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Modi govt looking to split DoPT into 2 departments to train its civil servants better

Govt is exploring idea of having separate departments handle personnel matters and training, which could help coordinate training of officials across the country.

Modi govt’s Bharatmala project to miss deadline as cost soars 143% to Rs 13 lakh crore

The first phase of Bharatmala was approved in October 2017 with a budget of Rs 5.35 lakh crore. It now stands at over Rs 13 lakh crore.

Not just Rajeev Kumar, 3 more top IAS and IPS officers close to Mamata are being probed

While IAS officer Atri Bhattacharya was questioned last week in Saradha scam, also under the radar are retired IPS officer Surajit Kar Purakayastha & Principal Secretary to CM Gautam Sanyal.

Amit Shah reviews naxal operations in 10 states, meets with CMs of Bihar, MP and 4 others

Top officials of paramilitary forces and the home ministry attended the meeting, which was the first review of areas affected by Left-wing extremism by Amit Shah as union minister.

Modi govt retires more ‘corrupt’ officers — 22 taxmen shown the door this time

Charges against the officers include failing "to maintain absolute integrity, devotion to duty and acting in a manner unbecoming of a government servant".

Kejriwal govt to provide upto 1 lakh free Wi-Fi hotspots through integration with CCTVs

As per the plan, CCTV cameras will be installed with Wi-Fi routers in it and the entire system will work through a wireless mesh network.

‘Disillusioned’ after J&K crisis, IAS officer quits service. Gets trolled as anti-national

G. Kannan, a 2012-batch officer, was lauded for his flood relief efforts in Kerala last year. He said his resignation was ‘an appeal to his own conscience’.

Restrictions return to Srinagar ahead of Friday prayers, barricades spring up across city

Media has been barred from areas of Srinagar where mainstream politicians have been detained while Jama Masjid unlikely to hold Friday prayers.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as new Union home secretary

A 1984-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer, Ajay Kumar Bhalla replaced Rajiv Gauba, who has been appointed the new cabinet secretary.

With its own organised crime control law in place, Haryana now hopes to rein in gangsters

M.L. Khattar-led Haryana govt has said the law, based on Maharashtra’s MCOCA, was needed to deal with the changing character of crime in the state.

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?