NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar transferred, appointed as Arunachal chief secretary

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New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairman Naresh Kumar was on Tuesday transferred and appointed as the Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a government order. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an official notification in this regard. Kumar, a 1987-batch IAS officer, will succeed Satya Gopal as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary. Gopal, a 1988-batch […]

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UP government wanted to pit Dalits against OBC brothers, alleges Bhim Army

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The Bhim Army Wednesday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government wanted to pit Dalits against Other Backward Classes with its unconstitutional decision to include 17 OBC communities in the Scheduled Castes list. The Dalit groups national vice president, Manjeet Nautiyal, said that if the government wanted to add OBC communities to the SC list, it […]

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Bihar bars official who set civil services exam about ‘Kathputli Governor’

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After a question in the Bihar civil services examination about critically examining if the governor was a puppet created widespread outrage, the person who set the question paper has been barred, reported the Indian Express. The controversial question was listed in the General Knowledge paper of the main examination that read, Critically examine the role […]

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President Ram Nath Kovind’s nod to increase number of Supreme Court judges

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President Ram Nath Kovind has signed into law a Bill which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 30 to 33 besides the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill was passed by Parliament earlier this week. With no vacancy, the present strength of […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Congress welcomes ICJ verdict, expresses concern on his safety in Pakistan

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The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, but said the Indian nationals safety is unaddressed and he remains vulnerable to another miscarriage of justice by Pakistan. The International Court of Justice has ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Jadhav, who has been sentenced […]

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