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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: UPA

K.V. Chowdary, first IRS officer to serve as CVC, is no stranger to controversy

K.V. Chowdary is said to have been as close to the power centres in UPA as he is in NDA.

Disinvestment target met only once in last 10yrs: No takers or was Modi govt too ambitious?

Experts weigh in on the government’s disinvestment exercise and how it has failed to meet targets year after year.

We must question our MPs when Lok Sabha session works for less than 50% of total time

The current Lok Sabha has sent far fewer bills to parliamentary committees than the previous two houses.

Decoding the Rafale numbers: Where Rahul Gandhi and Modi government went wrong

For India, it is the season of miscalculation.

UPA-era generic drug scheme undergoes turnaround, Modi govt to promote it ahead of polls

The government has begun to refocus on the Jan Aushadhi Yojana, through which it provides generic medicines at affordable rates. 

Modi govt ‘snoop’ order was UPA’s idea, and was backed by most parties

Thursday's order merely specifies agencies authorised to implement action, but amendments giving more power to central govt were passed — without discussion — in 2008.

Coal scam convict HC Gupta’s son wants to be an ‘upright’ IAS officer just like his father

HC Gupta’s son Sarthak says his father’s legal tribulations over the coal scam have been ‘disheartening’, but he is driven to enter the IAS.

H.C. Gupta’s conviction in coal scam case will force IAS officers to play safe

Despite being castigated and pilloried over the years, India’s IAS officers have performed well.

Coalgate scam: IAS body calls convictions of 3 ‘honest’ officers ‘most unfortunate’

Court said the 3 officers withheld information from ex-PM Manmohan Singh and distorted facts while recommending a private company for allotment of a coal block

Senior ministers in UPA govt should have resigned to devote time to party work: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader claims efforts are being made to build the party organisation and that assembly poll results will reflect that.

On Camera

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.