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What India can learn from Pakistan’s scheme to incentivise its civil servants with better postings

A study based on Pakistan's civil servants showed that incentivising officers with a posting of their own choice remarkably improved their performance.

Audio clip puts Haryana’s Khattar govt at centre of bribery row

Opposition corners BJP on a viral purported conversation about the Haryana staff selection commission chairman taking bribes for jobs

When it comes to forests, India must fight fire with fire

The govt’s colonial-era emphasis on preventing all sorts of fires may actually be increasing the frequency of the devastating fires, say experts.

NFDC chief’s sacking shocks film industry, officials say internal audit sealed her fate

While Nina Lath Gupta was considered a top performer, NFDC under her allegedly flouted rules and favoured select media groups.

From now on, animal activists in India have no official ID cards

Board cites misuse of cards by individuals; activists claim AWBI is taking away the only document that could prove their animal welfare credentials.

Why attacks on CRPF have become so frequent in Chhattisgarh

Last year, 72 CRPF jawans lost their lives in attacks by Maoists and other terror outfits across the country.

Army says two-front war a real risk, need funds to counter China & Pak modernisation

Army chief says it’s wrong to say defence expenditure is a burden for nation; Parliament panel informed that threat perception is high after Doklam standoff.

BJP has been busy poaching people it once hated and attacked

Naresh Agarwal and Narayan Rane are just two of the people whose old ‘sins’ were washed away by aligning with the party — the list is much longer.

Outspoken in Parliament, star campaigner: What makes Jaya Bachchan indispensible to SP

The actor-politician has filed her RS nomination for fourth time, has been vocal about issues related to women and children inside and outside Parliament.

House panel steps into univ quota formula row, wants UGC order put on hold

Govt committee looking into ways to file a review petition to original court order despite deadline having elapsed.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.