Extortion investigation against Vinay Kumar Pathak has revived old questions about CV fraud, plagiarism and also the ‘integrity’ of a panel that gave him a clean chit in 2018.
CBI is probing Pathak for allegedly taking bribe to clear contractor's dues during tenure as VC of Agra University. He 'enjoys patronage' of UP govt & Raj Bhavan, says opposition.
Vinay Pathak sought commission through his associate to clear dues of Rs 9.76 cr, alleges complainant. This was when he held additional charge of Agra varsity during Jan-Sept 2022.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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