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Why CAT pulled up tax authorities for action against Sameer Wankhede, officer who led cruise drug bust

Staying any further actions against Wankhede, the tribunal noted that the central tax board and the revenue department acted in gross disregard of the law in issuing a charge memorandum against him.

CAT scraps BrahMos chief’s appointment, leaving govt perplexed. MoD asked to reconsider senior scientist

CAT says seniority, promotion, pay—obtained by 'dint of long service, hard work & integrity'—cannot be made insignificant. 'Fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria won't make one entitled'.

Acute staff crunch paralyses tribunal set up to ensure quick disposal of service matters

The Central Administrative Tribunal has 27 out of 64 posts lying vacant, leaving some benches without the requisite strength to assemble and hear cases.

All that an MBA degree brings is snob value, not success. Just look at Mukesh Ambani

Fancy B-school degrees are becoming irrelevant in today’s fast-changing world. India’s MBA-IIM obsession is an artificial demand.

National Recruitment Authority, GMAT, CAT-like test planned to fill vacancies in govt jobs

The government plans to set up a National Recruitment Authority, which will conduct a common test for Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C posts.

Quizzes, more internal marks, emphasis on EQ: Govt panel calls for revamp of college exams

Panel recommends evaluating students not on just academics but also ‘high moral character’ and tolerance for diversity.

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.