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2009 Padma Award Winners

2009 Padma Award Winners

Rediff.com26 Jan 2009

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2009 on the following persons

Does India really need a Pay Commission?

Does India really need a Pay Commission?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

The Pay Commission process is symptomatic of a national crisis within the Indian state.

IAS topper: Only hard work can overcome hard luck

IAS topper: Only hard work can overcome hard luck

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

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.

LSE head resigns over financial links with Gaddafi

LSE head resigns over financial links with Gaddafi

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

The university has announced that former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, would conduct an independent inquiry .

You won't need reservation after 25 years if...

You won't need reservation after 25 years if...

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

'Education in private and public schools should be in English and in one regional language; it will solve the entire reservation issue.'

UPSC topper's family celebrates stellar results

UPSC topper's family celebrates stellar results

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Mubeena, mother of Shah Faisal, in Srinagar was elated when her son was declared the topper.

IAS topper: Failure didn't dishearten me

IAS topper: Failure didn't dishearten me

Rediff.com15 May 2011

National UPSC topper from Chennai, Divyadarshini, speaks about her preparation tips, her success mantras, her failure to clear the same exam in her first attempt, how she coped with it and things that she would like to change in India as an Indian and an IAS officer.

Tips to crack UPSC examination

Tips to crack UPSC examination

Rediff.com12 May 2011

A guide for freshers who will be taking the Union Public Service Commission exam in 2011.

TN suspends IAS officer for fake SC certificate

TN suspends IAS officer for fake SC certificate

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Senior Indian Administrative Service officer C Umashankar has been suspended by the Tamil Nadu government on the charge of producing a false community certificate to claim Scheduled Caste quota during his civil services selection.

8 mn people 'incarcerated' like never before: Faesal

8 mn people 'incarcerated' like never before: Faesal

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

There's a virtual blackout in the Valley with few workable mobile phones and internet connections and prohibitory orders in place.

Undaunted by death threats, she refuses to don a burqa

Undaunted by death threats, she refuses to don a burqa

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Inspired by her mother, Rayana R Khazi refuses to give into the forces of fundamentalism.

RBI to hold rates this year, may tighten in 2018: Goldman

RBI to hold rates this year, may tighten in 2018: Goldman

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Key risk for price rise is the 'deficient' monsoon that could lead to a pick-up in inflation expectations.

The most powerful women in India

The most powerful women in India

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

Eight women who mean power in India today.

381 babus punished for being 'non-performers'

381 babus punished for being 'non-performers'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

The personnel ministry has taken actions like premature retirement and cut in remuneration.

7th pay panel's draft report riddled with dissent notes

7th pay panel's draft report riddled with dissent notes

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

The notes argue that it will widen the talent base available to govt to deliver increasingly complex services to a demanding population.

UK: Parties asked to form new govt by May 25

UK: Parties asked to form new govt by May 25

Rediff.com10 May 2010

Britain may witness another general election if the major political parties are unable to strike a deal to stitch up a coalition government before May 25.

Needed: A new policy for the Indian Diaspora

Needed: A new policy for the Indian Diaspora

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan.

IAS topper Shah Faesal slams national media for comparing him with Burhan Wani

IAS topper Shah Faesal slams national media for comparing him with Burhan Wani

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

The angry reaction from the Director (School Education) came after some channels aired Faesal's pictures alongside Wani's bullet-ridden body.

PHOTOS: President presents Padma awards to 54

PHOTOS: President presents Padma awards to 54

Rediff.com16 Mar 2019

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour.

'India's growth is propelled by its youth'

'India's growth is propelled by its youth'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

Shashi Tripathi, member of India's Union Public Service Commission discusses India's changing demographics with Ajit Jain.

India's first woman diplomat is no more

India's first woman diplomat is no more

Rediff.com14 Oct 2009

The country's first woman diplomat, C B Muthamma, died at a private hospital in Bangalore on Wednesday following a brief illness.

No coaching classes for this IFS topper

No coaching classes for this IFS topper

Rediff.com6 May 2010

The 24-year-old gold medallist in MSc (Zoology) from Behrampur University, topped the IFS exam without any coaching; he says that it was God's mercy.

Why Satya Nadella's dad will always be remembered

Why Satya Nadella's dad will always be remembered

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar's 'formidable legacy will survive through a generation of civil servants whom he trained, nurtured, mentored and inspired with a rare combination of energy, enthusiasm and passion,' says former RBI govenor Dr Duvvuri Subbarao.

'Humiliating treatment' may amount to sexual harassment: Govt

'Humiliating treatment' may amount to sexual harassment: Govt

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Humiliating treatment which is likely to affect women government employees' health or safety may amount to sexual harassment, the government said on Wednesday.

Meet India's first blind IFS officer

Meet India's first blind IFS officer

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

The inspirational story of Beno Zephine!

Will the 'lotus' finally bloom in Haryana's Mewat?

Will the 'lotus' finally bloom in Haryana's Mewat?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The party hopes that the multiple road projects, schools, canals, and water projects which have come up in the Meo-Muslim-dominated area will be able to sway the votes in its favour.

Candidates with a difference in Hyderabad

Candidates with a difference in Hyderabad

Rediff.com7 Mar 2009

Jayprakash Narayan, an Indian Administrative Service-officer-turned-activist, will contest the forthcoming assembly elections from Kukatpally constituency in Hyderabad. Narayan, popularly known as JP, will contest as the candidate of Lok Satta, the party he had launched in 2006, almost ten years after he quit the civil service and undertook a mission to fight corruption.G Pratibha Rao, who has played an important role in the establishment of the LV Prasad Eye Institute.

Chat with IAS topper Ira Singhal

Chat with IAS topper Ira Singhal

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Join us for a chat with UPSC national topper Ira Singhal on Monday, July 27, 2015 between 3 pm and 4 pm IST.

India, Bangladesh bonded by cooperation and understanding: Modi

India, Bangladesh bonded by cooperation and understanding: Modi

Rediff.com25 May 2018

The PM, who is the 'acharya' or chancellor of the central university, inaugurated Bangladesh Bhavan with Hasina on this occasion.

A street-fighter's democracy

A street-fighter's democracy

Rediff.com8 Nov 2009

Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy tells Sreelatha Menon that she is ready to chase a new dream, a School for Democracy.

'Even Pakistan will ditch Kashmir...'

'Even Pakistan will ditch Kashmir...'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

'.. if the cost is its own survival,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

S Africa to create 500,000 jobs this year: Prez

S Africa to create 500,000 jobs this year: Prez

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

Announcing measures to tackle the impact of the global recession in his country, South African President Jacob Zuma pledged on Wednesday to create 500,000 jobs by the end of this year. Acknowledging that the economic crisis had hit the nation badly, Zuma said the government needed to minimise the impact of the recession primarily on the most vulnerable sectors.

Appointment row: Kejriwal to meet President today

Appointment row: Kejriwal to meet President today

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday evening amidst escalating tensions between his government and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung over the appointment of senior IAS officer Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary.

'India has to catch a train that left 25 years ago'

'India has to catch a train that left 25 years ago'

Rediff.com2 May 2017

'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade, protectionism, robots -- will limit India's manufacturing to levels well below what propelled East Asia's economies decades ago.'

'Bureaucracy should be apolitical in coalition era

'Bureaucracy should be apolitical in coalition era

Rediff.com1 May 2009

"(The civil servant) needs on his own account, and his master who trusts and expects him, to be mild where mildness is needed, to be understanding where judgement is needed, to be enterprising where enterprise is needed, to be hesitant where hesitation is needed.

Rajasthan govt suspends IAS officer in rape case

Rajasthan govt suspends IAS officer in rape case

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

The Rajasthan government has suspended Indian Administrative Service officer B B Mohanty in the alleged rape and exploitation case of a 23-year-old girl.

Reforms must in bureaucracy, police and judiciary: Panagariya

Reforms must in bureaucracy, police and judiciary: Panagariya

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

He said, clothing, footwear and electronic sectors are large job creators and need big reforms.

Faesal 'instigated' people against country: J-K govt

Faesal 'instigated' people against country: J-K govt

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Faesal had no student visa, though he claimed that he was going to the United States for studies, the state government, through DIG, CKR, Srinagar, said in an affidavit.

UPSC topper's success mantras

UPSC topper's success mantras

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

Shubhra Saxena, the UPSC topper this year, says work experience helped her meet deadlines and manage with less time.

Will Najeeb Jung be the next vice-president?

Will Najeeb Jung be the next vice-president?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2017

Relations between an elected government of Delhi and the LG can never be cordial: It is just the way the relationship is structured.