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New RBI Guv promises to do 'what is best for the economy'

New RBI Guv promises to do 'what is best for the economy'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

A day after his appointment as the 26th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), outgoing Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday said one must understand the economic landscape and do what was best for the economy. "Let me first go, join, understand the turf ... Here it is a different role," Malhotra said, speaking to reporters in front of North Block.

What Will RBI Governor's Agenda Be?

What Will RBI Governor's Agenda Be?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street.

Maha IAS officer joins Washim office amid row, uses official vehicle

Maha IAS officer joins Washim office amid row, uses official vehicle

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Thursday took charge as an assistant collector at the Washim district collectorate in Vidarbha region, but declined to comment on the flurry of claims that she used illegal means to clear her civil services exam.

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year.

Want A Govt Job? 10 Competitive Exams You Can Take

Want A Govt Job? 10 Competitive Exams You Can Take

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

rediffGURU Rohit Gupta, co-founder and COO of College Vidya, provides a list of competitive exams that can help you land a job in the public sector.

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar likely to be sacked

Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar likely to be sacked

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar, who is at the centre of a controversy over alleged misuse of power and privileges, may be terminated from service if found guilty, official sources said on Friday.

UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar's selection, bars her from all future exams

UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar's selection, bars her from all future exams

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday said it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations or selections.

Tuticorin cops fired at protesters at the behest of industrialist: HC

Tuticorin cops fired at protesters at the behest of industrialist: HC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The Madras high court has expressed displeasure over the manner in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted the probe into the 2018 Tuticorin police firing against anti-Sterlite protestors in which 13 persons were killed.

Judicial panel visits Sambhal mosque, violence-hit areas

Judicial panel visits Sambhal mosque, violence-hit areas

Rediff.com1 Dec 2024

Amid tight security, members of a judicial commission on Sunday visited the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal and other areas which witnessed violence over a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era mosque.

Growth Or Inflation? What Will RBI Gov Tackle?

Growth Or Inflation? What Will RBI Gov Tackle?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

Sanjay Malhotra takes charge as the 26th RBI governor at a time when headline retail inflation has shot up to 6.2%.

Puja Khedkar lodges harassment complaint against Pune collector

Puja Khedkar lodges harassment complaint against Pune collector

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar has lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase with Washim police, an official said on Tuesday.

Ajit Doval back as NSA, P K Mishra as principal secretary to PM

Ajit Doval back as NSA, P K Mishra as principal secretary to PM

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

The government on Thursday reappointed former IPS officer Ajit Doval as the National Security Adviser (NSA), according to an official order.

Khedkar was 'fit' when she joined medical college: Director

Khedkar was 'fit' when she joined medical college: Director

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar, who is at the centre of a controversy over alleged misuse of power and privileges, had submitted a fitness certificate while securing admission to a private medical college in 2007, the institute's director said on Monday.

Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das get an extension?

Will RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das get an extension?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

The December meeting of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will start on Wednesday even as there is no clarity on whether Governor Shaktikanta Das, the chair of the panel, will continue in office after his term ends next week. The outcome of the meeting will be announced on Friday by Das at 10 in the morning.

Ram Charan Celebrates Birthday In Tirupati

Ram Charan Celebrates Birthday In Tirupati

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Ram Charan celebrated his 39th birthday on March 27 by visiting the Tirupati temple with wife Upasana Kamineni and daughter Klin Kaara.

Civil services, armed forces must unite against cyberattacks: President Murmu

Civil services, armed forces must unite against cyberattacks: President Murmu

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyberattacks have emerged as a major threat to national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them.

2 new election commissioners assume charge

2 new election commissioners assume charge

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Newly appointed election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu assumed charge on Friday.

Controversial IAS officer Khedkar tried to get theft accused freed

Controversial IAS officer Khedkar tried to get theft accused freed

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

The Navi Mumbai police have reported to the Maharashtra government that controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar had allegedly tried to pressure a Deputy Commissioner of Police-rank officer to release a man held in a theft case, an official said on Friday.

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Rediff.com10 Aug 2024

He will succeed incumbent Rajiv Gauba, who completes his unprecedented five-year term in the top bureaucratic post this month-end.

Another viral video of Puja Khedkar's mother shows her...

Another viral video of Puja Khedkar's mother shows her...

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

A video purportedly showing controversial Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar's mother arguing with Metro rail construction workers in Pune has surfaced, days after another clip of her wielding a gun and threatening a group of men went viral.

Cops recover pistol used by Puja Khedkar's mother

Cops recover pistol used by Puja Khedkar's mother

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Police booked Puja's parents Manorama and Dilip and four others after a video surfaced showing her allegedly threatening some persons with a gun over a land dispute at Dhadwali village in the district's Mulshi tehsil in 2023.

Hathras stampede: On grilling Baba, probe panel says...

Hathras stampede: On grilling Baba, probe panel says...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

The judicial commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government will speak to anyone required for its inquiry into the July 2 Hathras stampede, a probe panel member said on Sunday when asked if self-styled godman Bhole Baba will also be questioned.

Khedkar family removes illegal structure after civic notice

Khedkar family removes illegal structure after civic notice

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

An 'illegal' structure near trainee Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar's family bungalow in Pune has been cleared, days after the civic body issued them a notice to remove it, an official said on Wednesday.

Ex-bureaucrat who oversaw Article 370 abrogation picked as new EC

Ex-bureaucrat who oversaw Article 370 abrogation picked as new EC

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Addressing reporters at his residence soon after the meeting ended, Chowdhury said six names came up before the panel for the selection of the two ECs and the names of Sandhu and Kumar were finalised by a majority of members of the high-powered panel.

Govt panel to check out credentials of controversial Maha IAS officer

Govt panel to check out credentials of controversial Maha IAS officer

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

In a statement, the Centre said the probe would be conducted by an additional secretary-rank officer to verify the candidature claims and other details of the 2023 batch officer, who has been allotted the Maharashtra cadre.

Audi car used by IAS officer Puja Khedkar confiscated

Audi car used by IAS officer Puja Khedkar confiscated

Rediff.com14 Jul 2024

Pune police on Sunday confiscated a luxury car used by controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pooja Khedkar by allegedly installing a red beacon light on it illegally, an official said.

FIR against IAS Puja Khedkar's mother for waving gun at farmers

FIR against IAS Puja Khedkar's mother for waving gun at farmers

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

An official said the incident in the video was about a land parcel bought by Puja's father Dilip khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer, in Dhadwali village in Pune's Mulshi tehsil.

How Puja Khedkar obtained disability certificate

How Puja Khedkar obtained disability certificate

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Dr Puja Khedkar had obtained a partial 'locomotor disability' certificate from a hospital at Pimpri in Pune district in August 2022, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Govt seeks details about marital status of Khedkar's parents

Govt seeks details about marital status of Khedkar's parents

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The Centre has directed the Pune police to apprise it of the marital status of the parents of controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar amid allegations that she fraudulently availed of the OBC non-creamy layer benefit in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam by claiming that they were separated, an official said.

Puja Khedkar summoned back to academy, training put on hold

Puja Khedkar summoned back to academy, training put on hold

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The government on Tuesday put on hold the district training programme of controversial Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar, who is under the scanner for allegedly forging disability certificates to clear the Civil Services examination.

45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

45 specialists to join Modi govt in major lateral entry push

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in different central ministries as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to infuse fresh talent to further improve ease of governance.

Paytm Payments Bank MD and CEO Surinder Chawla quits

Paytm Payments Bank MD and CEO Surinder Chawla quits

Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

Beleaguered Paytm Payments Bank's managing director and CEO Surinder Chawla has resigned from the company, a regulatory filing said on Tuesday. Chawla's resignation comes amidst Paytm Payments Bank facing prohibitory action from banking regulator RBI. "Surinder Chawla, managing director and CEO of PPBL, has tendered his resignation on April 8, 2024, on account of personal reasons and to explore better career prospects.

A Tale Of Two Modi Decisions

A Tale Of Two Modi Decisions

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

Why did the political system in the country react to these two decisions of the Modi government in a diametrically opposite manner? asks A K Bhattacharya.

UPSC cracks down on IAS officer Puja Khedkar, files FIR for forgery

UPSC cracks down on IAS officer Puja Khedkar, files FIR for forgery

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

Khedkar, a 2023 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was accused of misusing power and privileges during her training in Pune recently.

Facing media trial, will reveal the truth: Puja Khedkar

Facing media trial, will reveal the truth: Puja Khedkar

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

Probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar, who is in the eye of a storm for alleged misuse of power and manipulating disability and OBC quotas, sidestepped questions related to the ongoing probe against her on Monday, saying the truth will eventually prevail, while the Pune police searched for her parents in a separate criminal case.

CIC pulls up EC for not replying to RTI query on EVMs

CIC pulls up EC for not replying to RTI query on EVMs

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer M G Devasahayam, who was one of the signatories to the representation on the credibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs), voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) and the vote-counting process, had filed an application with the poll panel under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, seeking details of the action taken on it.

ED issues fresh summons to Hemant Soren

ED issues fresh summons to Hemant Soren

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

Soren, 48, has been asked to depose at the federal agency's regional office in the Hinoo area in Ranchi and get his statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said on Monday.

Paytm can continue UPI transactions through 4 banks

Paytm can continue UPI transactions through 4 banks

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

The National Payments Corporation of India on Thursday granted approval to Paytm-owner One97 Communications Ltd to participate in UPI as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) under the multi-bank model. Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, and YES Bank will act as Payment System Provider (PSP) banks to Paytm.

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets.

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets of accused worth Rs 205 cr

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets of accused worth Rs 205 cr

Rediff.com3 May 2024

The attached properties include 14 assets of Tuteja worth Rs 15.82 crore, 115 properties of Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Aijaz Dhebar, worth Rs 116.16 crore, properties of Vikash Agarwal alias Subbu worth Rs 1.54 crore and 33 properties of Arvind Singh worth Rs 12.99 crore, it said in a statement.