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TopicRajiv Gauba

Topic: Rajiv Gauba

‘Grim, alarming, scary’, says govt as India’s Covid cases jump 12% in 24 hours, panic sets in

In meeting with state chief secretaries Friday, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said states must step up contact tracing & containment even as vaccination goes on, highlights 11 'states of grave concern'.

Cabinet secy to meet all chief secretaries tomorrow ahead of PM-CMs meet on vaccine rollout

Govt officials say the price negotiation for the vaccines has been completed, but the purchase order is yet to be issued formally.

Modi govt could allow more relaxations after 17 May, but lockdown unlikely to be lifted

At a meeting with chief secretaries, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said states and UTs will have to be careful in ensuring that people do not flout social distancing norms.

Social media more dangerous than IS in Kashmir, security agencies tell home secretary

Security agencies have told home secretary Rajiv Gauba that Islamic State has no significance in the state although IS flags are waved occasionally.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.