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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

Jane Goodall—no formal degree, no laboratory, only passion for the wild

She showed that chimpanzees have emotions, personalities, and complex social lives. She gave them names instead of numbers.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.