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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicModi govt 2019

Topic: Modi govt 2019

Modi govt plans national university to train IAS, IPS, IRS officers, other civil servants

The proposed National Civil Service University will come under DoPT, and existing civil service training institutes will function under it.

Kashmir freeze will continue in 2020 as Modi govt’s promises to develop Valley look bleak

The silence maintained by the Kashmiri population and the leaders can in no way be taken as acceptance of Modi govt’s decision of 5 August 2019.

PM Modi spent first term collecting diplomatic capital, second can’t be about firefighting

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

US warns of serious respiratory problems with two top neurological drugs used in India

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Path to honesty is tortuous, sometimes damaging: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

Honesty always comes with a price, Ashok Lavasa writes in The Indian Express. His family has been under scanner for alleged tax evasions.

Modi govt plans new single-window clearance process to revive FDI in pharma

Foreign Direct Investment in the pharmaceutical sector fell to $266 million in FY2018-19 from $1.01 billion the previous year — a 74% drop.

We are shrinking India by highlighting our differences & young India isn’t happy: Harsha Bhogle

Cricket commentator and writer Harsha Bhogle said people in power needed to focus on creating opportunities so the next generation isn't burdened with talk of war & cultural differences.

It’s time to rethink GST, because no economy can afford to retain a failed tax experiment

The govt made four mistakes on GST, apart from the problems in implementation. It now has to break heads in the GST Council and work out new slabs and rates.

Modi govt asks IITs, IIMs, varsities to track student social media posts amid CAA protests

HRD ministry asks educational institutions to keep tab on social media accounts of students and teachers to ensure incidents like Jamia violence is not repeated.

Modi govt plans to scrap ‘opaque’ empanelment process for civil servants, to advertise posts

Move which is part of govt’s reform plan for the civil services also includes the possibility of assigning task of key appointments to UPSC.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.