Bench finds reasonable apprehension of bias as Sanjay Malhotra sat on panel that rejected Captain Pramod Kumar Bajaj’s candidature and directs reconsideration within four weeks.
This comes amid looming uncertainties as Trump’s tariff regime kicks in. RBI also revised its growth estimates for FY25-26, lowering GDP estimates by 20 points to 6.5% from 6.7%.
Currently serving as revenue secretary, Malhotra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, will take over following 10 December retirement of incumbent governor Shaktikanta Das.
With recruitments under Agnipath set to rise, the Union Budget has significantly increased spending, with the Army taking nearly 87% of the total outlay.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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