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High productivity, less gossip, but no work-life balance — WFH tales of Bengaluru techies

Covid lockdown has transformed how IT sector works, with firms making quick transition to work from home to sustain operations. But the experiment has got mixed reviews.

Ajoy Mehta — Maharashtra IAS officer Congress can’t stand & Uddhav can’t do without

Ajoy Mehta got two extensions as chief secretary before term ended Tuesday. Now principal adviser to CM, he is known to be a tough taskmaster who's popular with his politician bosses.

Trinamool’s cut-money was CPM’s subscription — Bengal’s long history of political ‘extortion’

While the cut-money allegations have put Mamata govt on the backfoot, political experts say extortion has been an intricate part of Bengal’s politics for the past four decades.

Why state-owned electricity firms are under a cloud in power-surplus Punjab

The Punjab govt's decision to redevelop the land on which its oldest power plant, shut down in 2018, stands has brought out old concerns.

Contrasting tale of 2 J&K administrators — politician Malik and bureaucrat Murmu

J&K officials say not only are S.P. Malik and G.C. Murmu’s roles and styles of functioning very different, but also how their juniors and the public perceive them.

How congested, communally-sensitive Malegaon went from Covid hotspot to just 75 cases

Malegaon administration had to battle poverty, population density & communal disharmony but has managed to bring Covid doubling rate to 126 from 2.33 in April.

Teachers to stand in for police? Even ministers differ as big debate rages in Punjab

In two controversial orders issued and revoked since 21 May, Punjab govt teachers were deployed to check illegal liquor smuggling and illegal sand mining.

‘Man of data & details, a cricket lover’ — the IAS officer driving Karnataka’s Covid fight

Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar, say colleagues, is a soft-spoken, methodical officer with a zeal for data, all of which has helped him manage the state's Covid crisis.

Thackerays shine as Shiv Sena turns ruler from rebel, but party makes ‘zero political gains’

There’s been no political gain for Shiv Sena despite being in power as only the Thackerays’ have been visible, while other Sena ministers and cadre have been in the shadows.

The Rajasthan lawyer-politician who has become a headache for mighty Mamata

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar regularly fires salvos at CM Mamata and her govt, prompting even some BJP leaders to believe he is ‘occupying the opposition space’. 

On Camera

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.