The 7th CPC places the Indian Police Service (and, almost in passing, the Indian Forest Service) on a level with the Indian Administrative Service, leaving the military out in the cold, observes......
On May 7, 2002, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said he would introduce a White Paper on Rail Safety in Parliament.It somewhat restrainedfrayed tempers among Opposition members of Parliament, who......
India reported its fourth coronavirus death on Thursday as the total number of cases of COVID-19 rose to 173 while most of the states and Union Territories imposed restrictions, inching towards......
Exactly 75 years ago, the Radcliffe Line -- a geographical marker that demarcated the boundary between India and newly-created dominion of Pakistan -- was published, cartographically cleaving the......
India cannot forget the wounds of the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday on the 13th anniversary of the dastardly strike even as a senior diplomat of the Pakistani......
The rail ministry is working on a rigorous cost optimisation drive in order to dampen the pay panel's impact. The Cabinet's nod to the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission would create an......
While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares were increased by 1 paise per km of journey. The Railways also announced a two-paise/km hike in fares of mail/express......
The notes argue that it will widen the talent base available to govt to deliver increasingly complex services to a demanding population. The seventh Pay Commission's draft report to determine the......
In his last Budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu set an ambitious target for capital expenditure. As chart 1 above shows, capex was budgeted at Rs 1,21,000 crore in 2016-17, up......
The railway unions feel they are not prepared to go on an indefinite strike Signalling the weakening of the organised labour’s hold over Indian Railways, the country’s largest employer,......