Why removing govt officers isn't easy

Compulsory retirement is part of a half-yearly exercise now for cases where government wants to weed out officers, but without taking the disciplinary proceedings route. IMAGE: Dr Jitendra Singh,......

Govt revokes IIPS director's suspension after he quits

The Centre has accepted the resignation of International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Director K S James and revoked his suspension for alleged irregularities during his tenure, the......

India probes eye drop linked to vision loss in US

A day after its plant was inspected by Indian drug regulatory bodies over allegations that its eye drop was linked to vision loss in the United States, Tamil Nadu-based Global Pharma Healthcare has......

HC junks plea to suspend Satyendar Jain, says it is for CM to decide

The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea to suspend Delhi minister Satyendar Jain from the Cabinet following his arrest in a money laundering case, saying it is for the chief minister to......

How I-T dept hopes to ease compliance burden of taxpayers

The income tax department on Tuesday said its new utility developed to help TDS deductors and TCS collectors identify non-filers or "specified persons" on whom higher rate of taxes will be levied......

How 'correct' is the way AGR dues are calculated?

DoT still working on final AGR dues due to varying accounting practices. Telecom operators have been submitting two separate audited details of deduction towards interconnection usage charges and......

Sebi moves US court with $12 mn claim on Sahara jet sale

In a new twist to the high profile Sebi-Sahara case, the Indian capital markets regulator has approached a US court with a $12-million claim on proceeds from sale of a corporate jet owned by a......

Etihad need not make open offer for Jet shareholders: Sebi

In a major relief for Jet Airways and Etihad, market regulator Sebi on Thursday said the Abu Dhabi carrier does not have to make an open offer for Jet shareholders pursuant to the Rs 2,060 crore......

After nearly four decades, Chandigarh gets BCCI affiliation

'Today, the dream of a child who wanted to play from Chandigarh has been fulfilled. It's a historic day for the game of cricket in Chandigarh.' IMAGE: Fans enjoy during an IPL match at the Punjab......

Cricket Buzz: Controversial Pak spinner Ajmal retires, criticises PCB, ICC

IMAGE: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. Photograph: Graham Crouch/Getty Images Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal has brought the curtains down on his cricket career with a "heavy heart",......

Lawsuit filed against USACA by Ram Varadarajan and CCA

Ram Varadarajan and California Cricket Academy have filed a lawsuit against United States of America Cricket Association,Inc (USACA) alleging history of electoral delays and manipulation at the......

Buchanan to train coaches in Australia

After his highly successful stint with the nationalteam that yielded three World Cup titles, John Buchanan has accepted a new role which will see him coaching the coaches in Australia. Buchanan,......

Kapil Dev to promote cricket in China

Former India captain Kapil Dev will visit China this week to promote cricket in the most populous country of the world. Kapil, who was recently sacked by BCCI from the National Cricket Academy......