Warsh takes over Fed with a policy problem already in viewKevin Warsh takes charge as the new Fed leader. He faces a critical juncture for the economy and monetary policy. Inflation is high and cou...
22 May, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
US seeks to boost energy exports to India as Rubio visits DelhiThe Trump administration is aiming to increase energy exports to India, with Ambassador Sergio Gor highlighting India's receptiveness to di...
21 May, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governorTech investor favorite Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat and former tech executive, is running for California governor. He's gained significa...
07 May, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Late-night fallout: FCC reviews ABC's licences after Jimmy Kimmel's remark on Melania TrumpThe FCC is reviewing ABC licences after a controversy linked to Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Melania Trump. The issue has created political ba...
29 Apr, 2026, 01.47 AM IST
Trump says ‘I’ll have to fire’ Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down on timePresident Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump stated he will fire Powell from his positio...
15 Apr, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
U.S government is hiring again? Donald Trump signs executive order with exceptionsDonald Trump's executive order came as the U.S. President's hiring freeze, in place since January 20, expired. The terms of the new order i...
16 Oct, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Who is Maldives minister who got suspended for ‘black magic’ on President Muizzu?Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem was fired from her job in Maldives after being detained for practicing witchcraft on President Mohamed Muizzu ...
28 Jun, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
BJP urges EC to remove 'political appointees' from local bodies in BengalA BJP delegation, including Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, two party general secretaries Bhupender Yadav and Kailash Vijayvargiya, Om P...
04 Mar, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
Richard Verma to quit as US envoy before Donald Trump takes charge48-year-old Verma, who played a quiet but key role in deepening Indo-US ties, will quit before the President-elect assumes charge as his te...
07 Jan, 2017, 06.06 PM IST
Karnataka: Congress leaders to drive state transport corporationsThe government cannot appoint as many people as it wants as directors at the state-owned transport corporations as they are governed by an ...
11 May, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Governors are political appointees, can’t have unbridled powers: SCThe SC said that the governors, who are political appointees, can’t have unbridled powers as it may play havoc with democracy in the countr...
04 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Political appointees should resign with change of government: Ram NaikNaik, who today took additional charge of Rajasthan, said political appointees keeping in mind the tradition, should resign voluntarily wit...
08 Aug, 2014, 11.00 PM IST
Political appointees must resign voluntarily: M Venkaiah Naidu"Some of our Congress friends are preaching....I would request them to check their consciousness and find out what they have done."
20 Jun, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal forms panel to select public prosecutorsDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today announced formation of a committee for selection of public prosecutors and government counsels
30 Jan, 2014, 10.13 PM IST
- PSB political appointee Josh resigns from board
In what could set a precedent, the government has prevailed upon a political appointee who was an independent director on the board of a pu...
20 Oct, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Independent directors’ row halts IPO plans of Punjab & Sind Bank
: The row over independent directors and corporate governance brewing at Punjab and Sind Bank may take a while to settle. But it has alread...
28 Jun, 2007, 04.08 AM IST
- New selection rules to bring politicos on board at PSUs
The government has amended the norms for the appointment of independent directors to state-run companies, making room for “political appoin...
17 Nov, 2005, 01.47 AM IST