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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on PIL challenging procedure for appointment of CAG

New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre on a PIL assailing the procedure for appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on grounds that it is “not independent, fair and transparent” and violated the constitutional mandate. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the PIL petitioners, that the existing system of the executive appointing the CAG lacks transparency. The bench, also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Satish Chandra Sharma, issued notices to the union ministries

French President Macron arrives in India, where he’ll be chief guest at National Day celebrations

NEW DELHI, January 25, 2024 (AP) — The French president arrived in India on Thursday, where he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will be the chief guest at the country’s national day celebrations. Emmanuel Macron began his visit with some sightseeing in the western city of Jaipur, a popular tourist destination, where he visited a 17th-century fort and an 18th-century observatory. Macron will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later Thursday in Jaipur before flying to New Delhi. The two leaders are expected to discuss major global challenges in economic, defense, space and cyber

IPS officer whose life inspired ’12th Fail’ movie gets meritorious service medal on eve of 75th Republic Day

New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, whose life inspired the Hindi movie “12th Fail”, is among 37 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel who have been awarded various police and fire service medals on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. A Union Home Ministry statement named Sharma, a 2005-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre, his batchmate from the Bihar cadre Jitender Rana and a few others as the recipients of the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM). Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, ’12th Fail’ was based on Anurag Pathak’s bestselling novel about the

Parboiled rice rates spring to record highs on dwindling supplies, firm demand

Jan 25 (Reuters) – Rates of parboiled rice exported from top hub India advanced to record highs this week on limited supplies and steady demand from Asian and African buyers, while prices eased in Vietnam and Thailand. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at record $533-$542 per ton this week, up from last week’s $525-$535. “Supplies in the market are limited since the government’s paddy buying is leaving little for private players. Additionally, rice milling of the new season crop is currently underway, further reducing the availability of milled rice,” said Nitin Gupta, senior vice president of Olam Agri

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