Governance
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Only 18 CAG reports on Centre tabled in Parliament in 2023
In four of the last six years, 20 or fewer audit reports were tabled in Parliament down from an average of 40 between 2014 and 2018.
Scroll Staff
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SC allows Centre to extend tenure of Delhi chief secretary by 6 months a day before his retirement
The Aam Aadmi Party-led government in the national capital had challenged the extension given to Naresh Kumar, citing lack of trust.
Scroll Staff
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CAG’s ‘high standards’ waning in recent times, says group of ex-bureaucrats
The institution does not appear to be discharging its duties with the speed that is expected of it, the former civil servants said in a letter to the president.
Scroll Staff
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Naveen Patnaik aide appointed to Odisha Cabinet
VK Pandian, who served as the chief minister’s private secretary for 12 years, will head the Biju Janata Dal government’s 5T programme.
Scroll Staff
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Decentralisation of power: What an alternative plan on governing Mumbai proposes
Urban planning and implementation today need to be continuous rather than a-once-in-20-year process.
Oormi Kapadia & Jasmine Saluja
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As Trump term shows, US president can’t reign roughshod like a king – but Indian prime minister can
India’s perverted parliamentarianism today imposes no checks on the powers of the prime minister.
Bhanu Dhamija
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist