Government headhunter PESB on Friday did not find anyone suitable from nine candidates, including two serving IAS officers, to head India's largest oil and gas producer, ONGC. The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) interviewed 9 out of the 10 candidates who had applied for the post of chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). "Keeping in view the strategic importance and vision for the company and its future, the Board did not recommend any candidate and decided to constitute a Search Committee," PESB said in a notice after interviews. Those interviewed included senior bureaucrats Avinash Joshi and Niraj Verma.
On Father's Day, June 20, Joginder Tuteja looks at onscreen fathers who have impressed over the years.
Maninder Singh, the talented left-arm spinner, was taken to cleaners with utter disdain, but he never faced public wrath.
'Rani made it very clear when she signed the film that she would shoot only during her daughter's summer vacation so as not to disturb her role as a real life mother.'
Joginder Tuteja lists November's theatre releases so that you can plan your weekends well.
Joginder Tuteja lists what's up on OTT this month.
Several people had taken shelter under the recently constructed structure while it rained. The dead, all of them men, were mostly relatives or neighbours of Jai Ram, who was being cremated at that time, officials said.
With the signing of the pact, the Quad grouping of India, Japan, Australia and the US is set to gain more heft now, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
"The meeting demonstrated the depth of India-France bilateral partnership, especially in the defence sector, that has significantly strengthened in recent times. Both leaders resolved to take the relationship to the next higher level," said a statement issued by the ministry after the 35-minute meeting.
A crowd of Tejashwi supporters that had gathered outside the 10 Circular Road residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi expecting a victory is thinning now.
'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'
As the movie mogul celebrates his birthday, Namrata Thakker takes a peek in to his AMAZING life through his Instagram feed.
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that a former high court judge monitor the ongoing probe by the Uttar Pradesh police into the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence during a farmers' protest, saying the investigation was not going the way it expected.
Intensifying operations against the Naxals and chocking the flow of funds to them were the two key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union home mAmit Shah and attended by six chief ministers and top officials of four other states here on Sunday, sources said.
There will be as many as 9 historicals coming up in the next 15 months!
2019 seems totally ready for new directors, with superstars queuing up to work with fresh talent.
BJP CMs promote a lawless culture, one where groups backed by the State are encouraged to attack fellow citizens, where being trigger-happy is the official police policy, notes Jyoti Punwani.
Security was stepped up after farmers threatened to block more highways connecting the national capital.
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
Salman may direct Tiger 3... Katrina drops Vikas Bahl film...
Nine army men have been awarded Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry award.
'A good pipeline of movies is fuelling this trend of revenge consumption.'
A roundup of the matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day tournament, on Saturday.
It is the first highest level face-to-face meeting between the two sides after the border row escalated in eastern Ladakh in early May.
District Magistrate of Saharanpur, which recently witnessed communal clashes claiming 3 lives, was on Monday night transferred in a major reshuffle of Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy.
2020 may have been a dampener for movie releases in theatres. But 2021 is expected to be better.
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi was on Monday sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, making him the first Dalit to hold the top post in the state.
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
As much as Rs 4,300 crore was generated by 2019 movie releases. But 2020 is all set to be bigger and better!
Legal experts explain the implications of the latest twist in the Amazon-Reliance battle for billion-plus consumers' purse.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest projects announced during the lockdown.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
With OTT gaining popularity, quite a few stars will make their debut on digital platforms.
Days before Ashutosh Gowariker's historical Panipat released in theatres, a special screening was organised for the members of the film industry.
The winners and attendees at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021.
Rifleman Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was on way back home on June 14 to celebrate Eid when terrorists abducted him.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming Southside remakes.
The probe agency sought to intervene in a plea of Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Tihar jail on charges of money laundering and duping several people, and his wife seeking their transfer to a prison outside Delhi alleging threat to their lives from jail staff.
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