Officer who headed 2G, CWG probes gets BJP ticket from Sarojini Nagar

Enforcement Directorate officer Rajeshwar Singh has been granted voluntary retirement from service (VRS) by the Union government. IMAGE: Enforcement Directorate officer Rajeshwar Singh.......

ED's Rajeshwar Singh to retire; may contest UP polls on BJP ticket

ED officer Rajeshwar Singh has applied for retirement from government service and is expected to join the BJP and contest the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, official sources said on......

'Fault lies not with bureaucrats, but with the system'

'The skills and abilities of civil servants are still respected, even though they become whipping boys when things go wrong.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   After Aatmanirbhar......

China, Iran cosy up: India is the loser

Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to......

The growing tussle between the govt and CAG

Over the past decade, rapid structural changes in the economy have radically altered what was once a low-profile department. With the private sector playing an ex­panding role in public service......

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Two months ago, on February 12, Rahul Bajaj passed into the ages.'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive,......

DeMo will have no material effect on black money, RBI had warned

Only Rs 10,720 crore of the junked currency notes did not return to the banking system, rest 99.9 per cent was deposited raising question mark over the government's effort of curbing black money......

On RBI, let the public know who stands where

If indeed the issues involved between the government and RBI are of immense public interest, why not make public the arguments of both the government and the RBI, irrespective of the outcome of the......

Sports Budget increased by Rs 305.58 crore for 2022-23

IMAGE: Wrestler Ravi Kumar celebrates winning the silver medal in the men's freestyle 57kg event at the Tokyo Olympic Games on August 5, 2021. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images India's......

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was on Saturday cremated with full state honours in Chandigarh, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a......

COVID-19 effect: Sports budget takes cut of Rs 230.78 crore

IMAGE: Judokas in action during the Khelo India University Games 2020 last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Khelo India/Instagram The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt on the national......

Govt allocates Rs 2826.92 cr to sports budget

As far as incentives for sportspersons are concerned, the budget has proposed to slash the amount from Rs 111 crore to Rs 70 crore. IMAGE: Khelo India Youth Games 2020 winners Maharashtra.......

Heads will roll if babus delay athletes' incentives: Sports Minister

IMAGE: Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Photograph: PTI Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday said he will not hesitate to sack his officials if they delay sanction of......