Pradip Tripathi moves to Cabinet Secretariat as govt effects major bureaucratic rejig

Senior bureaucrat Pradip Kumar Tripathi has been appointed as secretary (coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Monday. A......

Syria's Assad to give up chemical weapons: UN

The United Nations said on Friday it has received documents from Syrian government on joining the chemical weapons convention, which outlaws their production and use. "The Secretary-General (Ban......

Transfers of civil servants reflect Modi's priorities

The ministries and departments, where bureaucrats are parked after being moved out of key positions, reflect the priorities of the government, observes A K Bhattacharya. Twenty months after its......

US, UK, France launch strikes in Syria, destroy chemical weapon factories

Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov warned that such actions will not be left without consequences.The White House said it has 'a large body' of evidence indicating that the......

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

In yet another secretary-level change, government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu. Sandhu, a 1980 Rajasthan......

Corporations, children and responsibility

Companies can be more alert on how various aspects of their operations impact children, writes Rajni Bakshi.Corporations are now among the most powerful entities on earth. Children are the......

The world's next tax haven?

When Slobodan Milosevic died in his jail cell in March, he left behind an $800 million mystery. Between 1992 and 2000 the Serbian strongman spirited at least that amount, much of it in cash, out of......