22 year old Karthik Iyer had almost lost hope when he failed in the NDA medical test. With no coaching to his credit, the IAS topper who cleared the exam in his first attempt maintains that notes from IGNOU, laid a good foundation for him in Political Science.
Engineers of the Indian Airlines threatened to launch an agitation against the proposed JV between IA and Singapore International Airlines for maintenance, repair and overhauling of aircraft, including those of foreign airlines in India.
Police used tear gas shells to disperse the mob as it was believed that it would target other properties.
Ruby Chaudhry, the woman who stayed at the prestigious IAS training academy in Mussoorie for over six months masquerading as a probationer and accused a senior officer of taking bribe to facilitate her stay there, has been arrested and sent to jail for two weeks.
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari and Jaipur Rural MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore are among the seven BJP parliamentarians who will contest the Rajasthan Assembly polls, according to the first list of 41 candidates issued by the party on Monday.
Moving ahead with its plans to raise funds from the capital market for its fleet acquisition programme, Indian Airlines on Thursday launched the process of appointing advisors for its IPO which is likely to be issued in the next six months.
The analysis of five candidates could not be completed as their affidavits are either badly scanned or complete affidavits are not uploaded on the Election Commission of India website, they said.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan singh is slated to approve thirty-four 1979 batch Indian Administrative Service officers as secretaries to the government of India.
The first flight left Chennai at 4.45 am on Monday for Port Blair with 16 passengers on board. The second left at 10.00 am carrying 13 passengers.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Saturday acquitted former Jammu and Kashmir minister Raman Mattoo, Congress legislator G A Mir and IAS officer Iqbal Khanday in the 2006 JK sex scandal case. The case, allegedly involving a host of politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen, had triggered a major controversy.
His five-year rule saw the Babri Masjid demolition, the rise of the saffron forces and also the country being placed firmly on a new economic path, away from the Nehru years of public sector socialism.
Kumar, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is currently an additional secretary in the ministry of electronics and Information Technology.
With the completion of this third extension, Rajiv Gauba will become the longest serving cabinet secretary of the country. Till now, B D Pande had been the longest serving cabinet secretary from November 2, 1972, to March 31, 1977.
'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.' 'I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.' 'But in India, the system was very centralised in the Government of India and the state governments had no role to play.'
His father and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav did not hesitate to appoint the most tainted bureaucrats at chief secretaries of the state during his last stint as chief minister of India's most populous state.
Until now, these platforms were either working through an investment advisory (IA) or stockbroking licence.
'The resignation has been more like a statement. Like an alarm bell that "Look, something is wrong".' 'I am saying that "Look, I rang the bell, but I am also going to provide solutions".'
Sharat Pradhan in Lucknow
A senior Indian Administrative Service officer was on Monday arrested by the Government Railway Police in Lucknow on charges of molesting a girl in a train.
Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday released an audio clipping claiming it would expose the circumstances that led to the transfer of D K Ravi
'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.'
Gujarat will host the next round of G20 meetings from March 27 to April 4, during which three conclaves will be held in the state on a range of issues, where delegates from different countries will converge for participation, an official said.
The chargesheet against the associate of Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut was submitted before the court's registry and it will come up before the special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after scrutiny of papers.
Maulana Shamsudeen Qasimi, who runs the Azhagiya Kadan IAS Academy from Makkah Masjid, Chennai, believes that the Indian civil service forms the backbone of the government and can help the Muslim community earn its rightful place.
...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan.
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking the reinstatement of suspended IAS officer Durga Sakhti Nagpal, who had cracked down on illegal sand mining in Uttar Pradesh.
The one-way fare on executive class would be Rs 2,640 and in the economy class it would be Rs 1,825, it said.\n\n
Sources claimed 48-year-old Soren was "evasive" in his replies during his questioning and hence was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Considered a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arvind Kumar Sharma kicked off his political innings after taking voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service and became a member of the UP legislative council.
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist IAS officer Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj bettered his bronze from the last edition by winning gold in the SL4 final. Sukant Kadam took home the bronze in the same event.
Amidst suspense about his whereabouts, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has reached his official residence in Ranchi, a source in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Tuesday.
An Uttar Pradesh Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has been removed as a general observer for Gujarat assembly polls by the Election Commission for indulging in a 'publicity stunt' by posting pictures of his assignment on Instagram, sources said on Friday.
"The Air Force has confirmed that the wreckage of the missing helicopter has been found 12 km south of Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in New Delhi.
The agency seized a Haryana-registered BMW car from Soren's residence apart from some documents recovered by them during the search conducted at the house, sources said.
Controversial Gujarat-cadre IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, arrested for his alleged role in illegally allotting government land to some private firms in Kutch district, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Supreme Court.
