45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in different central ministries as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to......

A Tale Of Two Modi Decisions

Why did the political system in the country react to these two decisions of the Modi government in a diametrically opposite manner? asks A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi,......

Bihar govt transfers over 100 bureaucrats amid political turmoil

The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers. IMAGE: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......

Provide Aadhaar cards to displaced people, SC directs UIDAI, Manipur govt

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people displaced due to the......

Fringe issue takes centrestage

The government's proposal to impose a 30 per cent tax (33.66 per cent after a 10 per cent surcharge and 2 per cent education cess) on the fringe benefits offered by companies to their employees is......

2G case: Senior lawyer Venugopal removed as ED counsel

SC ordered for permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh, a Uttar Pradesh State Police Services officer In a fresh twist to ED's money laundering probe in the 2G case, the probe agency has been......

IITians' unique plan to help Modi build smart cities

Engineers from various institutes, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), could help Prime Minister Narendra Modi with ideas to build smart cities across the country. Indian......

14 vie for PFC top job

Fourteen executives from NTPC, BHEL, NHPC and other state-run enterprises are in the race for the top post of Power Finance Corporation, the country's prime lender in power sector, which went......

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next ICC chairman on December 1 after being elected unopposed for the top post here on Tuesday, making him the fifth......

CWG OC suspends three officials

Rocked by corruption allegations, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Thursday cracked the whip on tainted officials by suspending three officials, including T S Darbari, a close aid of......