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A Rajasthan police constable has been arrested in Udaipur for allegedly accepting a bribe, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption within the police force. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsA Rajasthan police constable was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a garage owner in Udaipur.The constable and three other police personnel allegedly threatened the garage owner with legal action for dismantling stolen vehicles and other violations.The police officers initiall ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court has ruled that 'creamy layer' status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income and treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, for deciding reservation, would amount to hostile discrimination. A bench of justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan dismissed the appeals filed by the Union of India while upholding the decisions of the high courts of Delhi, Madras and Ke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Indian Administrative Service officers inducted from the State Civil Services and attending the 128th Induction Training Programme at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. According to the President's Secretariat, addressing the officers, the President said that their role is crucial to the nation-building process. "They now carry responsibilities that ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation filed by twelve petitioners, including former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and academic Roop Rekha Verma, seeking guidelines for public officials, constitutional functionaries and executive administrators to follow constitutional morality in their conduct. The plea had specifically alleged discriminatory remarks by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Ut ...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 >
Kolkata: Four of the six officials associated with Satadru Dutta's firm, A Satadru Roy Initiative, which organised Lionel Messi's three-day India tour, appeared before Bidhannagar Police on Tuesday and recorded their statements. Police commissioner Mukesh said all six individuals were summoned. "Four officials turned up today, submitted their statements, and are cooperating with the investigation. The remaining two have sought time to appear before us. We will record their statements once they p ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 17 (PTI) A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday. The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said. According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple pho ...Read More >
The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) released its provisional examination calendar for 2026 in a detailed notification on its official website mppsc.mp.gov.in. The State Civil Services Main Examination is pending and will be conducted following directions from the High Court. Other exams, such as the Assistant Professor (Computer Science) Examination, are scheduled for January. The MPPSC has also announced dates for various other exams, including the State Engineering Service E ...Read More >
Jaipur: In response to allegations of bribery for approval of work and release of funds under MLA-LAD scheme, AICC's Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa took swift action Saturday by instructing state Cong chief Govind Singh Dotasra to investigate the allegations against Hindaun MLA Anita Jatav. A notice was also issued to Jatav by the party.The allegations surfaced in a sting operation, prompting Randhawa to demand a detailed factual report within seven days. Commenting on the inciden ...Read More >
The administration of J&K Lieutenant Governor on Monday (December 15, 2025) terminated the services of 103 personnel of the Fire and Emergency Services Department over "compromised process" of recruitment. The decision was made after an inquiry committee of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), constituted to investigate the 2022 recruitment, found "large-scale tampering in Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets, fabricated scanned images of answer sheets and illegal manipulation of merit list. The ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday ordered the termination of services of 103 employees in the Fire and Emergency Services Department after they were found to have been illegally appointed through a manipulated recruitment process five years ago. The action followed the findings of an inquiry committee and subsequent investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into alleged irregularities in the 2020 recruitment process of firemen and drivers in the dep ...Read More >
'Most Indians know very little about Patel which is a great shame.' IMAGE: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel being sworn in as a Cabinet minister by President Rajendra Prasad, January 30, 1950. Photograph: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the tallest statue in the world, on October 31, the 143rd birth anniversary of Free India's first home minister. Modi often reiterates that Sardar Patel ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Days after the suicide of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kannur and the protests that followed, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar urged the public to cooperate with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state. He noted that the SIR aims to ensure a "pure electoral roll," which requires the cooperation of all stakeholders, including citizens. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, he stated that BLOs would not be pressured but would ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Over 272 eminent citizens, including 16 Judges, 123 retired bureaucrats, 14 Ambassadors, 133 retired armed forces officers, have written an open letter condemning the repeated "assault on national constitutional authorities" by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The letter states that instead of offering "genuine policy alternatives," the Congress leader has resorted to "unsubstantiated accusations." Condemning earlier repeated alleged assaults on institut ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended a Junior Engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Najafgarh Zone, while accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a complainant, the agency said on Thursday. According to the CBI, a case was registered on November 11 against three MCD officials -- R.C. Sharma, Executive Engineer; Navin Kaul, Assistant Engineer; and Ajay Babbarwal, Junior Engineer -- all posted in the Najafgarh Zone. The trio ha ...Read More >
Guwahati: With Manipur Public Service Commission is going to conduct the Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, 2022 of Manipur Public Service Commission on November 7 to 9. The examination will be held simultaneously at the Office of the APSC in Guwahati Centre in Assam and at the Imphal Centre in Manipur. Around 199 candidates will appear in Guwahati. The Assam authorities have prohibited the entry of any person other than the candidates and officials engaged for conduct and monitoring of t ...Read More >
A bench of justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma differed on whether the judgment needs to be revisited. Justice Kumar maintained that the order was necessary in view of the dereliction of police duty by refusing to register a criminal case on the boy's complaint. Justice Sharma differed. He observed that the direction for SIT based on religious identities needed a re-look, as he posted the matter for an open court hearing after two weeks. The judges referred the matter to the Chief J ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a split verdict on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a review of the court's earlier direction for setting up a special investigation team comprising police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe the communal riots that broke out in Akola in 2023. While Justice Sanjay Kumar, who authored the earlier verdict delivered on September 11, refused to review the direction, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma agreed to ...Read More >
Bhopal, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Friday, provided appointment letters to the 877 newly selected employees in the Public Health and Medical Education as well as the Forest Departments of the state, government officials said. Addressing the gathering of newly selected employees at Bhopal's Kushabhau Thakre convention centre, the Chief Minister said that the BJP-led state government has been making all possible efforts to provide employment to the youth. ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: Manoj Kumar Das, a 1990-batch IAS officer who is currently serving as additional chief secretary (ACS) to the chief minister, will take over as the state's next chief secretary on Oct 31. The state general administration department (GAD) issued a notification to this effect on Tuesday, putting an end to the speculation regarding a possible extension for outgoing chief secretary (CS) Pankaj Joshi. Das, 58, who holds a B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur, specializes in reve ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The Congress on Monday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the Modi government to carry out a "game of vote chori (voter theft)" across 12 states under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party alleged that after Bihar's revision drive, which it claimed led to the deletion of 69 lakh names, the same "exercise in voter manipulation" was now being expanded nationwide. Soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced holding Special In ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded a high-level, independent inquiry into the alleged suicide of a woman doctor in Satara, accusing former BJP MP Ranjitsinha Naik Nimbalkar of exerting pressure on the local administration to protect the accused. The demand follows allegations from the victim's relatives, who claimed serious irregularities in the investigation process and post-mortem examination. In a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and submitted to Director Genera ...Read More >
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. In one of the largest reshuffles on a single day, 67 IAS and 460 West Bengal Civil Services (Executive) officers were transferred, according to a slew of notifications issued by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms (P&AR) Department. The transfer notifications were dated October 24, even as they were upl ...Read More >
Bhopal: A man allegedly angered by the rejection of his bail plea vandalised the official residence of a judicial magistrate in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh late Saturday, damaging property and threatening to kill the officer, police said Sunday.Police registered an FIR and launched an investigation. The accused -- Priyanshu alias Jaguar Singh, 25, Devendra Kevat alias Sonu, 23, and Manikesh Singh alias Puttan, 19 -- were traced and arrested. Police also seized the motorcycle allegedly use ...Read More >
Hyderabad: South East Zone DCP S Chaitanya Kumar recounted in his complaint how his armed guard's weapon fell on the road while attempting to apprehend the armed history sheeter, Md Omer Ansari, near Victory's Grounds in Chaderghat on Saturday.In the complaint, the DCP stated that he had retrieved the weapon and fired at Ansari when he attempted to attack the gunman with a knife. According to police, Ansari has been involved in cases of attempted murder, robbery, extortion and illegal arms posse ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Anuppur police have arrested three persons who had allegedly threatened to kill a judge, damaged his property and pelted stones at his residence on intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said on Sunday. Anuppur Superintendent of Police Moti-ur Rehman said that the incident occurred around 12.30 am on Saturday in Bhalumada, located 35 kilometres from the district headquarters. Judicial Magistrate First Class Amandeep Singh Chhabra filed a complaint at Bhalumad ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Unidentified miscreants threatened to kill a judge and attacked his house in a Madhya Pradesh district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at Bhalumunda, around 35 km from district headquarters of Anuppur, police said. According to the police, a group of unidentified persons had gathered outside the official residence of the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) Amandeep Singh Chabbra at Bhalumunda at around 12.30 am and starte ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Civil Service (TCS) officers have voiced their outrage to CM Manik Saha following the assault on BDO Salema, engineer Animesh Saha, and SDPO Samudra Debbarma. The attack, allegedly carried out by cadres of BJP's coalition partner TIPRA Motha during a 24-hour NGO strike, has left the state in turmoil.TCS officers, in a meeting with the CM, demanded immediate punishment for those responsible and called for enhanced security measures for government employees. The incident, which a ...Read More >
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