While the contours and remit of the Trump presidency’s planned Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) remain unclear, it seems to be gaining traction in the Indian government. According to reports, a significant presentation at the 4th National Chief Secretaries Conference last month mentioned the DOGE and the US Paperwork Reduction Act as prominent worldwide examples of ‘deregulation’, in addition to those from the UK, New Zealand, and Argentina.
Let it remain a secret please
Amruta, the wife of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, enjoys singing and has published many albums. Amruta is often invited to perform at events, and she typically agrees. After becoming Chief Minister, Fadnavis was invited to a trailer premiere for a Marathi film. During the ceremony, Fadnavis said that his schedule had grown so hectic that he failed to inform his wife that she, too, had been invited to the event. Later, he jokingly urged the organisers not to tell his wife since she would land him in trouble.
A direct link for justice
The West Bengal Junior Doctor’s Front (WBJDF) has set a hotline number to demand justice for RG Kar PGT doctor, who was raped and killed on hospital grounds on August 9. The junior physicians want to relaunch the campaign, and a hotline number has been established to create a people’s platform to demand justice for Abhaya. WBJDF presented the hotline number and invited ordinary people to join a platform to fight for Abhaya. The WBJDF said that the movement and protest would continue, and voiced dissatisfaction with the latest inquiry.
