Sinha was booked by the vigilance bureau under criminal sections of the IPC pertaining to cheating and corruption for allegedly defrauding public money and investing the same in his own name as well a...

Receding storm Sir — In the month of April and May, nor’westers — kalbaishakhis in local parlance — bring relief from the stifling and sultry Calcutta summer. When d...

Footnote The Malayalam actor, Kunchacko Boban, was surprised to see his picture as a postman in a Karnataka school textbook. The actor brought the faux pas to light in an Instagram post, joking that ...

Happy ending Sir — Can all films have a happy ending? It seems as if it can for China. The country recently changed the ending of the 1999 film, Fight Club, to suit its economic and political a...

Over 100 retired bureaucrats have slammed the Narendra Modi government’s proposed amendment to the deputation rules guiding the Indian Administrative Service, saying such a move is “arbitr...

Consultation and cooperation are probably outdated words in the Narendra Modi-led government’s lexicon. As in pushing through legislation in Parliament so in deciding on amendments to establishe...

Thirst for knowledge Sir — The current surge in Covid-19 infections has renewed the debate over whether to keep educational institutions open. While a solution seems to elude the authorities, s...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee,  in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has  expressed her reservations to the proposed changes in rules for deputation of IAS officers from state gover...

Perhaps because my own life has largely been devoted to the pursuit of personal success, I have always felt a guilty veneration for those who live for others. The public servant I most admired died on...

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to commence from August 2 the interviews for the civil services examination, 2020, which were deferred due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, accordin...