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312 corrupt, inefficient officials forcibly retired in last five years of Modi govt

Union minister Jitendra Singh informs Parliament that government took action after reviewing the work of 36,000 Group A and over 82,000 Group B officers.

After Modi, now Arvind Kejriwal wants to forcibly retire corrupt Delhi officials

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discusses retirement of corrupt officials with Lieutenant Governor & chief secretary, cabinet to prepare list.

Boria Majumdar says Ind-Pak matches ‘one-sided’, civil service appointments ‘diluted’- Satyananda Mishra

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

RAW officials are being given pink slip because of an archaic British-era appraisal process

Here are the three changes that can be introduced in the performance review process in RAW to overcome the flaws of the ACR system.

Modi govt could revisit plan to allot IAS, IPS cadre after foundation course

The changes, which includes an expansion of the lateral entry scheme, are part of a DoPT plan that it will share with the PMO this week. 

Military & central police forces angry as govt panel on pay parity keeps them out

Officers from Army, Navy, IAF, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and other central police forces are crying foul over the panel formed by DoPT to discuss non-functional upgradation.

Before UPSC, Modi govt wanted Cabinet Secy to head lateral entry recruitment panel

Modi govt received backlash when it decided to recruit specialists from the private sector as joint secretaries. That’s why it decided to hand things over to UPSC.

Don’t pick state officers for IAS posts, they could compromise poll process: IAS body

IAS Association to make representation to Modi govt, says the appointment of state service officers to cadre posts like DM is against the rules.

Modi govt had no plans to give special benefits to upper caste poor in UPSC or SSC exams

EWS candidates hoped benefits such as age relaxation & exemption on number of attempts, applicable to SC, ST and OBC candidates, would be available to them.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.