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Gujarat-cadre IAS officer who helped in GST rollout now leads Modi govt’s pharma department

P.D. Vaghela, a 1986-cadre IAS officer, will be tasked with controlling the prices of medicines and medical devices in his new role.

In relief to NGOs, Modi govt gives one-time exemption to apply for registration

The exemption is a one-time measure and available only to those associations whose certificates have been cancelled because of non-filing of annual returns.

TN govt changes 28 IAS, 88 IPS officers in 5 weeks in major bureaucratic reshuffle

While officials are tight-lipped on the transfers, local media has been speculating that some of them could be due the AIADMK's drubbing in the recent parliamentary elections.

Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 33

The apex court will have a strength of 33 judges excluding the Chief Justice of India, once the Parliament approves the bill.

‘U-turn’ by CRPF on parity with IPS officers leaves paramilitary forces shocked, worried

Parity with IPS was given to CRPF through SC order. But the force now says matter of promotions strictly administrative, courts shouldn't “interfere”.

Lok Sabha passes Wages Code Bill that will tackle minimum wages & delay of payments

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said the bill, which seeks to amend & consolidate laws relating to wages & bonus will benefit 50 crore workers.

Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri received money from VVIP chopper scam, ED tells court

The Enforcement Directorate told the court that Ratul Puri is trying to delay the investigation by walking out and highlighting his non-cooperation.

Lok Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill, replaces MCI with new body

BJP leader Mahesh Sharma said the 1956 India Medical Council Act has completely failed to fulfil aspirations of the people and had become a den of corruption.

Centre can’t make appointment to NDMC for now, rules Delhi High Court

AAP MLA Surender Singh filed a plea alleging that appointments to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) were being made without consulting CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Modi PMO studying plan to have ‘sectoral secretaries’ for better management of ministries

Sectoral secretaries will be put in charge of liaising with groups of related ministries on policy issues. They’ll report directly to the PM.

On Camera

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?