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3 of 5 top rank holders are IPS trainees, 1,016 qualify for civil services

Aditya Srivastava, a trainee Indian Police Service officer, has topped the civil services examination 2023, results of which were announced on Tuesday by the Union Public Service Commission.......

2024 elections could be last in India if...: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra......

Why removing govt officers isn't easy

Compulsory retirement is part of a half-yearly exercise now for cases where government wants to weed out officers, but without taking the disciplinary proceedings route. IMAGE: Dr Jitendra Singh,......

What Ails India's Civil Service

'A large portion of youngsters who aspire to join the civil services are not motivated by the spirit of public service and idealism of which the civil services offer in abundance.' 'When they join......

Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officers Vumlunmang Vualnam and Neeraj Mittal as new secretaries in the ministry of civil aviation and the department of telecommunications respectively in a......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

The truth about training

'I wondered how one could impart training to grown men to not lie,' notes Keya Sarkar. Ilustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Over the years that I have been in Santiniketan engaged in the craft......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

CAG to hire around 3,000 annually

The country's top auditor CAG on Tuesday said it plans to hire 2,000-3,000 semi-skilled people every year to handle the increasing work-load. "We are planning to take on board 2,000-3,000 people......

How the Budget impacts industry sectors

The market had high expectations from the Union Budget 2009-10, especially with the Economic Survey suggesting radical changes -- including review, phase out surcharges, cesses and transaction......

'I just want a fair chance'

'My ethnicity has been my biggest struggle in the industry, a setback in getting me work.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lin Laishram/Instagram The Hindi film industry's 'narrow vision' for......

Konkani film Nachom-ia Kumpasar enters Oscar race!

Konkani film Nachom-ia Kumpasar, which has traveled to many international film festivals and won several prestigious awards, has now made it to the Oscars. Directed by Bardroy Barretto, the......

Taking Shanghai to eight cities in 48 hours!

When the Delhi High Court dismissed the PIL against the song Bharat mata ki jaiin Shanghai on Wednesday, Dibakar Banerjee breathed asigh of relief."Because of the unending travel and these......

'We paid the cricketers better salaries'

'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.''But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and......

Focussed on winning World Cup 2021, says Mithali Raj

IMAGE: Mithali Raj retired from T20 cricket last year to concentrate solely on ODIs. Photograph: Mithali Raj/Twitter India's One-day International skipper Mithali Raj says she is focussed on......

Indian Airlines win Surjit hockey

After winning the prestigious Nehru Cup, Indian Airlines added another title to their showcase when they defeated Indian Oil 5-4 via the tie-breaker to win the 22nd Indian Oil Surjit hockey......

'Former players should head BCCI'

S.A.NarayanHiAfter going through the whole article, it just reconfirms my single minded underlying belief : REMOVE DALMIYA FROM EVERYTHING RELATED TO CRICKET... either by Govt. intervention or by......

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