Top-level bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre, Pant named new health secretary

Senior IAS officer Sudhansh Pant has been named as the new health secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. IMAGE: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

How Hakki Pikkis Inspired Operation Kaveri

IMAGE: Indian Navy personnel hold an infant as stranded Indians board INS Teg at Port Sudan, April 27, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Only rarely do conflicts in faraway countries become issues in......

Govt ushers in de-layering in bureaucracy, jt secretary reports to secretary

The Centre has taken a major step towards increasing efficiency in decision-making by empowering joint secretaries to report to secretaries directly, officials said on Wednesday. Joint secretaries......

India to send NDRF, medical and relief teams to Turkey

The government on Monday decided to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams and relief material to earthquake-hit Turkey following Prime......

Over Rs 20,000 crore lying unclaimed with LIC

The amount of money lying unclaimed with the Life Insurance Corporation of India dwarfs the budgets of many ministries. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters There was Rs 21,539.5 crore which lay......

Govt depts to add over 1.4 lakh jobs between 2019 and March 1, 2021

Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

In midst of holiday season, Dubai flights hit by seat allocation dispute

Dispute arose as Indian carriers objected to Emirates flying passengers beyond Dubai, and Dubai authorities complained that Indian airlines have been flying more flights than allocated to its......

Covid-19 impact: How India's beleaguered airlines plan to keep flying high

As the world reverts to normal, will there be a new normal where countries including India become more and more protective of their own territories, markets, bilaterals, traffic and cargo? At a......