by police

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says govt is not holding informal talks with protesting farmers and added that the putting up of barricades was related to law enforcement.

J&K, Ladakh fully integrated into India’s mainstream, govt tells Rajya Sabha

MoS Home G Kishan Reddy said reorganisation of the erstwhile J&K state has brought about socio-economic development in both UTs and removed unjust laws among other changes.

Illegal Rohingya immigrants staying in 12 states & Union Territories, says Nityanand Rai

The Minister of State for Home Affairs also informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday that there was no accurate data regarding the number of such migrants living in the country.

Crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose 26.5%, up by 7.3% for Scheduled Castes in 2019, says govt

Union Minister of State for Home Kishan Reddy Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha about the latest statistics, & added responsibility for law enforcement rests with state governments.

‘Money is scarce’ — Modi govt set to axe about 40 schemes that ‘have lost relevance’

Expenditure Secretary T.V. Somanathan tells ThePrint these centrally sponsored schemes are not bad but some hard choices have to be made given the scarcity of funds.

Venkaiah Naidu reprimands MPs for recording Rajya Sabha proceedings on mobile phones

Noting that usage of cell phones within Rajya Sabha chambers is restricted, Venkaiah Naidu said circulation of content recorded within chambers could lead to breach of privilege.

Union ministries ‘not in favour’ of proposal to exempt IIT faculty from caste-based quotas

Suggestion was made by panel comprising IIT directors and others, set up by govt in 2020 to recommend ways to make implementation of reservation at IITs more effective.

India could get 8 new cities after Finance Commission provides Rs 8,000 crore grant

Housing Secretary D.S. Mishra says it’s too early to give details like where the cities will come up, or if they will be new or carved out of existing cities.

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You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?