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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TopicIndian Government

Topic: Indian Government

India is losing a British-era system that made the job of civil servants easier—handover notes

There are no explicit instructions at the Centre or state-level departments that clearly prescribe the preparation of ‘Charge Handover Notes’.

Minimum Trump, Maximum Modi—US is gutting bureaucracy, India is turbocharging it

Trump is the insurgent, who sees career civil servants as evil. For Modi, the career civil servant represents continuity, change and loyalty.

D Gukesh’s ‘stunning ascent to the pinnacle of chess’ & Adani as a ‘symbol of India’s global soft power’

Other global media reports hail chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju as 'Chennai prodigy' and call his victory 'dramatic'. The Economist discusses cricket as a diplomatic tool.

US court indicts Gautam Adani, others for ‘promising bribes worth Rs 2,000 cr’ to Indian govt officials

Indictment says Adani, other defendants offered bribes to officials in Andhra Pradesh & other states to agree to buy electricity from SECI, which itself was purchasing power from Adani.

India, Netherlands discuss strengthening agricultural ties

Jan-Kees Goet, vice minister of agriculture of the Netherlands, met with Devesh Chaturvedi, secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Thursday.

SubscriberWrites: Looking into the disconnect between real issues & political discourse in India

It is hard to govern such a diverse country if there is constant tension between State & Centre, writes Dhawal Malot.

SubscriberWrites: Political asylum is a privilege. The diaspora must acknowledge, nurture India’s talent

India can build stronger relationships with the diaspora and ensure that the country is viewed positively around the world, writes Achnit Satsangi.

Centre widens ED power, 15 more ministries ordered to share intel with probe agency

National Intelligence Grid, Military Intelligence also required to disclose information to ED, giving the agency widespread access to data involving financial fraud.

Will everything be done by the ‘babus’? How Modi’s outburst demoralised many IAS officers

In 'No More A Civil Servant', Anil Swarup talks about his close brushes with PM Modi in retrospect.

On Camera

Balen wave marks the second coming of democracy in Nepal

The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.

Chandigarh Smart City funds in ‘ghost FDs’: IDFC First bank manager, accountant booked in Rs 116 cr fraud

Amit Kumar, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, said that IDFC First Bank returned Rs 116.84 crore, including interest, after the fraud came to light.

SMPP secures order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces

SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.