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Hot seat

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in a bind; he is not getting the right kind of civil servants to administer the Capital....

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Right connections

Is Home Minister Rajnath Singh aware of what is happening in his ministry? Is he sure that the civil servants are not taking...

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Now for some real news

Supriya Sahu, IAS, has been recommended by the Prasar Bharati Board as the next DG Doordarshan. She will take charge after approval from...

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Skilling the top rung

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Secretary Sanjay Kothari wants to improve the skills of the top civil servants so DoPT has constituted...

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The cost factor

Transport Ministry officials are said to be in a tizzy about what the surface of roads in India should be like. This situation...

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Under Modi’s watch

Two important resource-rich public sector undertakings are on the radar of the government–the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons...

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Agenda for the nation?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy in January, interacting with all the Secretaries to the Government of India. Most of the Secretaries were...

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Dalit bashing in Prasar Bharati?

Is Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar now targeting the Director-General Doordarshan? Someone on the verge of superannuation after a spectacular career is reported...

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Sebi top post up for grabs

A fierce battle is on to grab the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Incumbent chairman UK...

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Violating the rules

Punjab has faced two terror attacks–Dinanagar, in July last year, and the more recent one on the Air Force base in Pathankot–in about...