OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan is BJP candidate from GhosiChauhan will compete against former MLA from the seat Sudhakar Singh, who was nominated by the Samajwadi Party on Sunday. The contest in Gh...
Analysis: With backward caste votes in flux, BJP falls back on Hindutva & nationalism in UPBJP’s campaign in western UP in the last few days has left no doubt that it is banking on Hindutva. Statements made by UP Chief Minister Yo...
Nitish Kumar reiterates ST demand for Mallah, Nishad and NoniaBihar CM Nitish Kumar has reiterated that the three extremely backward castes of Bihar, Mallah, Nishas and Nonia be included in the Schedul...
House panel for Army-like performance appraisal system for babusIt said the newly innovated "360-degree appraisal system" for appointment of bureaucrats at the top level in the central government need to...
BSP makes a last-ditch effort to garner backward votesThese four castes are considered among the least empowered in the OBC category and if coalesced can impact over 30 seats in the last two ph...
BJP bets big on non-Yadav OBCs in UP Assembly pollsAmong OBCs, party’s favourite seems to be Koeri community, Kurmi, Lodh-Rajput, Nishad & Jats. Apart from these, BJP wooing Rajbhars, Baghel...
Amit Shah’s new central team has a clear east UP tiltReplacing Tomar with another Thakur may have partially taken care of the caste balance, Baghel’s exit could be tricky.
'IAS, non-IAS pay parity to be examined by departments concerned'MoS for Finance said employee associations of central government had given a call for strike with effect from July 11, 2016 which has been ...
Non-IAS officers are top choices for Modi government for the crucial Joint Secretary positionsKey ministries like Home, Petroleum, Defence, Mines, Road Transport and Power have seen multiple non-IAS appointments as Joint Secretaries.
IPS, IRS officers to be appointed as Secretary, Additional SecretaryA confederation representing these officers has also petitioned the Seventh Central Pay Commission seeking parity with IAS officers.
Seventh Pay Commission chairman finds discrepancy between IAS and non-IAS glaringArmed forces personnel will now get a pay much higher than their civilian counterparts. For them, there is no deduction for future pension.
Bihar Polls: Caste mathematics at work for Grand Alliance in third and fourth phase votingIn the third phase covering 50 assembly seats, BJP’s hopes are based on the concentration of upper castes and urban voters in most of the r...
PM Narendra Modi instructs DoPT for speedy empanelment of officers from all central servicesPM has instructed DoPT to ensure that all other central service officers are considered for empanelment in a "time-bound manner".
No to Delhi? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreAt least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings for state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took of...
Raghuram Rajan to be Officer on Special Duty at RBI before taking over as Governor"Dr Raghuram Rajan is ... appointed as OSD in RBI for 3 weeks prior to his taking over as Governor, to provide for an overlap with present ...
Raghuram Rajan will be among the youngest to head RBIWhen noted economist Rajan takes over as RBI Governor next month, he will be among the youngest to occupy the high chair at the central ban...
- UP cabinet secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh takes premature retirement
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, considered close to outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati, on Tuesday took premature ret...