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2 transfers in 1 year: Meet B Ashok, the Kerala IAS officer who’s had run-ins with both UDF & LDF

Thiruvananthapuram: “An officer should only be worried if career has been a smooth sail through the backwaters,” B.Ashok said, shrugging off his latest faceoff with...

Rlys eyes real estate windfall, opens up 3 prime Mumbai plots with 1st-ever revenue share model

The Rail Land Development Authority plans to open up three plots at Mahalaxmi, Bandra East and Parel for development on a 99-year lease.

To tackle impersonation & cheating, UPSC to start face authentication of candidates on pilot basis

The commission, with help from the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), has designed a mobile app which would verify photograph of a candidate clicked at the examination centre.

Why AYUSH secretary’s unprecedented 8-year run is facing legal challenge

A petition in the Delhi High Court has challenged Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha’s 2017 appointment and the repeated extensions, saying his “indefinite continuance" was done “without any recruitment notification or adherence to government rules."

Breakthrough before PM’s likely Manipur visit: MHA, Kuki-Zo groups renew arms-down pact, NH-2 to reopen

Suspension of Operation pact between Centre, Manipur & 2 umbrella organisations representing insurgents was not renewed in wake of ethnic strife.

Why YEIDA’s Toy Park is struggling to take off despite UP govt push and strategic location

As many as 140 allotments have been made and 84 lease deeds have been executed for toy factories so far. Under YEIDA guidelines, land is allotted on a lease basis for 90 years.

Yogi govt to set up corporation to regulate hiring of outsourced staff, ensure transparency, benefits

Uttar Pradesh govt has 11 lakh outsourced employees working across 93 depts. The new system will include direct salary payments as well as social security and reservation benefits. 

Why a report by Stalin-appointed panel on state autonomy may trigger fresh Centre-TN faceoff

Prof M. Naganathan, 1 of 3 members of panel headed by retired SC judge Kurian Joseph, said panel expected to submit interim report in January 2026, months before state elections.

Noida Authority holds meet on stray dogs—RWAs to notify about unsterilised dogs with photos, survey soon

This comes days after Supreme Court modified its contentious 11 August ruling and said community dogs are to be sterilised, vaccinated, and returned to their original territories.

Will splitting Bengaluru into 5 corporations fix its civic mess? As GBA replaces BBMP, scepticism remains

The new Greater Bengaluru Authority is an attempt to improve public infrastructure, but experts have raised concerns about a shortage of senior officials and widespread corruption.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.