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Mamata congratulates Kolkata-born academic on being selected for Holberg Prize

Mamata congratulates Kolkata-born academic on being selected for Holberg Prize

Kolkata, Mar 17 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak on being selected for the 2025 Holberg Prize, considered one of the most prestigious international awards in humanities and social sciences. Acknowledging Spivak’s significant contributions to literary theory and philosophy, Banerjee said in a social media post that she has also been “charmed by her (Spivak’s) long and sustained association with pro-poor voluntary services in some remote villages of West Bengal.” “I congratulate our Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak on her attaining yet another top international recognition,” Banerjee posted on X. I congratulate our

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on PIL challenging current CAG appointment procedure

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on PIL challenging current CAG appointment procedure

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking that the current practice of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India solely by the executive and the prime minister be declared violative of the Constitution. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh issued notice on the PIL filed by an NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation, and tagged it with the pending matter on the same issue. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, said that the question is of independence of the institution and alleged

Wholesale price inflation inches up to 2.38 pc in Feb

Wholesale price inflation inches up to 2.38 pc in Feb

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation marginally rose to 2.38 per cent in February due to expensive manufactured food items like vegetables oil and beverages, government data released on Monday showed. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was 2.31 per cent in January. It was 0.2 per cent in February 2024. Positive rate of inflation in February, 2025 is primarily due to the increase in prices of manufacture of food products, food articles, other manufacturing, non-food articles and manufacture of textiles, etc, according to the statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. As per the

Country facing challenges; let’s have minimum glorification, maximum governance: Congress on PM podcast

Country facing challenges; let’s have minimum glorification, maximum governance: Congress on PM podcast

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his interaction with American podcaster Lex Fridman, saying that at a time when the country is facing grave challenges and the neighbourhood is volatile, there should be “minimum self-glorification and maximum governance”. In an interaction lasting over three hours with Fridman, Modi opened up on a host of foreign affairs issues and also touched on various aspects of his life journey. “Almost a year ago, he said he was non-biological. Now he says that he believes in the 1+1 theory: 1 in

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