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Topic: IAS officers

IDFC First Bank scam: Pardeep Kumar, IAS officer under scanner, ‘on the run’ as CBI closes in

EXCLUSIVE: Kumar was member secretary of Haryana State Pollution Control Board when govt funds amounting to Rs 169 crore deposited in IDFC First Bank were siphoned off.

CBI alleges civil servant-bank nexus in Rs 661 cr IDFC First Bank fraud; 3 IAS, 1 IFS under scanner

First chargesheet, filed last month before special CBI court, details role of public servants, agency says. It also identifies Noida-based firm as key beneficiary of 'proceeds of crime'.

At least 8 Haryana IAS have skirted legal troubles in last 3 yrs, after govt refused prosecution nod

From Vijay Dahiya and Jaivir Singh Arya, who spent weeks in jail only to be discharged, to Ashok Khemka and the officers linked to the Faridabad Municipal Corporation scam, here’s the state’s Section 17-A record.

Haryana’s Rs 645-crore IDFC bank fraud probe reaches the IAS, 8 officers in CBI crosshairs

The Haryana govt has granted Section 17-A sanction for five IAS officers to be interrogated by CBI, while a fresh application has been moved for three more.

For love & Lutyens: Haryana, the dream posting for India’s civil service power couples after marriage

Among latest is IPS Aditi Singh, who served as SP in Himachal's Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau. Her cadre was transferred to Haryana on grounds of her marriage to IAS Vivek Arya.

Where are the UPSC toppers of the last 20 years in their careers today?

Topping the UPSC civil services exam turns candidates into overnight celebrities. A look at the careers of 20 IAS officers who secured AIR-1.

How IAS-IPS officers turned PESA, FRA, TRIFED into tools against Naxalism

There are many unsung heroes of India's anti-Naxal victory. Home Ministry's SAMADHAN framework gained acceptance because of their efforts.

The towel in sarkari offices. Why Indian govt officers can’t do without them

The Uttar Pradesh secretariat in Lucknow reportedly replaces around 1,000 towels twice a week on Monday and Thursday.

Transfers of IAS-IPS officers in poll-bound states shows ECI’s highhandedness

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Big heads roll after IDFC First bank ‘scam’ in Haryana: Saini govt suspends two senior IAS officers

Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi issued the order suspending Pradeep Kumar of the 2011 batch and Ram Kumar Singh of the 2012 batch.

On Camera

A middle power defence synergy is on the rise. Don’t let it become another ‘Global South’

‘Middle power’ can be taken to mean almost anything. Then there is the question of agency. Does a country call itself a middle power, or do others label it as one?

A human firmly in the loop: RBI proposes ‘kill switch’ for AI used by banks & NBFCs

Draft framework released by RBI puts responsibility for AI-driven decisions squarely with the board, holds lenders accountable for the outcomes of every model they use.

Army vs police in J&K after FIR against CO, major for ‘storming police station with iron rods, rifles’

It started when Kishtwar additional superintendent of police stopped a vehicle along route being taken by Dy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma, who was on his way to a govt function.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.