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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Why Centre wants SC to clarify that ‘gender-neutral hiring’ order doesn’t apply to armed forces as whole

The Supreme Court earlier directed a gender-neutral employment policy in the Army’s Judge Advocate General cadre, triggering similar demands in other branches.

‘Victim of politics’ or ‘justice’? Ajit Ranade’s dismissal from V-C post splits Pune’s Gokhale institute

Ranade, who was appointed V-C of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics over 2 years ago, was dismissed after a fact-finding committee said his appointment didn't meet UGC norms.

Man behind Tejas milestone, Jitendra Jadhav takes over as chief of aeronautical development body

The major projects that will need his attention would be the first flight of LCA Air Force Mk2 in the 4th quarter of 2025 & rolling out the advanced medium combat aircraft.

Getting IAS officers to Centre, sending them back as chief secy — how Modi 2.0 is different from 1.0

Appointments of Durga Shankar Mishra & Sudhansh Pant in UP & Rajasthan, respectively, are part of a trend of central govt officers taking charge as chief secretaries in BJP-ruled states.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.