Modi govt’s focus on social justice, transparent mechanism led to withdrawal of Lateral Entry Ad: Sources

New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday afternoon announced the decision to withdraw the UPSC advertisement for ‘lateral entry’. The letter written by DoPT minister Dr Jitender Singh was sent to UPSC chairman Preeti Sudan. Political war of words soon broke out between the government and the opposition. Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and other leaders,…

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India, Malaysia ink key pact on recruitment, elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

New Delhi: India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on expanding cooperation in several sectors, including trade, investment and defence. A pact on promoting recruitment of Indian workers in Malaysia and protection of their…

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We will protect Constitution, reservation at all costs: Rahul after govt’s lateral entry U-turn

New Delhi: With the Centre withdrawing the latest advertisement for lateral entry in bureaucracy, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Congress will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs and foil “conspiracies” of the BJP. His remarks came after Union Minister of State for Personnel…

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BJP’s duplicity on ‘freebies’

The complexities of managing state finances in India have come to the forefront once again, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies at the Centre facing sharp criticism over their economic policies. On the one hand, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused Opposition-led state governments of financial mismanagement, particularly for their reliance…

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