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In a peak display of digital-first governance, a technical glitch on the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) website caused the name...

21 March 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
21 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi

What happened

In a peak display of digital-first governance, a technical glitch on the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) website caused the name of the SAIL Chairman to vanish and then reappear overnight. The 45-minute disappearance triggered a nationwide bureaucratic panic, with insiders wondering if the government had moved to a 'Snapchat' model of appointments where tenures expire every 24 hours unless someone views the profile.

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