We Haven't Seen This In 39 Years!

Dr T V Somanathan is the first finance secretary to be appointed Cabinet secretary since 1985.His appointment at this juncture seems to carry much meaning for the forthcoming trajectory of reforms......

Nirmalaji And Why I Quit The Government

She said I treated her like a bachchi.At another moment, she said I had gone to various people and 'bitched' about her.She also threatened to bring the entire matter to the PM's notice.A revealing......

Gehlot allocates portfolios, retains home, finance

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday allocated portfolios to ministers of his expanded cabinet, retaining home and finance with him. Twelve new ministers were inducted and three......

Curfew in Jodhpur after communal tension on Eid, internet shut

Communal tensions gripped Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's hometown Jodhpur hours before Eid on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to suspend mobile internet services and impose a curfew in......

Meet Subhash C Garg, the new DEA secretary

DEA is currently headed on an interim basis by Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray The Centre, late on Wednesday, announced a large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle. A notable announcement was of......

Govt May Save Over Rs 70K Cr In FY25

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government may save over Rs 70,000 crore (Rs 700 billion) on capital and revenue expenditure allocated towards new schemes in the FY25 Budget......

Garg leaves without signing off on Jalan panel report

Garg had refused to sign on the report finalised by the former Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan-led committee reviewing the central bank’s economic capital framework (ECF). IMAGE:......

Sitharaman wanted me out: ex-finance secretary Garg

Subhash Chandra Garg, the former finance secretary who was shunted out of the finance ministry within three weeks of Modi-2.0 government's first budget last year, on Saturday alleged that the "new"......

'Zubeen Was A Pure Soul'

'He was not at all calculating, what I see in many singers today.'   IMAGE: Zubeen Garg performs at the North-East Gorkha Festival, December 29, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo "He has sung a lot of......

'I'm An Addict Of Heartache'

'I have been in love with a career on the big screen, validated by box office numbers.''I never expected the love back to be instantaneous.' IMAGE: Harshvardhan Rane with Sonam Bajwa in Ek Deewane......

'My Films Are Meant For Paisa Vasool Cinema'

'For me, the real victory is when people buy a ticket, sit in a theatre, and connect with the story.' IMAGE: Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa in Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. "At the end of the day,......

'Yes, extra-marital affairs happen'

'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.' IMAGE: Sendhil Ramamurthy with Vidya Balan in Do Aur Do Pyaar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sendhil Ramamurthy......

Asiad trials set to be conducted behind closed doors

IMAGE: With Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat being handed exemptions, parents of wrestlers got into heated arguments with ad hoc committee members. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The IOA......

9 out of 16 DDCA directors sign in favour of new committee

IMAGE: The Ferozshah Kotla Stadium, which is under the aegis of Delhi and District Cricket Association. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images Beleaguered Delhi and Districts Cricket......

Khanna kept out of all DDCA Committees for World T20

Senior Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president and top DDCA official CK Khanna has been kept out of the two primary committees that will look into the organisation of the International......