Home truths
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Home truths
In trying to draw the attention of their political bosses, diplomATS바카라 moves are sometimes far from diplomatic. Take India바카라s Japan ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, who recently tweeted: 바카라Fantastic news about my birthplace #AhmedabadWorldHeritageCity #SmartCity - easily combines rich history & modernity thanks to @narendramodi바카라. Some in Delhi바카라s foreign policy establishment say the tweet was in genuine appreciation of the PM바카라s efforts. Others feel Chinoy aspires to become the next foreign secretary, hence the exuberant tweet. But that will work only if S. Jaishankar stops getting more extensions.
Bull rakshaks
If the cow is here, can the bull be far behind? While BJP governments across the country are busy protecting cows, the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu has chosen to be the saviour of bulls, especially the native varieties fielded in Jallikattu. The state바카라s animal husbandry department would set up two research centres at a cost of Rs 5 crore for the breeding and propagation of the Pullikulam and Kangeyam breeds. Since one of the main functions of the research centres will be to INSeminate cows with pure-breed bulls, it would also need breeding cows of the native variety. 바카라See, ultimately it all boils down to cows. How can there be bulls without cows? Now you know why the BJP is so bullish about Tamil Nadu?바카라 asks a senior BJP leader.
Between the lines
After branding the FTII protests as anti-national and the IITs as hubs of anti-Hindu activities, next in line for Hindu right-wing organisations is the inimitable Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib. One such organisation, which wants Ghalib struck off the syllabuses, is said to have approached HRD minister Prakash Javadekar. The minister, though, politely declined and directed the traffic towards the PMO. This has become a favourite tactic of many ministers in matters on which they don바카라t want to say no, but don바카라t want to move forward either. One can safely assume, then, that Ghalib won바카라t be purged anytime soon.
Overheard The finance ministry is scanning the list of IAS officers, looking for candidates with degrees from reputed business schools for top posts in India바카라s public financial institutions.