CAG slams Maharashtra excise dept for revenue lapses

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Maharashtra state excise department for serious lapses in its operations, leading to a substantial revenue shortfall. Image......

SC to hear plea against current practice to appoint CAG

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 17 an NGO's plea seeking that the current practice of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India solely by the executive and the......

DGCA flags 100 safety lapses at AI, including 7 critical breaches

Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has come across around 100 violations and observations related to Tata Group-owned Air India's training, crew's rest and duty period......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

States Pension Bills Surpass Interest Payments

The committed expenditure recorded a 9.37 per cent increase, reaching Rs 15.64 trillion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Amid a debate on three variants of the pension system -- old, new......

How IoT is going to change India's audit ecosystem

The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) has adopted the 2026-28 Work Plan, which prioritises cybersecurity audits and remote audits using Internet of Things......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......

Optimistic about impact of Trump tariffs, RBI tells parliamentary panel

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brass, including its Governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Tuesday told a Parliamentary panel that it was “optimistic” about the impact of the US tariffs on the......

Now, a historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive will run BCCI

A historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive were among four people named by India's highest court on Monday to run the country's cricket board (BCCI). Former India women's captain......

Women's football coach suspended for 'misconduct'; AIFF general sec resigns

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter A coach attached with the Indian Under-17 women's football team has been suspended and called back from Norway for alleged 'misconduct' with a minor player......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Sacked Vineeth gets Sports Ministry backing

India national team and Bengaluru FC footballer, CK Vineeth was given the pink slip by Kerala Accountant General for lack of attendance Kerala will request the central government to take back......