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FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for threatening to create unrest in city ahead of Republic Day

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Special Cell has registered an FIR against Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for allegedly issuing threats to create unrest in the national capital ahead of Republic Day, an official said on Friday. The case has been registered under sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on…

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Govt notifies questions to be posed to citizens in first phase of Census starting April 1

New Delhi:  The government on Thursday notified 33 questions that will be put to citizens during the first phase of the Census — houselisting and housing enumeration — starting April 1. In a gazette notification published on Thursday, Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, listed questions such as material used in house flooring and…

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We’re fully prepared for multiple actions to dominate escalation ladder: Army chief on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: A “three-dimensional chess” was being played during Operation Sindoor, when the Indian forces were fully prepared for multiple actions to “dominate” the complete escalation ladder, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Thursday. In his address at the launch of the book, ‘Redlines Redrawn – Operation Sindoor and India’s New Normal’ here, he…

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PM Modi speaks to Brazil’s Lula, says ties key for interests of Global South

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday and asserted that close cooperation was vital for advancing the shared interests of the Global South. Modi received a call from the Brazilian president, and the two leaders underscored the importance of reformed multilateralism in addressing shared challenges,…

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Pillars of Paralysis: Indecision, Inefficiency, Incompetence

The 81st meeting of the Board of Governors, held on June 20, 2023, was less a forum of governance and more a case study in administrative drift. With the re-entry of a former Registrar—suspended during my tenure—as Secretary to the Board, confusion once again became the institutional norm. The minutes themselves read like a chronicle…

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