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The tricky question of VVIP visitors
28 Apr 2016
Budding IAS officers, returning to their training academy for the final polish after a year in the field, were asked how they coped with VVIP visitors. Their replies make interesting reading. By Vivek K. Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India
SC to hear Jairam Ramesh plea against Aadhar Act
26 Apr 2016
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Emotional chief justice of India appeals to PM to appoint more judges
25 Apr 2016
Squarely blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the paucity of judges in the country, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur broke down as he made an impassioned plea for delivering justice to the vast number of under-trials languishing in jail
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Supreme Court stays HC order lifting central rule in Uttarakhand
22 Apr 2016
The Supreme Court today stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court passed on Thursday reversing a presidential proclamation imposing central rule in the state
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High court quashes President's rule in Uttarakhand; orders floor test
21 Apr 2016
The court also upheld the disqualification of nine dissident Congress MLAs and said they have to pay the price of committing the "Constitutional sin" of defection by being disqualified
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Uttarakhand police horse Shaktiman, attacked in BJP rally, dies
20 Apr 2016
Attempts to fit Shaktiman, apparently attacked by BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi during a party rally, with a prosthetic leg proved ineffective as the horse died of infection
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Uttarakhand: President can be wrong, HC tells centre
20 Apr 2016
Once again clearly indicating that it was not happy with the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, the high court said the Centre had no business to interfere when a floor test in the assembly was imminent
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US flags abuses by police, security forces in India
14 Apr 2016
In its detailed Congressional-mandated report on India, the State Department continues to raise its concerns about the victims of Gujarat riots not receiving justice so far
Poll panel ropes in taxmen to curb money abuse
09 Apr 2016
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