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Should IAS officers" children get reservations? Supreme Court raises question
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (288+ words) The Supreme Court on Friday questioned whether children of senior civil servants should continue receiving reservation benefits, while hearing a plea challenging the "creamy layer" exclusion that bars financially and socially advanced sections within backward classes from quota benefits. A…...
NCERT withdraws Class 8 book, issues "unconditional apology" over judiciary chapter
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) NCERT issues unconditional apology and withdraws Class 8 social science textbook after controversy over judiciary chapter New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an "unconditional and unqualified apology" after controversy erupted over a chapter related…...
Shashi Tharoor and the Cassandra Curse in Indian Politics
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (635+ words) Few contemporary Indian politicians embody the Cassandra dilemma as consistently as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Over the years, he has developed a reputation for saying what is institutionally correct, democratically necessary, or morally defensible " only to find himself attacked not…...
This is how Democracy should work, I wish to see this in India too: Tharoor on Trump'Mamdani meeting
6+ mon, 12+ hour ago (180+ words) During the New York mayoral election, Trump and Mamdani had levelled intense accusations and criticisms against each other. However, after Mamdani was elected Mayor, their meeting yesterday was amicable. During the New York mayoral election, Trump and Mamdani had levelled…...