'Education in private and public schools should be in English and in one regional language; it will solve the entire reservation issue.'
Key risk for price rise is the 'deficient' monsoon that could lead to a pick-up in inflation expectations.
The personnel ministry has taken actions like premature retirement and cut in remuneration.
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.
Shashi Tripathi, member of India's Union Public Service Commission discusses India's changing demographics with Ajit Jain.
The country's first woman diplomat, C B Muthamma, died at a private hospital in Bangalore on Wednesday following a brief illness.
There's a virtual blackout in the Valley with few workable mobile phones and internet connections and prohibitory orders in place.
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.
After the 18-member 'Assam Advisory Committee' suggested the two organisations to form a political party, a source close to the development said the new outfit will be launched within the next 10 days.
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.
The angry reaction from the Director (School Education) came after some channels aired Faesal's pictures alongside Wani's bullet-ridden body.
Humiliating treatment which is likely to affect women government employees' health or safety may amount to sexual harassment, the government said on Wednesday.
Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy tells Sreelatha Menon that she is ready to chase a new dream, a School for Democracy.
Join us for a chat with UPSC national topper Ira Singhal on Monday, July 27, 2015 between 3 pm and 4 pm IST.
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.
"(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.
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.
Shubhra Saxena, the UPSC topper this year, says work experience helped her meet deadlines and manage with less time.
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.
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.
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Since the early 1970s, the Tatas have presence in the city-state.
The PM, who is the 'acharya' or chancellor of the central university, inaugurated Bangladesh Bhavan with Hasina on this occasion.
On the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked him some probing questions, including how he thinks history would judge his tenure, "failure" to assert himself against corruption and "subversion" of constitutional institutions.
'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.'
It is incumbent on mature and dispassionate analysts not to look at the CEC's report through political or ideological spectacles and import into it hidden purposes and meanings, says B S Raghavan
On matters relating to the Diaspora, the Centre needs to call the shots, suggests Ambassador T P S Sreenivasan.
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.
The Right to Information Act has virtually proved the transparency it promised after a reserved category candidate in Chhattisgarh extensively used it to expose chinks in state Public Service Commission examinations.
Relations between an elected government of Delhi and the LG can never be cordial: It is just the way the relationship is structured.
27-year-old Raju is a bachelor. While his IPS batch-mates and friends in the city greeted Raju, his family was elated over the distinction he achieved in the Civil Services exam.
Officers of the elite Indian Administrative Service (IAS) want their pay scales to be determined on the basis of prevailing market rates. However, they are not ready to give up the substantial perks they enjoy, like palatial bungalows in city centres, number of attendants, guards, drivers and other assorted facilities.
He said, clothing, footwear and electronic sectors are large job creators and need big reforms.
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.
A lowdown on the Malayalam film industry.
UK's outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday hailed "important partner" India in his first Parliament statement since the country voted for leaving the EU and said Britain must not turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.
The Union home ministry termed the suspension as null and void.
Anindita Mitra, an engineer whose overall ranking was eighth, topped among women. Out of the top 20 candidates, eight were women.
In his first attempt at the IAS exams last year, he was ranked 131 and was selected for Indian Railway Traffic Service.
Jayaganesh's story is inspiring not because he did not lose heart but also because he comes from a very poor background in a village in Tamil Nadu, and though he studied to be an engineer, he worked at odd jobs, even as a waiter for a short while, to realise his dream of becoming an IAS officer
