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Indian drawing room talk on ‘merit’ stands demolished by Supreme Court NEET ruling
Supreme Court's explanation on the constitutional validity of OBC quota in NEET rejects commonly held views of dominant castes who are blind to India's social realities.
Joe Biden administration set to put itself at centre of US cryptocurrency policy
An executive order is being drafted which will soon set in place a govt strategy empowering US federal agencies to assess risks and opportunities posed by the digital assets.
Defence
China ‘not that nice country’, giving money to dictators & killers: German Navy chief in India
Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach later issued a clarification, saying comments were his 'personal view' and not German defence ministry's, and expressing them was a 'mistake'.
Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.