4 trusted Gujarat babus to join Team Modi

  All the Gujarat officers have one thing in common. They do not need Modi's 'informal interactions' and advice because they are from the 'Modi school of governance.' They know Modi well......

Modi mantra: Lean cabinet, not so lean PMO

Following the publication of this report by Business Standard, the Prime Minister’s Office has clarified that the total sanctioned strength of the PMO has been around 525 in the period......

In Gujarat cadre PM Modi trusts

At least a dozen officers from Gujarat are handling key assignments in various important central positions. Nivedita Mookerji & Somesh Jha reportThey have all had links with Gujarat during the......

Modi picks man from Manmohan's PMO as private secretary

In a curious turn of events on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Rajeev Topno, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Gujarat cadre and a part of the Prime......

Decision to give Tendulkar Bharat Ratna taken in 24 hours, reveals RTI

The process of conferring the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was initiated on the first day of his farewell 200th cricket Test on November 14,......

Airlines, Army XI score fluent wins

A resurgent Army XI produced a solid all-round performance to inflict a crushing 5-0 defeat on last year's runners-up Indian Oil in a quarter-final match of the Union Bank of India 42nd Gold Cup......