Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls concludes with 68% voting

A 67.84 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday in 95 seats spread in 11 states and a Union Territory, the Election Commission said. Barring sporadic......

Cabinet Secretary stays on for another year

Capping weeks of suspense over the top-most bureaucratic post, B K Chaturvedi has been given a year's extension as the Union Cabinet Secretary. An order to this effect has been issued by the......

Cabinet secretary race narrows to 3

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is looking for a Cabinet secretary to succeed B K Chaturvedi, whose tenure ends on June 10. Dr Singh interviewed prospective candidates for the nation's top civil......

Dhirendra Singh is new Home Secretary

In the first major bureaucratic reshuffle by the new United Progressive Alliance fovernment, Home Secretary Anil Baijal and Defence Secretary Ajay Prasad, appointed by the previous National......

New rules exempt M&As before June 1

Companies fearing a more difficult merger and acquisitionregime heaved a sigh of relief with the Competition Commission of Indiaon Wednesday notifying rules that are less harsh than the draft......

Top bureaucrats eye high profile CCI jobs

As many as 230 persons, including ex-Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, former Corporate Affairs Secretary R Bandyopadhyay and other senior bureaucrats and eminent economists have lined up for the two......

Govt to notify new M&A rules by May 5

The government will notify the new rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions on May 5, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Competition Commission's approval for high......

New M&A regime will not derail plans: CCI

Competition watchdog CCI on Wednesday assured industry that rivals will not be able to derail their takeover plans under the new M&A regime, which would require companies to seek the body's......