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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicV.K. Pandian

Topic: V.K. Pandian

‘Exaggerations of all sorts’ — Naveen Patnaik rules out close aide VK Pandian as his ‘successor’

Pandian was private secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for over a decade and is chief strategist and star campaigner for BJD this poll season.

Odisha goes all out to get big investment with 5T mantra, and ‘set benchmark for others’

‘Fully committed to it’ – the 5T initiative is led by former IAS-turned-politician V.K. Pandian.

‘Enormous asset for BJD’ — what’s next for star Odisha officer Pandian who quit IAS, got new role

VK Pandian, formerly CM Patnaik's private secretary, was appointed chairman of 5T initiative & Nabin Odisha scheme Tuesday, a day after his resignation from service was accepted.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.