The police's Crime Branch wing registered a criminal case against Thomas for penning his bare-all autobiography Sravukalkkoppam Neenthumbol (Swimming With Sharks) without seeking prior permission from the higher-ups.
The premises of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's sect is spread over 800 acres and houses educational institutions, markets, hospital, stadium, recreational areas and houses.
The 2G judgment suggests many bureaucrats have poor application, inadequate interest and are unwilling to be active participants in the policy process, says Babu Jacob.
It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
'He has been made CM of Uttarakhand because everybody thinks he is not a challenge to anyone.'
The finance ministry has put out a revised draft in public domain.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
Meet Jasmeet Singh Sandhu who ranked third in the Union Public Service Commission exam this year.
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
The "callous" evaluation process has left the parents of Mohammad Adnan Hilal numbed, who feel that it is not a case of suicide but "murder" as their son actually secured 48 marks in physics and not 28 as declared earlier.
General T N Raina was an iconic Indian military leader whose contributions to the nation should be more widely known, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The Prime Minister directed that a special cell be created immediately in the Cabinet Secretariat.
Court documents show that the Kerala government, whose case was treated as the 'lead case' among all the petitions filed against Adani, made four allegations to convince the court to cancel the contract for the Thiruvanathapuram airport. The state's legal team couldn't substantiate most of these allegations with documentary proof and its self-defeating arguments in court failed to convince the judges to cancel the contract given to Adani. The battle for the Thiruvananthapuram airport between the Communist-led Kerala government, the Adani group and the Modi government over the past year hasn't had a dull moment since the proceedings began. Claims of a smoking gun turned out to be a damp squib, says Sai Manish.
Ram Rahim did not talk with anyone and was seen roaming in the cell.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lauded the Central Bureau of Investigation as it completed 50 years during an address to senior officers at the at international conference on 'Evolving common strategies to combat corruption and crime.'
''Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.' 'That is not happening and is a source of worry,' Rathin Roy tells Arup Roychoudhury.
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
The colour has been rendered to activities that would have astonished Swami Vivekananda, says Sunanda K Datta Ray.
Regulations ensure only PGs from Indian universities qualify.
'India's economic fundamentals are much too strong to be affected by his resignation,' says B S Raghavan.
Though the Railways is yet to declare any five-year action plan, it is clear the government is not in a position to hand-hold it for any major expansion or upgrade. The issue, however, is how far the Railways can function within the PPP format. Recent history highlights some of the challenges.
Is it just the glamour?
To the extent that body shopping is replaced by true offshoring, everyone is better off, says Ajay Shah.
'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'
'A robust electoral democracy provides the institutional basis for the generation and regeneration of political hope.'
A senior former Obama administration official said if another attack would have happened like that, it would 'quickly escalates into a regional war'.
In any case, Ghosh could take lessons from the best professionally managed companies all over the world that always groom the CEO successors well in advance.
'If the situation escalates, then mini-scale firing might happen.'
The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.
Will Arundhati Bhattacharya be the RBI's first woman governor? Or will Urjit Patel succeed Raghuram Rajanas RBI governor when his term ends on September 4?
'According national security and higher defence management empathetic political attention they warrant is critical. Will Prime Minister Modi pick up this gauntlet?' asks C Uday Bhaskar.
An HR person's job is all about talent management.
oreign Policy magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers in 2011.
Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.
'Even though we have around 156 patients, we don't have anyone who requires ventilatory support or the ICU facility.'
Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service officer, has secured third position in the test.
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