Bengal gets Rs 3,000 cr for healthcare revamp, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: SuvenduWest Bengal's healthcare sector is set for a major upgrade with Rs 3,000 crore sanctioned by the Centre. Ayushman Bharat health insurance c...
23 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
India’s 'China-plus-one' push needs tax ease and fast-track FTAs with developed nations: Arvind VirmaniIndia must reform its tax system and streamline clearances to attract global investments moving away from China. Economist Arvind Virmani e...
17 May, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Hundreds of residents are getting surprise $500 deposits — here's how the program worksEvanston, Illinois has approved a new guaranteed income expansion program delivering automatic $500 monthly payments to 102 low income hous...
13 May, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...
07 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Delhi-Kolkata direct flight: Bengal win gives Modi strategic room shrinking for other world leadersRecent assembly election victories have significantly strengthened Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategic position. This success provides...
05 May, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Resignations and firings have depleted the FBI and Justice Department. They're scrambling to rebuildThe FBI and Justice Department are facing significant staff shortages. To address this, they are lowering hiring requirements and speeding ...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
West Bengal assembly elections 2026: SC dismisses plea against EC move to transfer chief secretary, DGP, othersThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission of India's orders to transfer senior police officers and bureauc...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
BJP takes the driver’s seat, but must stay the course set by NitishWith Nitish Kumar stepping down as Chief Minister, Bihar is entering a new political phase that strengthens the role of the Bharatiya Janat...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Rajasthan government transfers 25 district collectors in major bureaucratic rejigThe Rajasthan government has made a significant administrative change. Sixty-five Indian Administrative Service officers have been transfer...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
TSR Subramanian, who fought for bureaucrats, no moreSubramanian, a 1961-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was a prominent face on television debates. He spoke vociferously on matt...
26 Feb, 2018, 09.30 PM IST
Go to SC if you want to change transfer policy: Centre to UP, HaryanaSingh said the provision was brought as per a Supreme Court direction in October 2013 to ensure fixed tenure for babus.
20 May, 2015, 04.13 AM IST
AAP shuffled babus like pack of cards: 100 officers transferred in govt's 49 daysOne of the last orders issued by the AAP government before it quit involved the transfer of around 15 SDMs about two days before the CM res...
16 Feb, 2014, 09.09 AM IST
Fixed tenure to IAS: UP, Gujarat, Meghalaya & Punjab refuse to accept DoPT proposalUttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab have refused to adopt fixed tenures for civil servants despite the central government urging them to do s...
01 Nov, 2013, 07.08 AM IST
Is Durga Shakti Nagpal a victim of the political class?The suspension of UP-based IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has become a larger story of the IAS as a victim of the political class.
09 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
40 Transfers: Haryana govt could have just set a new world record!In the wake of Khemka’s 40 transfers in 21 years, is the Indian Administrative Service being reduced to the Indian Adjustable Service?
17 Oct, 2012, 10.18 AM IST
- State may redraw slum policy
The Bombay High Court’s recent censuring of the Maharashtra Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes may lead to a major policy shift in...
21 Aug, 2006, 03.15 AM IST