How Parliament can save publishingParliament now demands published books for citations. Unpublished manuscripts are no longer admissible. This rule elevates paperwork over t...
05 Feb, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
Flexport CEO calls out India’s ‘useless paperwork’, criticises bureaucratic hurdlesPetersen’s comment came in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post on X (formerly Twitter) on July 1, marking eight years of GST. I...
05 Jul, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
Why must India's bureaucracy fight common sense?An Indian writer eagerly awaiting advance copies of his book from a British publisher faces a frustrating ordeal with DHL's KYC process. De...
31 May, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
CEC tells West Bengal officials to ensure level playing field during polls"The state machinery is primarily responsible for free and fair elections... Impersonation should not be tolerated," Kumar said. He assured...
06 Mar, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
German economy to shrink by 0.5% in 2024"The bad mood among companies is becoming more entrenched," said the DIHK in Berlin on Thursday, adding that it would be only the second ti...
15 Feb, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
Enough rules for print & TV, govt tells SC in TV programme caseThe government told the Supreme Court on Monday that existing regulations for TV and print media were sufficient, and urged the top court t...
22 Sep, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
World Bank halts country business climate rankingsThe World Bank said that it was pausing publication of its Doing Business report to probe data collection irregularities in the closely wat...
28 Aug, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
Intelligence agency heads should be selected on performance: Ex-R&AW chiefHe feels that it is necessary to have periodic reforms to ensure that the country has the best intelligence apparatus it can afford.
29 Jul, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
Lateral entry into the bureaucracy will seek outside specialists, not work around the systemThe Narendra Modi-led government has set the stage by inviting applications for 10 joint secretary positions for terms lasting three to fiv...
19 Jun, 2018, 06.22 AM IST
Donald Trump is being victimised by 'unelected bureaucracy', says his teamThe Trump Make America Great Again Committee sent out an email to supporters with the subject line "SABOTAGE" and asked for donations of as...
17 May, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
Donald Trump is being victimised by 'unelected bureaucracy', says his teamThe Trump Make America Great Again Committee sent out an email to supporters with the subject line "SABOTAGE" and asked for donations.
17 May, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Cadreism in government offices is worse than casteism in societyThe World Bank's 2016 edition of ease of doing business rankings placed India at 130th position in a list of 189 countries it ranks below e...
30 Jun, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
These are eight things Google looks for in a managerLarry Page, one of its founders and now CEO, was determined to continue growing while keeping the company nimble and bureaucracy-free.
05 Nov, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Bofors issue resurfaces after President Pranab Mukherjee's off-record remark“...The so-called scandal which you talk of, yes, in the media, it was there. There was a media trial. But I’m afraid, let us not be too mu...
28 May, 2015, 05.38 AM IST
Arun Shourie defends Laxmi Vilas Palace hotel selloff in 2002Shourie on Sunday defended the sell-off of Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel in 2002 for which the then disinvestment secretary has been booked by t...
01 Sep, 2014, 08.35 AM IST
Poke Me: Sacking non-performing 'privileged and slumbering' babus will spark growthThe government has to change the rules of the game by writing rules that specify penalties for bureaucrats who sit idle. Today, at least on...
17 Nov, 2012, 10.17 AM IST
- Free market economy has given India real hope: Guy Sorman
The last 20 years of liberalised growth might have created 'two Indias' in his own words, but renowned French economist Guy Sorman believes...
07 Jul, 2010, 03.37 PM IST