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More than one-sixth of Modi's ministers have not been to college

The row over the new Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani's educational qualification has led to a nationwide debate over the minimum qualification required to be a minister at the Centre. According to Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysis, there are eight ministers whose educational qualification is completing 12th standard or below 12th standard. Smriti Irani can now breathe easy.



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30 pc Modi ministers face criminal charges, 18 pc have not been to college

National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 44 ministers out of 46 Ministers (including Prime Minister) from Lok Sabha 2014 and the current Rajya Sabha. The details of Prakash Javadekar and Nirmala Seetharaman were not analysed as they are not currently members of either House.



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Article 370: MoS PMO's remark can create a communal divide, says PDP

Lambasting the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitender Singh for his comments on Article 370, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said that his comments have the potential to divide the state on communal lines.



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The elitism of the subsidised: Kishwar, Irani and the Indian N-word

In a country where hierarchy and class differences manifest at every turn, we have several forms of the West's N-word. One is "neech", with its connotations of lower caste and social background, a word which has never really lost its pejorative associations despite years of affirmative action and which caused a lot of heated arguments during the campaign season. The other is "nalayak".



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Live blog: May 28

Several ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take charge on Wednesday. Here are the latest updates related to the new government.



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Enormous task ahead, says SIT black money probe panel chief MB Shah

A day after the government constituted a Special Investigation Team to bring back black money, retired SC Judge Justice MB Shah, who is heading the SIT said the committee has an enormous task ahead of it.



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Article 370: MoS PMO's remark can create a communal divide, says PDP

Lambasting the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitender Singh for his comments on Article 370, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said that his comments have the potential to divide the state on communal lines.



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The elitism of the subsidised: Kishwar, Irani and the Indian N-word

In a country where hierarchy and class differences manifest at every turn, we have several forms of the West's N-word. One is "neech", with its connotations of lower caste and social background, a word which has never really lost its pejorative associations despite years of affirmative action and which caused a lot of heated arguments during the campaign season. The other is "nalayak".



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Kerala: Congress leader calls Rahul 'joker', demands his ouster

TH Mustafa said that Rahul Gandhi should quit from his post and if he does not, he should be removed.



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Qualification row: BJP defends Smriti Irani, Congress a divided house

A day Smriti Irani took charge of the Human Resource Development Ministry, a controversy stirred up over her educational qualifications. Even though she is being targeted by the Opposition, Irani refused to comment on the issue.



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