Natwar submits statement to RS Secretariat

Suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh, who has sought to table a privilege notice against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for leakage of the Pathak report, on Thursday submitted his statement to the......

In their modified role, junior ministers no longer pushovers

Barely days after the reshuffle, a wind of change is being felt not only by bureaucrats but also senior ministers. Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Archis Mohan report.In its two-year tenure, the Narendra......

A bureaucracy to match Modi's ambitions

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interactions with the secretaries are being seen as a positive move aimed at confidence building among bureaucrats, the underlying implication is that the......

Why Indian bureaucracy is under virtual lockdown

Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions The lack of energy inside North Block -- the red sandstone building which houses......