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If only the new Tamil Nadu govt follows the law, Section 4 of RTI Act, to suo moto and actively disclose all files and records of the govt on a monthly basis, instead of these video antics that sadly even journalists are falling for.. It could make for a real transparent govt.

Breaking news! Dr Soumya Swaminathan @doctorsoumya has been elected as FRS, Fellow of Royal Society, one of the highest global hours that a scientist can receive. @royalsociety With her father Bharat Ratna Prof Swaminathan also being elected as FRS, this is the first daughter-father FRS duo from India. Also she is the second Indian woman scientist being elected in 365 years history of Royal Society, the first being Prof Gagandeep Kang. Very proud moment for Indian Science & indeed for us Indians. Heartiest congratulations dear Soumya! @PMOIndia @DrJitendraSingh @PrinSciAdvOff @CSIR_IND @ICMRDELHI @IndiaDST @DBTIndia @PuneIntCentre

Seeking to corner Modi for not holding any press conference while in power after a Norwegian journalist raised questions over PM not responding to media, Congress releases list of 129 press meets addressed by Rahul Gandhi since September 2013 deccanherald.com/india/press-br…

Congress criticises compromised PM Modi over 2nd instalment of fuel hike, accusing him of robbing common people and giving Adani a "free pass" from US while warning "day is not far" when people and Opposition will rise up on the streets against this mayhem deccanherald.com/india/modi-mer…

I would agree with Ms Lyng here. I have had the opportunity of tough questioning top European and US diplomats at climate negotiations on their claim to morality and the distance between the claims and their actions. Most would not answer anything material. Several did so by sophistry and digression (diplomacy training teaches you how to), some with rudeness and others with arrogance. When I persisted and cut them short to bring them to the point, most would get irritated and it was always revealing of the individual and of their country's weak spots and doublespeak. Some would be smarter to distract with politeness or a light joke. Remember a top UK diplomat when asked a question repeatedly that put his country in a spot, said, "You can ask that of course. But I will decide if the needs to answer you or not." behind his smile one could see anger and irritation at being cornered. He later laced it with a threat on his way out catching me in the corridor, 'you might believe it's a good question, but I wondered if it's good for you to ask it.' It was a jab that told me the question should be pursued to see what UK did on that count behind closer doors. In one case an EU ambassador was excessively curt and his comms guy came after to indirectly apologise and try to build a working relationship of distrust. All par for course. Our diplomat did sound boorish and not so good at distracting away from a pertinent question in Norway. He could have done better. The journalist did well to keep him on the spot.

Since 27 Sept, 2013,@RahulGandhi has held 129 press conferences: Congress @DeccanHerald

For an institution like the Indian Judiciary memory of Justice HR Khanna shouldn't have remained as an exceptional legend but as a memory continuously improved and re-lived.

Jairam Ramesh submits notice seeking initiation of breach of privilege proceedings against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his “outrageous” remarks about Parliamentary Standing Committees having Opposition MPs deccanherald.com/india/neet-ug-…

BCCI will not fall under the RTI regime, as it is not a ‘public authority’ set up by any law or has any substantial financing by the government: CIC deccanherald.com/india/bcci-not…

Jairam Ramesh submits breach of privilege notice against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for having "lowered the dignity" of Parliament and Parliamentary Committees @DeccanHerald

Tax exemptions or statutory concessions available generally under law cannot be treated as “substantial financing” by the Government within the meaning of the RTI Act: CIC @DeccanHerald

BCCI does not fall within the ambit of RTI, says Central Information Commission (CIC) @DeccanHerald

It’s time to move away from politics to actual policy. The Indian rupee lost 11.2% vis-a-vis the US$ over last year. This is not just because of war. Net foreign direct investment to India has been near 0 over 22 months. Left unchecked, this will cause inflation to rise.

What happened on May 8 and May 9? Why did Thol. Thirumavalavan delay the decision to support TVK government? What did the DMK-AIADMK propose? A deep-dive into what happened within the VCK and Thirumavalavan's journey from an activist to a politician

Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi arrive in Thiruvananthapuram to attend swearing-in of Congress-led UDF govt in Kerala @DeccanHerald

CPI(M) Polit Bureau was divided over Pinarayi Vijayan taking over as Leader of Opposition in Kerala with a section believing that a new and younger face would be beneficial for the party that faced a rout in the Assembly elections deccanherald.com/india/kerala/c…

Congress writes to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Great Nicobar Project deccanherald.com/india/congress…

Government has promulgated an ordinance to immediately increase the number of judges in Supreme Court from 33 to 37, days after the union cabinet decided to bring a Bill in Parliament deccanherald.com/india/govt-rai…

'Why aren't you dismissing the Education Minister': Rahul Gandhi continues to slam PM Modi over NEET-UG 2026 paper leak row deccanherald.com/india/why-aren…

Biology lecturer, part of NTA's paper-setting committee for NEET-UG, arrested deccanherald.com/india/biology-…