Cheers! Departmental stores in J-K's cities allowed to sell beer

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved a proposal to authorise departmental stores to sell beer and other ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages in urban areas, an official said. IMAGE: Kindly......

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its first charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy scam case against seven accused while Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was named......

CBI books Sisodia in excise case after day-long raid

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with alleged corruption in the implementation......

Ex-IAS officer hints at Puri for Rajiv's IPKF fiasco

In his book Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer, makes a dig at Hardeep Singh Puri, former diplomat, Union minister and BJP nominee from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, for Rajiv’s faulty Sri......

10 key secretaries to retire in August

Within 75 days of the formation of the new government, as many as 10 secretaries in key central ministries will be retiring from service. And in another three months, 10 more secretaries will leave......

PIL holds up bureaucratic reshuffle

The secretary-level reshuffle notified by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday would be put on hold after commerce secretary Dipak Chatterjee's decision to stay on. Chatterjee was to......

D'Damas eyes west Asian markets

Damas, the largest retailing jewellery brand chain in west Asia, will use India as one of the sourcing base for diamond studded jewellery items.The company has set up a manufacturing base in Mumbai......

A year of hope, promise for I&B ministry

A high definition format for television viewers to enjoy the Commonwealth Games and efforts for auction of 3G spectrum were some matters that kept the Information and Broadcasting Ministry busy in......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Balakrishnan Sreenivas Message:May this genial man continue as our cricket team for many for years to come. He taught us what real professionalism is. A nation of 1 billion people who are......