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New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has appointed Vir Vikram Yadav as the new Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai. Yadav, who is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will now head India's aviation regulator at a time when the sector is expanding rapidly. With rising air traffic, growing airline fleets and increased focu ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a landmark administrative decision, senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), following the retirement of incumbent chief Bhushan Gagrani on March 31. A 1995-batch IAS officer, Bhide currently serves as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office under Devendra Fadnavis. Her appointment marks a major milestone in Mumbai's civic administration, with many viewing it as a progressive ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday objected to the presence of the Punjab chief secretary and the DGP at an anti-drug event organised by the AAP government in Moga, saying it raised "grave legal and constitutional questions". In a letter to Union minister Jitendra Singh, Randhawa said, "When officers of such senior rank are seen on stage that unmistakably bears the features of a partisan platform, it creates a perception of alignment that is inc ...Read More >
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala descended into crisis this week after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denied screening permission for 19 films, triggering protests from delegates, filmmakers, and politicians. Among the initially blocked titles: Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 masterpiece Battleship Potemkin, Fernando Solanas's political documentary The Hour of the Furnaces, four films about Palesti ...Read More >
Amravathi/Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday defended the decision to develop medical colleges under the Public Private Partnership mode, saying it will ensure efficient services. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at the fifth collectors conference at the secretariat here, the Chief Minister addressed the politically sensitive issue of developing 10 medical colleges under the PPP model, a move vehemently opposed by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week. BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor ...Read More >
Thiruvanathapuram: After the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refused screening permission for several films at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, the Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, said that all films that were denied screening permission will be screened at the festival. On his Facebook page, Kerala CM called the Union Government's decision to deny screening of scheduled films "unacceptable". "The Union Government's decision to deny screening permission to films sche ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (PTI) The Left government in Kerala on Tuesday directed the organisers of the IFFK to screen all films selected for the event, challenging the BJP-led Centre after it allegedly denied clearance for the screening of more than a dozen movies. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Kerala Chalachitra Academy said all films would be screened irrespective of whether the Centre had granted clearance. In a Facebook post, Vijayan termed as "unacceptable" the Centre's denial ...Read More >
Thiruvanathapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): After the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refused screening permission for several films at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, the Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, said that all films that were denied screening permission will be screened at the festival. On his Facebook page, Kerala CM called the Union Government's decision to deny screening of scheduled films "unacceptable". "The Union Government's decision to den ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Tuesday wrote to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to intervene for the immediate grant of censor exemption to the remaining 15 films at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The issue touches India's constitutional commitment to freedom of expression and a facilitative decision will reaffirm the Union Government's support for India's cultural institutions, he said. Earlier, sources said four ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time ever, the Central government has insisted on the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) sanction to screen select bunch of films at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram. The pending censorship exemption for 19 films has led to cancellations and schedule revisions, leading to protests. On Tuesday, four films were given exemption, but clearance for 15 films was put on hold. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy chairman Resu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday termed as "most unfortunate" the controversy over the Union government's refusal to grant clearance to 19 films scheduled for screening at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), warning that the episode could embarrass India before the global film community. IFFK, a flagship cultural event of Kerala now in its 30th year, is regarded as the country's most popular film festival after the International Film ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has decided not to constitute a Pay Revision Commission this time to revise the salaries and pensions of government employees and pensioners. Instead, the task will be entrusted to a bureaucratic-level committee headed by the Additional Chief Secretary (Finance). Although the Finance Department had earlier taken a decision to appoint the bureaucratic committee, the formal announcement was delayed. However, in view of the massive setback suffered by the L ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15(ANI): Congress MP B Manickam Tagore on Monday alleged "bureaucratic fog" over Gujarat's Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games after receiving no clarity on his question in the Lok Sabha. Sharing a written reply to his questions on the 2030 Commonwealth Games, Tagore demanded "transparency, accountability and federal consultation" from the Centre. He had inquired about the total estimated cost of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad; an indepen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Assembly elections expected in West Bengal by May-June next year, every move made by Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee will be under public scrutiny. Thus, the large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle carried out by her government hours before the Election Commission announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the country, is suspected to be linked with the upcoming polls. As is the ongoing organisational ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 26 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said his visit to New Delhi was a routine engagement. He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would speak about the Cabinet reshuffle. Siddaramaiah on Saturday hinted that Cabinet reshuffle would happen after November when his government completes two-and-half years. "I regularly go there (New Delhi). Whenever there is work, I go there. I will go to meet the high command, to take rest, for shopping, also for court ca ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Union Home Minister, describing him as one of the greatest "luminaries" of modern times, saying that the latter made unparalleled efforts for the nation's unity and integrity. Speaking on the 127th episode of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said, "Sardar Patel was one of the nation's greatest figures in modern times. His towering personality embodied many qualities. He was ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over a media report claiming that official maps of Great Nicobar Island were altered to remove corals. The party said this was not an ecological update but a "bureaucratic rewrite" designed to bypass environmental safeguards. The opposition party alleged that when reality stands in the way of corporate ambition, the Narendra Modi government simply redraws it. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared on X a ...Read More >
Telangana liquor hologram tender row: Minister Jupally Krishna Rao accuses IAS officer Rizvi of stalling process. Telangana's Excise Department is facing a controversy after Minister Jupally Krishna Rao filed a complaint against senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi, alleging deliberate obstruction of the tendering process for high-security holograms used on liquor bottles. According to the Minister, Rizvi, who served as Principal Secretary (Excise), stalled the tender process for over a y ...Read More >
A senior IAS officer's early retirement has ignited a political firestorm in Telangana. The opposition alleges bureaucrats are pressured into corruption, citing the case of Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi. He reportedly refused orders from the Excise Minister, who then allegedly sought to block his resignation. This has fueled concerns about political interference in administration. The voluntary retirement of senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi has triggered a political row in Telangana, with the ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi's voluntary retirement has triggered a political row in Telangana with the BRS accusing the government of "harassing" bureaucrats to engage in corruption. Rizvi, a 1999 batch officer who has about a decade of service left, opted for voluntary retirement from October 31 and the state government accepted it. The reason for his VRS is not known. Reacting to Rizvi's VRS, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the IAS officer's retir ...Read More >
Meet the maverick serial election contester who shares his name with current Bihar's best-known politician. IMAGE: Lalu Prasad Yadav, left, files his nomination papers from Marhaura in Bihar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lalu Prasad Yadav A 45-year-old man who shares his name with Bihar's best-known politician, Lalu Prasad Yadav, is gearing up for the poll battle -- yet again. This Lalu Prasad Yadav is from Marhaura, once known for the famed Morton chocolate factory - and is three decades younge ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Rights of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Rights of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, have been brutishly reduced to dead letters. The apex court emphasised that the Centre and states have exhibited a grossly apathetic attitude towards the transgender community, by defacing the lived realities of this community with their inaction. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, in a 1 ...Read More >
Cradled in the windswept heights of the Himalayas, Ladakh -- with its cold desert terrain, centuries-old monasteries, intricately designed mosques, vast mountain skies, and silent valleys -- offers a solitude hard to find elsewhere. For years, its remote beauty and spiritual calm have drawn travellers from across the globe. But beneath that postcard beauty, the region has been simmering in recent years. Flanked by China to the east and Pakistan to the west, Ladakh is one of India's most strateg ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance in Bihar is likely to finalise its seat-sharing in the next few days and may announce its candidates along with a joint manifesto this week. Top sources said talks between the RJD and Congress are underway, and their leadership may meet on Monday as RJD's Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav are in the national capital. "The Congress president has been speaking to all the coalition partners in Bihar, and the final discussion is on for ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 7 (ANI): Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) Founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday confirmed that the party will actively contest the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. Speaking on the recently announced poll dates, Yadav stated, "Janshakti Janta Dal will face this and fight the elections. Candidates will be announced the day after, when we hold a press conference." Also Read | Global Fintech Fest 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Unveils Foreign Currency ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra govt on Friday introduced a system that allows citizens to pay stamp duty online and obtain e-stamp certificates, thus eliminating the need to visit licensed vendors.The Maharashtra Stamp Bill, meant to enable this digital transformation to bring in more transparency and public convenience, was passed by the state legislature in March, said revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. "In a first, the department of registration and stamps has introduced electronic bonds. Throug ...Read More >
India has this year given the green light to 10 semiconductor projects worth about $18 billion in total When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub. The chairman of CG Power, who oversees a newly commissioned semiconductor facility in western India, is seen as one of the early domestic champions of this strategic sector in the world's fastest-growing majo ...Read More >
The ESG policy has been formulated on the basis of the assessment that environmentally friendly and relatively low-polluting industries are suitable for the State's industrial ecosystem. Kerala has now become the first State to implement a comprehensive ESG policy, says Rajeeve The Cabinet on Tuesday approved an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy to implement a governance framework for investments in the State. The ESG policy has been formulated on the basis of the assessment t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Hunter Alliance Summit 2025, held on 27th September'2025 in New Delhi, brought together patients, caregivers, medical experts, policymakers, and advocates to address the urgent and ongoing challenges faced by individuals affected by Hunter Syndrome (MPS II) and other Rare Diseases. The program began with an emotional tribute to the Hunter Syndrome warriors who lost their lives to this devastating disease. Their memory served as a reminder of the pressing need for action a ...Read More >
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