Ex-bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar to replace Lavasa as EC

Retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed the election commissioner on Friday in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind cleared Kumar's appointment with effect from......

President's secretary Sanjay Kothari is new CVC

Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the president, was on Saturday appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind wearing......

Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as chief election commissioner

Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar took charge as the 25th chief election commissioner (CEC) on Sunday and the first major task before him will be to hold the President and the Vice President......

Is the Left rocking the PM's boat?

The Left is fast losing patience with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A section of the CPI-M, including party boss Prakash Karat, blames Singh personally for what it calls a marked pro-US tilt in......

Govt headhunter fails to find a suitable candidate to head ONGC

Government headhunter PESB on Friday did not find anyone suitable from nine candidates, including two serving IAS officers, to head India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. Photograph: Amit......

10 in fray for ONGC's top job

Senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma are among the 10 candidates who are in the race to become chairman and managing director of India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. Mangalore......

New wage system for AI, no productivity-linked incentive

The civil aviation ministry has decided to overhaul the pay structure of Air India employees by scrapping the contentious productivity-linked incentive (PLI) remuneration structure, which......

Two new directors to join ONGC board

After weeks of delay, Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy has agreed to clear appointment of two independent directors on board of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), a requirement that was must for the......