How UPSC got its English wrongAfter a nationwide outcry, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has suspended its proposal to make English a predominant component of the Civil Services Mains examination from this year. The UPSC must scrap the proposals altogether. This is ... The Hindu, 2 months ago |
Air Traffic Control Newsletter #102In this issue: Backlash over politicized ATC funding User taxes vs. user fees—a big difference IG confirms large increase in ATC errors Using real-time weather data in aviation Slow ... Reason Foundation, 4 weeks ago
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India: Surrender Saga In Assam ? AnalysisA total of 2,009 cadres of the Dilip Nunisa faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD-N) surrendered on March 9, 2013. Those who surrendered include 691 armed cadres (39 of them women) and 1,318 overground workers known as public relations officers. The ... Eurasia Review, 1 month ago
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South Asia Intelligence Review, Volume 11, No. 40Data and assessments from SAIR can be freely published in any form with credit to the South Asia Intelligence Review of the Print Jharkhand: Escalating Dangers Fakir Mohan Pradhan Research Associate, Even as the Communist Party of India-Maoist ... South Asian Terrorism Portal, 1 month ago
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Maldives: Seeking to put judiciary in a spotIn Maldives, everything government and everyone in Government other than President Nasheed could be effortlessly branded as a 'Gayoom legatee'. Most Nasheed aides, political and otherwise, belong there, too, but their timely cross-over may have ... Observer India, 1 month ago
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Metrolife in the cityDRAMA Three-act play Thespianics presents 1757 - When the Gods Frowned, a three-act play in English based on the life and times of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ul-Daulah. Thestory is set in 1756, a tumultuous time in India's history - the Mughal Empire is on ... Deccan Herald, 2 months ago
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Why India's regional influence is fadingIndia’s regional policy has fallen between the two stools of pragmatism and principle. It’s time India revisited and rectified its approach. Relations with neighbours deserve nothing less, says Praful Bidwai. India’s neighbourhood is in great turmoil, but New Delhi seems unable to fashion a coherent, balanced, mature and self-confident response to it. In particular, India has dealt with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and Nepal in confused and indecisive, if not ... Rediff.com, 2 months ago
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