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CBI vs CBI: Mallikarjun Kharge moves SC against Alok Verma’s removal as CBI director

As the de facto leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge is a member of the committee that selects the CBI director.

Shehla Rashid: The Marxist who was unaware of her Muslim identity till Modi came to power

Shehla Rashid claims she’s no votary of identity politics but many feel her Sinead O’Connor tweet reveals her true political ambitions.  

‘Trigger-happy’ hunter’s son kills tigress Avni, but no one’s saying how he got there

Avni, a suspected man-eater, was killed in a late-night operation in the small hours of Saturday.

‘Relationship based on coercion not consensual’: Pallavi Gogoi hits back at MJ Akbar

US-based journalist Pallavi Gogoi, who has accused former minister M.J. Akbar of rape, has refuted his and his wife's allegation that they were in a relationship.

These novel air purifiers could help Delhi tackle its pollution problem

Air purifiers suck particulate matter and carbon dioxide to leave behind cleaner air. Are they the answer to Delhi’s pollution?

Nehru’s words to UN in 1948 still ring true: ‘Forget politics, focus on economic troubles’

In his first speech to the UN 70 years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru had stressed on the need for peace, saying hatred & violence wouldn’t solve the world’s problems.

Sackings, inquiries, forced leave: Central university V-Cs face the force of Modi govt

Ten central university vice-chancellors have faced action, the most under any government in the country.

Supreme Court will hear plea alleging govt’s delay in judicial appointments after 8 weeks

The plea claimed the Centre has been "indefinitely sitting" on names suggested by the apex court collegium for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary. 

Congressman Tarun Gogoi demands CBI probe into Assam murders

Gogoi also expressed doubt that the government would be able to identify the gunmen who killed 5 people in Tinsukia. 

Two weeks after the tragedy, Indian Railways decides to probe Amritsar train accident

The railways said that even though it was not mandatory for it to probe this case, the Amritsar tragedy had 'become a matter of great public discourse'.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?