Questions On Questions

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire    India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data about people helps govt plan for the future – how many cities, schools, hospitals, airports, etc to build. It also…

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Us Supreme Court: US Supreme Court again rejects Donald Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million E Jean Carroll verdict

File photo: US President Donald Trump and writer E Jean Carroll The US Supreme Court on Monday again rejected President Donald Trump‘s attempt to overturn a $5 million civil verdict in favour of writer E Jean Carroll, leaving in place a jury’s finding that he sexually abused and defamed her.The justices declined Trump’s request to…

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High-level committee on banking reforms ‘soon’: FM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Govt will “soon” announce the high-level committee on banking reforms, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday at the conclave of 12 public sector banks (PSBs) and public financial institutions, while lauding the sector’s improved asset quality. She also emphasised that the future of banking must “reflect”…

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CAS here to stay, it can be improved upon: Sebi

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi is open to making changes to the closing auction session (CAS) system, but it will not abandon it completely, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman, Sebi said Monday. The top markets regulator also said that currently Sebi officials are analysing trading data for CAS, and are also going…

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