The election has set in motion two potential changes to the fundamentals of that state’s politics. If either or both become lasting realities, the Congress Party stands to benefit, writes James Manor. https://t.co/IJybCDrAwU
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Karnataka: A Potentially Historic Election
The election has set in motion two potential changes to the fundamentals of that state’s politics. If either or both become lasting realities, the Congress Party stands to benefit.
The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said. The existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30. https://t.co/BgV1Cffcix
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RBI Asks Banks to Stop Issuing Rs 2,000 Notes With Immediate Effect
The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said. The existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30.
Syrian President Bashar Assad attended his first summit since the 22-member league suspended his country over the brutal crackdown on protesters that led to civil war in 2011. https://t.co/RXMWr5BqRr
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Syrian Leader Assad Attends Arab League Summit After Years of Isolation
Syrian President Bashar Assad attended his first summit since the 22-member league suspended his country over the brutal crackdown on protesters that led to civil war in 2011.
At their summit in Japan, G7 leaders have agreed on sanctions to "starve Russia's war machine," just days before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to join them in person. https://t.co/2ZLwr6VKHc
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G7 Nations Unveil New Sanctions Against Russia
At their summit in Japan, G7 leaders have agreed on sanctions to "starve Russia's war machine," just days before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to join them in person.
The panel's report said there has not been any regulatory failure around the allegation of price manipulation. https://t.co/grKJMlJcsM
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Because of Repealed Provisions, SEBI Hit 'Opaque Structure' Wall While Investigating Adani: SC Panel
The panel's report said there has not been any regulatory failure around the allegation of price manipulation.
China has said it will not attend the G20 meeting in Srinagar scheduled for next week, as Kashmir was a region disputed with its close strategic ally Pakistan. | Rahul Bedi https://t.co/K0slBSwJbe
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China Says it Won't Attend G20 Meeting to Be Held in 'Disputed Area' Srinagar
According to news reports, Turkey, and possibly even Indonesia, the previous G20 head, too are likely to pull out of the two-day Srinagar meeting beginning on May 24
The ordinance issued on Friday has established the National Capital Service Authority to make recommendations to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters. https://t.co/CznxNZgcA9
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In Effective Reversal of SC Order, Union Govt Takes Back Control of Services in Delhi
The ordinance issued on Friday has established the National Capital Service Authority to make recommendations to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters.
Chinmaya R. Gharekhan writes about time he was in the prime minister’s office (PMO) and ambassador to the UN at New York. | Krishnan Srinivasan https://t.co/1G2s1UqHHZ
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A Peek Into Ten Years in the Life and Career of a Successful Indian Diplomat
Chinmaya R. Gharekhan writes about time he was in the prime minister’s office (PMO) and ambassador to the UN at New York.
"...journalism is a weapon. It is just like a knife, which gives life if used by a doctor, but kills when used by a murderer:" What Sheetla Singh told Krishna Pratap Singh. https://t.co/GTfR2WubV9
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'Satisfied That I Guarded People's Rights': Sheetla Singh's Final Interview
"...journalism is a weapon. It is just like a knife, which gives life if used by a doctor, but kills when used by a murderer."
#Education | School-leaving students who belong to poor families are left staring at significant expenses to travel to exam centres, many of which are over 600 kilometres from their hometowns, writes @UroojAndrabi .
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https://t.co/eIDNv20AvZ
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'Exam Centres Outside Valley or J&K,' Hundreds Likely to Skip CUET Exams in Kashmir
School-leaving students who belong to poor families are left staring at significant expenses to travel to exam centres, many of which are over 600 kilometres from their hometowns.
#Society | In times when we are surrounded by images, everyday lives saturated by images, why do we lack imagination? What is this relationship between politics and our capacity to imagine?, writes Narendra Pachkhédé.
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https://t.co/rhRDJQ5nfi
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
In the times when we are surrounded by images, everyday lives saturated by images, why do we lack imagination? What is this relationship between politics and our capacity to imagine? And by an extension, does it deter us from defining a new politics for our…
#Politics | Are longstanding yet buried tensions within BJP state unit in Telangana coming to the surface after the national party’s humbling defeat in the Karnataka elections? Developments in last three days seem to indicate as much, writes Pavan Korada.
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https://t.co/ocJYMX1wt7
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Are Cracks Appearing in BJP's Telangana Unit After the Karnataka Debacle?
Are longstanding yet buried tensions within the BJP state unit in Telangana coming to the surface after the national party’s humbling defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections? Developments in the last three days seem to indicate as much.
Since demonetisation in 2016, there is a worrying trend about the current government: it practices centralised, knee jerk policies without seeking advice from domain experts. | @Deepanshu_1810 https://t.co/2WDLN9Buqg
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Rs 2000 Note Withdrawn: Policymaking That Is Insensitive to Consequences Has Become the Norm
In theory, the move may appear as a small “RBI monetary policy measure”. But in a ‘jobless-poor investment’ growth trajectory, how does the timing appeal to sound economic policy or thinking?
#Watch | In an interview with Karan Thapar, Chinmaya Gharekhan, India’s former Permanent Representative to the UN, who had spent 26 months in Indira Gandhi’s PMO, discussed many of the anecdotes about Indira Gandhi published in his new book.
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https://t.co/qEw37w1U5x
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Indira Loved Brits, Wanted The Nobel, Treated Ambassadors With Contempt, Filed Her Nails At Meetings
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In an astonishingly revealing interview, where he regales the audience with a collection of delightful but also searingly honest anecdotes about former…
In an astonishingly revealing interview, where he regales the audience with a collection of delightful but also searingly honest anecdotes about former…
#Politics| Karnataka election may eventually be seen as a watershed. It has set in motion two potential changes to the fundamentals of that state’s politics. If either or both become lasting realities, Congress Party stands to benefit, writes James Manor.
https://t.co/IJybCDr2Hm
https://t.co/IJybCDr2Hm
The Wire
Karnataka: A Potentially Historic Election
The election has set in motion two potential changes to the fundamentals of that state’s politics. If either or both become lasting realities, the Congress Party stands to benefit.
The hunger strike on Friday took a dramatic turn when one of the fasting students, Aswin Ak, fell seriously ill and had to be moved to a hospital. https://t.co/uu5AM7pDca
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FTII Admin Refuses To Budge Even as Five Students Continue Hunger Strike Against Expulsion
The hunger strike has entered its sixth day on May 20. One of the students fell seriously ill on Friday and had to be moved to a hospital.
#World | At their summit in Japan, G7 leaders have agreed on sanctions to "starve Russia's war machine," just days before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to join them in person.
https://t.co/2ZLwr6VcRE
https://t.co/2ZLwr6VcRE
The Wire
G7 Nations Unveil New Sanctions Against Russia
At their summit in Japan, G7 leaders have agreed on sanctions to "starve Russia's war machine," just days before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to join them in person.
#Education | For the past five days, a 27-year-old film student at the premier Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, along with four others, has been on a hunger strike, writes @sukanyashantha.
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https://t.co/uu5AM7p5mC
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FTII Admin Refuses To Budge Even as Five Students Continue Hunger Strike Against Expulsion
The hunger strike has entered its sixth day on May 20. One of the students fell seriously ill on Friday and had to be moved to a hospital.
PM Modi, in an interview with Nikkei Asia, said he would raise the issues of the Global South at the G7 meeting and India will act as "a bridge between diverse voices and contribute to a constructive and positive agenda". https://t.co/X4QXMpZNZh
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Modi Says India Will Raise Issues of Global South at G7 Meeting
In an interview with Nikkei Asia, the prime minister reiterated his government's stances on the Russia-Ukraine war and India's relations with Pakistan and China.
#Governance | The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said. The existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30.
https://t.co/BgV1CfeEsZ
https://t.co/BgV1CfeEsZ
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RBI Asks Banks to Stop Issuing Rs 2,000 Notes With Immediate Effect
The bank notes in Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be a legal tender, the RBI said. The existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30.