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TopicKannan Gopinathan

Topic: Kannan Gopinathan

Now in Congress, Gopinathan says govt never accepted resignation. What rules say on IAS officers quitting

Though it has been six years since he resigned from the IAS, the govt has not accepted his resignation, Kannan Gopinathan told ThePrint. He joined the Congress Monday.

Govt cannot go on bullying citizens: former IAS Kannan Gopinathan after joining Congress

Decision to join politics was after a culmination of six years of introspection and deliberation, former civil servant from Kerala's Kottayam district says.

Shah Faesal rejoining IAS doesn’t undo ‘unconstitutional’ treatment he faced — ex-IAS Kannan G

Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned as IAS officer following Shah Faesal’s arrest last year, said speculation over him rejoining the service won’t change his mind.

FIR against ex-IAS officer K. Gopinathan, Prashant Bhushan for tweets on govt’s Covid response

The Gujarat Police has filed an FIR for intending to outrage reli­gious feelings, causing fear or alarm in the public and criminal conspiracy on the basis of a tweet.

Modi govt asks ‘disillusioned’ IAS officer to rejoin amid Covid-19 crisis, he calls it petty

Kannan Gopinathan resigned last August following events in J&K after the govt’s Article 370 move. He said he would help as a ‘free citizen’, but not as an IAS officer.

Modi govt proposes inquiry against IAS officer 2 months after he quit over Article 370

IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan has been accused of several acts ‘unbecoming of a government servant’, insubordination & dereliction of duty.

If India is in crisis, it is because good guys like ex-IAS Kannan Gopinathan rather quit

To arrest India’s decline, it is important that the government attract, retain and empower the good guys. Kannan’s leaving is a loss to the government.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

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.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.