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Larry Summers to step back from public roles amid backlash

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November 19, 2025

Former Harvard president Larry Summers said he plans to step back from his public commitments after his correspondence with the late disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was made public by US lawmakers.

- Bloomberg

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognise the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers, who was US treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001, said on Monday.

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Deregulation is among the most consequential administrative reforms undertaken by the State. India’s ongoing efforts to simplify procedures, reduce paperwork, and replace imprisonment ‘with monetary penalties marka decisive shiftin ‘governance, enhancing predictability, lowering transaction costs, and signalling trust in citizens and enterprises. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 embody this transition from a permission-and-penalty regime to a trust-based government. Yet, beyond these efficiency gains lies a larger question: Do they fulfil the true purpose of deregulation? With the Prime Minister calling for deeper reforms and announcinga High-Level Committee on Deregulation, it is evident that India must now move from administrative simplification toamore fundamental rethinking of whyand how the State regulates.

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Investigators probing the deadly blast near Delhi's Red Fort suspect that a fifth vehicle —a rented Hyundai il0 -was used by the so-called “white collar” terror module to transport explosive material across Delhi-NCR in the days leading up to the attack.

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