Sebi appoints Upma Chawdhry as MSE chairperson, only woman currently to head an Indian market infra institutionSEBI approved retired IAS officer Upma Chawdhry as chairperson of the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India. She is the only woman currently...
29 May, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Mission Karmayogi 2.0 to institutionalise capacity building reforms across govt: CBC chairpersonMission Karmayogi's next phase, Karmayogi 2.0, will institutionalize capacity building reforms across government systems, with a focus on s...
25 May, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Bombay HC quashes FIR against Sashidhar Jagdishan, calls it ‘abuse of criminal process’The Bombay High Court has quashed a police complaint against HDFC Bank MD Sashidhar Jagdishan. The court found the FIR to be a counterblast...
06 May, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Family pension denied to daughter over divorce timing; Tripura High Court ruling explainedA daughter has been denied her father's family pension by the Tripura High Court. She divorced her husband after her father's passing. The ...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Donald Trump's DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crimeTop US law enforcement agencies like the FBI and DEA have seen thousands of staff cuts. This reduction impacts crime-fighting capabilities....
23 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
CBI arrests deputy DGCA, senior executive of corporate group in drone import bribery caseThe CBI has apprehended a senior official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and a top executive from Asteria Aerospace. The ar...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Centre reshuffles top bureaucracy; appoints 48 officers as joint secretariesThe Centre has announced a significant bureaucratic reshuffle. Forty-eight civil servants have been appointed to joint secretary or equival...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Assam government signs Tripartite MoU with CBC and Karmayogi BharatThe Government of Assam signed a tripartite MoU with Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and Karmayogi Bharat to enhance the capacity buildi...
12 Nov, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Bureaucrats free to air opinion during decision making: Arun JaitleyJaitley, however, said the RTI Act can create hindrance to some extent and the civil servants may not feel free to air their opinion appreh...
28 Jul, 2017, 10.26 PM IST
IAS officers' body unhappy over 'character assassination' of members in media"The association resolved to strongly condemn the recent cases of unwarranted and disrespectful treatment meted out to some IAS officers wo...
26 May, 2015, 10.33 PM IST
India’s macro parameters are positive but not entirely robust: Alok Sheel, Senior Civil Servant"What would have come as a surprise is if the FED had made any statement regarding raising rates but it just reiterated its forward guidanc...
04 Nov, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
Supreme Court's decision to investigate bureaucrats by CBI without government's approval: A half-step in the right directionIt does away with inequality of treatment between babus and ordinary mortals but doesn't address valid concern for which prior approval had...
08 May, 2014, 05.10 AM IST
IAS brass express fear over 'witch hunt' of PC ParakhThe CBI on Tuesday had charged Parakh of allegedly abusing his official position while allotting coal blocks in Orissa to Hindalco Industri...
19 Oct, 2013, 05.52 AM IST
RTI, RTE 'shining examples' of governance: NarayanasamyRight to Information Act and Right to Education Act were "shining example" of paradigm shift by the government in its approach towards gove...
21 Apr, 2013, 07.24 PM IST
For civil servants to work well, political bosses must reform firstThe reported move to improve governance by paying civil servants performance-related incentives is a bad idea.
10 Jul, 2012, 08.59 AM IST
- Babus in poll fray; EC asks govt to bar them
EC has asked the govt to bring in a "cooling off period" clause between leaving the government job and joining a political party by these o...
29 Jan, 2012, 03.36 PM IST
Civil servants unwilling to take risks due to fear of corruption scandals & CBI shadowIn interviews with ET, many civil servants confessed they feel very vulnerable, forcing them to stall decision-making just to prevent blame...
20 Jun, 2011, 08.31 AM IST