Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

Mission Karmayogi (MK)”, the National Programme for Civil Service Capacity Building (NPCSCB) seeks to use current available resources & further augment them to usher in a competency-based learning and development Efforts Underway to Hold Single Common Eligibility Test in Every District of the Country by January Next Year” Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that for the first time in the history of independent India,…

Union minister Narayan Rane arrested over ‘slap Uddhav’ remark

Indian Union Minister Narayan and Rajya Sabha member Rane was arrested for his threatening to “slap” Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Later on in the same midnight Rane has been granted bail.   Rane was arrested by the Nashik city police after a sessions court in Ratnagiri rejected his transit anticipatory bail application. District Magistrate B N Patil said Rane was detained after all legal options were exhausted.   The BJP rallied behind Rane, claiming that while it did not agree with his remarks, his arrest was in violation of constitutional procedures. Meanwhile, BJP…

Education Minister to launch some major initiatives of NEP 2020

In order to commemorate one year of the implementation of NEP 2020, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education has prepared a booklet on one-year achievements of the NEP Implementation. The booklet will be launched virtually by Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan on 24th August, 2021.  In addition to the booklet, some major NEP 2020 initiatives will also be launched by the Education Minister. These include: NIPUN Bharat FLN tools and resources on DIKSHA, which is a separate vertical for FLN resources developed under DIKSHA to…

L-G denied request for panel to probe oxygen deaths in Delhi says Sisodia

Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday claimed L-G Anil Baijal once again denied the government’s request to set up an expert committee to investigate deaths caused due to lack of medical oxygen during the second COVID-19 wave.   It looks very controversial statement, on why the LG is pursuing the case, to let the country knows the fact on how many people have died with the lacks of Oxygen.   LG’s deny is purely misleading ,it is again the Government of Delhi Vs LG. “While Centre is collecting data…

Husband forcibly having sex with wife can’t be called illegal says court

By hearing a dowry harassment case, a Mumbai sessions court observed that the woman’s complaint that her husband had sex with her forcibly cannot be considered an “illegal thing”.   Additional Sessions Judge Sanjashree J. Gharat stated in her order, “It is the further grievance of the complainant that Accused no 1 (husband) committed sexual intercourse with her against her wish.” The court went on to say, “However, the applicant no 1 being husband cannot be said that he committed any illegal thing.”   An exception to the offence of…

UP polls: BJP begins seat-sharing talks with Nishad Party

BJP national leadership has begun seat-sharing talks with Nishad Party in UP. BJP has also assured to fulfil Nishad Party’s demand of reservation in the Scheduled Castes category before going for polls in 2022.   Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad was part of a Thursday meeting in Delhi that included BJP chief JP Nadda, home minister Amit Shah, national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh.   Nishad told ET the BJP high command has asked the state government to expedite…

Congress slams govt over hike in prices of LPG cylinders

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the hike in prices of LPG cylinders, accusing it of being insensitive and distorting the budget of every household.   The party also displayed empty LPG cylinders and ‘chulhas‘ at a press conference here to highlight the issue of steep LPG prices.   Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate urged the government to bring down prices of LPG cylinders to provide relief to the common people in the country.   She said the government has initiated the very steep hike on LPG…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calls Mulayam Singh Yadav ‘abba jaan’, SP members protest

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday triggered loud protests by Samajwadi Party members in the state legislative council when he referred to their patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav as “abba jaan.” The usually respectful Urdu term for “father” created a row as SP members took it as a jibe by the BJP suggesting that the opposition party remained focused on Muslims.   Adityanath used it while speaking about SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s initial reluctance to take theCovid vaccine, alleging that he changed his mind only after his father Mulayam Singh…

Andhra MLA Builds Temple-cum-Museum Dedicated to CM Jagan, His Pro-Poor Policies

Followers and party leaders show ardent love and affection on top leadership sometimes surprises all. In such a move, a legislator built a temple-cum-museum near Tirupati in Chittoor district. It boasts of a temple and a museum and a glass hall with Navarathnalu schemes that are synonymous with the nine welfare schemes being implemented in Andhra Pradesh.   The temple-cum-museum in Srikalahasti is different as such structures have never come to the fore in recent times. It is not just the temple dedicated to the chief minister as it gives…

Jantar Mantar Communal Slogans: What Explains Arvind Kejriwal’s Silence

AAP’s aim is to woo “disgruntled BJP voters” in its national expansion. How feasible is it? Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are facing flak over its “silence” on the anti-Muslim slogans chanted by Hindutva supporters at a protest in Jantar Mantar on 8 August. Besides being the chief minister of Delhi, Kejriwal also happens to be the MLA from New Delhi, the area in which the protest took place.   The explanation given by AAP supporters is that since the police is not under…