News for '-service-department'

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Data leak shows massive infiltration by China's Communist Party

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

The data leak obtained by 'The Australian' newspaper has revealed how the alleged CPC members are employed with some of the world's biggest corporations in the areas of defence, banks and pharmaceutical giants manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.

How can you be selective in accepting SC verdict: Kejriwal in letter to L-G

How can you be selective in accepting SC verdict: Kejriwal in letter to L-G

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

In the letter, the Delhi CM urged Baijal to implement the apex court's order in letter and spirit and asserted that the ministry of home affairs does not have powers to interpret the order.

Banks, end KYC-account freeze nonsense

Banks, end KYC-account freeze nonsense

Rediff.com7 May 2021

While law-abiding customers are harassed for KYC and have to comply with endless paperwork even to open and close accounts, DHFL could easily open nearly 260,000 fake home-loan accounts, reveals Debashis Basu.

70 call centre workers in Mumbai held for duping US citizens

70 call centre workers in Mumbai held for duping US citizens

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

The staffers posed as US Internal Revenue Service department officials, making a daily turnover of Rs 1.5 crore.

Fire at Assam gas well periphery doused

Fire at Assam gas well periphery doused

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

Though no peripheral burning is taking place at the moment at the well's site at Baghjan, the company has declared an area up to 1.5 km radius as "red zone" to avoid any untoward incident and harm to the general public.

2 firefighters die in gas well blaze in Assam

2 firefighters die in gas well blaze in Assam

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

The two firefighters had gone missing after the well caught fire on Tuesday and their bodies were recovered by a National Disaster Relief Force team on Wednesday morning, said Oil India Spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika.

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde directed that the inquiry commission should start functioning within a week and the probe be concluded within two months.

PIX: New-look Kalinga stadium ready to roll for Hockey World Cup

PIX: New-look Kalinga stadium ready to roll for Hockey World Cup

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

With an increased seating capacity and re-laid new turf, the Stadium is all set to host the 14th edition of the quadrennial showpiece.

What Sitharaman did after becoming the finance minister

What Sitharaman did after becoming the finance minister

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

This is not her first stint in North Block or in leading a major economic ministry. She started Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term as minister of state for finance, was made the commerce minister, and then became the defence minister.

Delhi govt cancels appointment of 9 advisors to AAP ministers

Delhi govt cancels appointment of 9 advisors to AAP ministers

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Sources said the MHA directions came after the services department wrote to it seeking to know the legal status of the appointment of the nine advisors.

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

National Disaster Response Force teams and Krishna district authorities have launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace the missing people.

Kejriwal to meet L-G on Friday; warns babus of 'consequences' if they defy posting order

Kejriwal to meet L-G on Friday; warns babus of 'consequences' if they defy posting order

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The Delhi government also explored legal options, including filing contempt petition, against those who refused to comply with the directive, an official said.

Modi's favourite babu returns to Gujarat

Modi's favourite babu returns to Gujarat

Rediff.com3 Dec 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley revealed that the government wanted to give Hasmukh Adhia a post-retirement role, but Dr Adhia said he would not work for a single day after November 30.

Indian Constitution scholar Granville Austin dies

Indian Constitution scholar Granville Austin dies

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Granville Austin, an eminent biographer of India's Constitution and a Padma Shri awardee, has passed away in Washington at the age of 87.

A salute for Major Suman Gawani

A salute for Major Suman Gawani

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Major Suman Gawani, who served as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan, is the first Indian to receive the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. 'On seeing the Indian flag on my uniform,' she says,' the locals would get very excited and say, 'Hindi, Hindi'.'

VAT panel exempts defence canteens

VAT panel exempts defence canteens

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

Revealed! Why your motor insurance claim was rejected

Revealed! Why your motor insurance claim was rejected

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

You must initiate the claim process within 7 days of the damage. The more time you take to get the vehicle to a service centre, higher the chances of your claim getting rejected.

Kejriwal meets Rajnath, says Centre should obey SC verdict in totality

Kejriwal meets Rajnath, says Centre should obey SC verdict in totality

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Kejriwal said Singh's "gestures" showed that he was satisfied with his view.

Bypassing LG, AAP govt appoints new principal secretary

Bypassing LG, AAP govt appoints new principal secretary

Rediff.com19 May 2015

The AAP government appointed senior bureaucrat Arvind Ray as principal secretary.

Concurrence not needed, Kejriwal tells Lt Governor on Delhi order

Concurrence not needed, Kejriwal tells Lt Governor on Delhi order

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The letter comes a day after the Supreme Court in its verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre clipped the powers of the L-G.

Telangana: 8 killed, 5 hurt as blasts rip through cracker factory

Telangana: 8 killed, 5 hurt as blasts rip through cracker factory

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Three of those killed were charred beyond recognition, an official said.

Flood-hit J-K civil secretariat reopens, yet to become operational

Flood-hit J-K civil secretariat reopens, yet to become operational

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir here, opened on Thursday after 11 days but could not become operational as the ground floor of the seven-storey building is still under three feet of water.

Cabinet increases retirement age of government doctors to 65 years

Cabinet increases retirement age of government doctors to 65 years

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

The retirement age of doctors in some departments is 60 years and in some others, it is 62.

Focus on own work, let police do theirs: Delhi top cop tells AAP

Focus on own work, let police do theirs: Delhi top cop tells AAP

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

Latching onto a new survey's findings on corruption in Delhi Police, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday stepped up attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he should "stop being stubborn" and hand over police and Anti-Corruption Branch to AAP government.

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Remembering 26/11: How Kasab and others were trained by LeT, ISI

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

The sea training also included 'how to fish', something that made Kasab think that 'he had got a job and he could earn a respectable living'.

Indian American to revamp New Jersey health care

Indian American to revamp New Jersey health care

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has named Dr Poonam Alaigh, director, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Jersey, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.Alaigh, 45, has a multifaceted background in health-care administration and delivery, including clinical practice, hospital practice, hospital administration, managed care, pharmaceutical medicine, and health-care policy.

70 call centre staff held for duping US nationals

70 call centre staff held for duping US nationals

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

They would call US citizens and demand their financial and bank details, failing which they would allegedly threaten them with dire consequences, including legal action and jail term

Dr Poonam Alaigh gets a cabinet post in New Jersey

Dr Poonam Alaigh gets a cabinet post in New Jersey

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named Dr Poonam Alaigh, director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.

Owner of Bhubaneshwar hospital where 21 died in fire arrested

Owner of Bhubaneshwar hospital where 21 died in fire arrested

Rediff.com20 Oct 2016

Manoj Naik was taken into custody after he surrendered at the Khandagiri Police Station.

Ashok Chawla to be new finance secy

Ashok Chawla to be new finance secy

Rediff.com4 May 2009

A decision to this effect has been taken after Arun Ramanathan retired as finance secretary on Thursday. Currently, Chawla is the senior-most official in the finance ministry. In addition, G C Chaturvedi, currently serving as additional secretary in the ministry of health and family welfare, has been appointed as additional secretary in-charge of the financial services department.

Modiji hell-bent on destroying Delhi, says Kejriwal livid over transfers

Modiji hell-bent on destroying Delhi, says Kejriwal livid over transfers

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

LG Jung transferred of several senior officials engaged in flagship projects of the government, prompting Kejriwal to accuse the PM of being "hell bent" to "destroy" Delhi.

5.7-magnitude quake jolts Northeast; one dead, four injured

5.7-magnitude quake jolts Northeast; one dead, four injured

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the temblor which occurred at 1439 hrs was in Dhalai district in Tripura at a depth of 28 km.

Kejriwal vs LG: AAP govt's appointment of new principal secy rejected

Kejriwal vs LG: AAP govt's appointment of new principal secy rejected

Rediff.com18 May 2015

The Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday appointed Chief Minister's Secretary Rajendra Kumar as principal secretary of the services department which was promptly rejected by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.

Kejriwal accuses LG of trying to render elected govt ineffective

Kejriwal accuses LG of trying to render elected govt ineffective

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to work "within the confines" of Constitution.

My Ram remarks taken out of context: Bengal CM

My Ram remarks taken out of context: Bengal CM

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

Seeking to clarify his controversial remarks on the existence of Lord Ram, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Saturday blamed the media, saying his remarks were "taken out of context".

'How low he can stoop': SC raps BJP's Manoj Tiwari in sealing case

'How low he can stoop': SC raps BJP's Manoj Tiwari in sealing case

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

The apex court also said that "misplaced political propaganda has no place" and "such practices should be deprecated".

Ministries get 60 days to decide on FDI plans

Ministries get 60 days to decide on FDI plans

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

A panel led by the secretaries of the DEA and the DIPP would conduct a quarterly review on the pending proposals.

5 proposals govt will discuss with RBI on November 19

5 proposals govt will discuss with RBI on November 19

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

There is as yet no clarity on how the process of consulting with the RBI Governor, initiated under Section 7 of the RBI Act, would unfold in the coming days. The government is keen that its suggestions made in the public interest should be heeded by the central bank, says A K Bhattacharya.

Air India wants to retain overweight cabin crew

Air India wants to retain overweight cabin crew

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

A cabin crew member found overweight is deemed 'temporarily unfit' and given three months to reduce weight.