The staff body accuses Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of failing to follow the norms for its own department, and of violating transfer policy norms prevailing in the government for more than 15 years in the matters of transfer, promotion, recruitment rules, regularisation of services, of an estimated 3,000 ministerial employees

There is a realisation now that increased membership has the potential to enhance the influence of this plurilateral grouping

In this freewheeling conversation, Stefanova talks about becoming Bulgaria’s first chess World champion, why she continues to play competitively, the role of family support in the success of Indian chess and what compelled her to enter politics 

To reap its demographic dividend before it becomes too late, India must create jobs in manufacturing

The policy think tank also recommends creating an SPV for each industrial segment for development of pilot plants

The agreement, sed during the 5th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting in Goa, aims to diversify India’s air defence capabilities

Tightrope walk. India needs to balance its political and economic interests in an geo-politically uncertain world

The arbitrators who were previously assigned arbitration work are now being assigned conciliation work as well, albeit with a lower fee

A household of five individuals does not need 25 kg of free grain per month. Instead, with the same level of food subsidy, pulses and oils can be introduced, where they don’t find a place in the PDS already

Within moments, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres took to the stage to say that doubling down on fossil fuels was an absurd strategy

He also extorted money from migrant labourers at railway stations by threatening and beating them up