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When a ‘vegetarian’ Union minister tucked into mutton at a BJP Eid bash

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

New IRS data says 72% of Indians now have LPG stoves, bolsters Modi govt claim

The latest Indian Readership Survey claims a 3 per cent increase since 2017 in the share of population that can read and understand English.

A judge who loves golf and Barack Obama’s IAS invitee: Here are India’s Lokpal members

Eight years after social activist Anna Hazare launched his movement to seek a Lokpal, India's first Lokpal was approved by the President Tuesday.

IRS officer Sushil Chandra appointed election commissioner, 2019 team now complete

IIT graduate Sushil Chandra is an IRS officer of the 1980 batch and is currently the CBDT chairperson.

IRS officers reclaim their turf in ED, led for 15 years by IAS & IPS officers

Current Enforcement Directorate S.K. Mishra, a former income tax officer, is pushing for vacant posts to be filled by IRS officers.

K.V. Chowdary, first IRS officer to serve as CVC, is no stranger to controversy

K.V. Chowdary is said to have been as close to the power centres in UPA as he is in NDA.

Top angel investor & former IRS officer says civil servants throttling India startup scene

Venktesh Shukla, a leading angel investor, says India's civil services officers are the ‘worst’ to devise startup policies.

We are the real IRS, don’t call us ‘I-T’, say India’s taxmen

IRS Association, largely comprising officers from the I-T dept, has written to the CBDT that they be referred to as IRS and not as IRS(I-T).

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We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

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.