Bureaucratic rejig at Centre: New secys appointed

Senior Indian Administrative Service officer T V Somanathan was on Friday appointed Expenditure Secretary, the post lying vacant since late October, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle......

Modi govt reshuffles top secretaries; Ajay Bhalla to be new home secy

Power secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is all set to become the new home secretary with the government appointing him officer on special duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime......

PM wants to protect Ashwani, finds no support in Cong

While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is trying to protect Law Minister Ashwani Kumar by changing his portfolio, he finds no support from Sonia Gandhi, reports Renu Mittal Prime Minister Manmohan......

Has India lost out in the global 5G race?

Several factors have held India back. One is DoT policy somersaults and lack of clarity on whether to or not to ban Chinese gear makers. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

What Budget has in store for regional rural banks

RRBs were formed under an Act to provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers and businesses in rural areas. The government is working on a policy to bring regional rural banks (RRBs)......

No getting away from surge in bank NPAs in new year

About 50 per cent of the accounts that availed of the EMI moratorium amid the pandemic, which made things worse in an already slowing economy, are expected to be restructured, and of these accounts......

'If Voda Idea folds up it will be bad news all around'

'The government is unwilling or unable to provide the kind of relief that Vodafone India is asking for.' IMAGE: Vodafone IdeaC hairman Kumar Mangalam Birla with Vodafone group CEO Vittorio Colao.......