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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.

Modi govt now plans to hire 400 directors and deputy secretaries through lateral entry

Many cadre officers are unwilling to come on central deputation, so Modi govt plans to fill massive vacancies and increase efficiency in one stroke.

On Covid fight frontline, at least 30 IAS and IPS officers have tested positive since April

Government employees say the infections have hit work but add that exposure is in the nature of IAS and IPS officers' duty. 

An IAS officer’s viral ‘domicile certificate’ triggers fear of demographic change in J&K

J&K residents, political parties have raised questions over the alleged issuance of a domicile certificate to an IAS officer from Bihar.

Karnataka IAS officer found hanging ‘was under lens for Rs 1.5 crore bribe in IMA Ponzi scam’

Police are investigating the unnatural death of IAS officer B.M. Vijay Shankar, who was found hanging at his Bengaluru residence Tuesday evening.

UP books ex-IAS officer for accusing Yogi govt of low testing to hide ‘true Covid figure’

In a tweet Wednesday, former IAS officer S.P. Singh referred to allegations that UP chief secretary threatened district magistrates for conducting more Covid tests.

Modi govt wants more UT cadre IAS and IPS officers to serve in Jammu and Kashmir

According to current protocol, Jammu and Kashmir administrative service officers cannot serve in any other UT, but cadre from other UTs can serve here.

Haryana government transfers 18 IAS & 7 HCS in a major administrative reshuffle

The shuffled officers include Dinesh Singh Yadav, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sonipat, who has been posted as Additional Director (Administration) Higher Education, Haryana.

Two senior IAS officers in PMO appointed to World Bank, World Trade Organisation 

While IAS officer Rajiv Topno will serve as senior advisor in World Bank, Brajendra Navnit will be ambassador to the Permanent Mission for India (PMI) at WTO. 

New PMO faces and 11 non-IAS joint secretaries in Modi govt’s 3rd lockdown reshuffle

Modi govt has increasingly sought to empanel non-IAS officers at senior positions in the government, in a bid to break their stranglehold on the bureaucracy.

On Camera

Saudi oil power is waning. What this means for its ties to the US

There’s little doubt that Saudi Arabia contributed to its own problems, driven by leadership hubris and poor advice. The Line is a case in point.

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.