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Bihar poll announcement likely after Oct 6
If sources are to be believed the ECI may announce the long awaited Bihar assembly poll dates after the Dushera . Most probably after October 6. The term of the present Assembly comes to an end after November 20.
Current round of India-US Trade Talks, can lead to a good news
A fresh round of India-US trade talks is on the horizon, with Rajesh Agarwal, India’s chief trade negotiator, set to lead the delegation to Washington. Sources suggest that the discussions could result in a significant easing of tariffs imposed on Indian goods. While the contours of the deal remain under wraps, speculation points to the possibility of either a quantitative cap or qualitative curb on existing duties. Another area closely watched is the service sector, which may see some form of exemption in these negotiations. Insiders believe that the mood surrounding the talks is positive, with both sides eyeing a potential breakthrough. If successful, this would mark a major boost for India’s trade relations with the US. The outcome of these negotiations is likely to set the tone for bilateral economic ties in the coming months.Will it lead to reduced Tariffs, or exemption of service sector is to be seen but a positive news is bound to come.
India has made it clear that it will not issue a condemnation statement against Israel, despite EU pressures
India is expected to resist Europe’s push for a leader-specific denunciation over Gaza and maintain its calibrated line of supporting a two-state solution, ceasefire, hostages’ release, and humanitarian access without naming or condemning Israel or Prime Minister Netanyahu, as reflected in recent parliamentary replies and UN statements. New Delhi’s official responses reiterate backing for Palestinian UN membership and a negotiated two-state outcome while balancing Israel’s security concerns, indicating principle without EU-style censure. Analyses of India’s recent abstention and distancing from sharply critical multilateral texts underscore a consistent reluctance to adopt language calling out Israeli aggression. Concurrent economic and strategic engagement, including high-level visits and agreements, reinforces the expectation that India will not issue the Europe-backed condemnation it is being pressed to adopt.
Tariffs on India to ease?
US Trade team visiting India tonight for Trade negotiations that will happen tomorrow in New Delhi. US Trade negotiator Brendan Lynch arrives in India. It is expected that Tariffs will be eased on India to give the negotiations a head start Talks were earlier postponed after 50% Tariffs imposed on India.
- 66 contenders for CIC?
- Will Vikas Sheel be new Chief Secetary of Chhattisgarh ?
- Identical Joint Secretaries in new Joint Secretary appointments
- IAS officer get Fulbright Scholarship
- Tenure of Raguramarajan as SP, CBI extended
- Ms Astha Modi inducted as SP, CBI
- Dr Dulal Halder selected as Director (Ope), ONGC Videsh Ltd
- Vishvajit Sahay promoted as Controller General of Defence Accounts grade
- Cadre of Himanshu Kaushik transferred to UP
- Navy officer to continue as C&C of the SFC ?
- Vice Admiral Suraj Berry retiring this month
- Mukherjee to join TRAI
- Vasundhara Singh’s Bold Debut “When Women Write Women, It’s Different”
- Vacancy of CMD, CMPDIL in Oct; no successor to Manoj Kumar
- Vishwanath Suresh in race for CMD, Coal India Ltd
- Kumar Sanjay Bariar returns to parent cadre
- Karanjit Singh Ngangbam appointed as Director, Higher Education
- IPRRCL to fill AGM/ JGM-Civil, New Delhi posts
- IPRRCL to fill JGM-Elec & Mech posts
- IPRRCL to fill various CGM level posts
- Vacancies for Asst Legal Adviser, Legal Affairs dept advertised
- Vacancy for Asstt Govt Advocate, Legal Affairs dept advertised
- Medical Officer, Health & Medical Edn Dept post advertised
- Accounts Officer for Ladakh Finance Department sought
- Asst Prof (Chem) for National Sugar Institute, Kanpur sought
- Ms Vandana Gupta promoted as CGCA
- Entries for MoH&FW Vigilance Division Inquiry officers’ panel invited
- Vinod Madhukar posted on Central Railway
- Major reshuffle of IAS officers in MP
- Suneet Mehta accredited as High Commissioner to Kiribati
- Two IAS officers shifted in Kerala
- Is TikTok going to make a comeback?
- Three new senior hires from British firms for Jio Platforms expansion
- Aditya Krishna Pathy re-appointed DMD, Lakshmi Mills Company Ltd
- Ms. Priya Bhansali appointed Ind. Director, Lakshmi Mills Company Ltd
- Dr Randhir Thakur appointed Addl. Director, Tejas Networks Ltd
- Kuldeep Singh Rathore appointed Addl. Director, Longview Tea Co Ltd
- Vivek Karve appointed Ind. Director, Niva Bupa Health Insurance Co Ltd
- Mrs Tarlika Pradeep Dave appointed NE Director, Aimco Pesticides Ltd
- Vipin Laxminarayan Thakur quits as Ind. Director, Creative Eye Ltd
- Ashu Bajaj resigns as NE Director, Longview Tea Co Ltd
There are altogether 66 aspirants reportedly for the post of Chief Information Commission in the CIC. Tenure of CIC Heeralal Samaria has ended on September 12.
Rumours are rife that Vikas Sheel will succeed Amitabh Jain as Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh on October 1. A 1994 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre Vikas Sheel is presently posted as Executive Director (India) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila.
The Government of India appointed two Joint Secretaries of the same name and different services & batches. One Ms Nidhi Pandey of 1991 batch of IIS was appointed as Joint Secretary, Atomic Energy, while Ms Nidhi Pandey of 2001 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre will be serving as Joint Secretary, Official Language.
Mamu Hage has got the Fulbright Scholarship to tudy Urban and Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is 2017 Batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer.
The tenure of Raguramarajan as Superintendent of Police (SP), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended upto September 15, 2026 He is a 2012 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.
Ms Astha Modi has been inducted as Superintendent of Police (SB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). She is a 2013 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
Dr Dulal Halder, CGM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Operations), ONGC Videsh Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 15, 2025. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.
Vishvajit Sahay has been promoted to the grade of Controller General of Defence Accounts/Special Controller General of Defence Accounts. He is a 1990 batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS).
Cadre of Himanshu Kaushik has been transferred from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh cadre on grounds of marriage to IAS Dr. Diksha Joshi. He is a 2018 batch IAS officer.
A Navy officer will continue to be the Commander in Chief of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
Meanwhile the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) will see the change of guard with Vice Admiral Suraj Berry superannuating in September.
Kaushik Mukherjee is set to join the TRAI, Kolkata as Advisor for a period of two year. He is an UTS officer.
Vasundhara Singh, a young writer authored Mistress, Mother a unique and thought provoking story about women and their relationships. Written at just the age of 22,the book explores a narrative rarely touched upon in Indian writing: the unlikely friendship between a wife and her husband’s mistress.Unlike the stereotypical rivalry often seen in such portrayals, Singh’s story brings the two women together in compassion and understanding .At its heart, the novel is about unexpected female friendships.
When asked about how the idea of writing about women came? She said“ The idea of women in Indian society has always intrigued me. There’s so much depth, so many perspectives, and I feel it needs to be written about more. It’s important to write from a female perspective. When men write about women, their focus is usually on beauty or behavior. Women, however, can bring out the little struggles, the depth, the honesty, the everyday realities of navigating a household, building friendships, or even isolation”
For Singh, writing the novel was as much a journey of self-discovery as it was of creativity. “It taught me discipline. People think writing is all about inspiration, but I realized it also requires structure and persistence” she says.
Since her debut, Singh has leaned toward short stories, contributing regularly to international platforms and also earning recognition through award “ Novels take years of work, while short stories allow me to explore themes in shorter .I also feel that in today’s world, with shrinking attention spans, shorter formats connect better with readers.”
Looking ahead, Vasundhra daughter of MP cadre IPS officer Raja Babu Singh ,aspires to balance her dual ambitions, cracking the UPSC to join the Indian Foreign Service and continuing to write. As she puts it, “Financial independence and storytelling this balance would be ideal.”
The tenure of Manoj Kumar as Chairman & Managing Director, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) is coming to an end in October 2025. The Government of India is yet to find his successor.
Vishwanath Suresh, Director (Commercial), NMDC Limited, is in the race for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited (CIL).
Kumar Sanjay Bariar, Additional Secretary at Joint Secretary level, UPSC, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre in order to avail the benefit of promotion in the cadre. He is a 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.
Karanjit Singh Ngangbam has been appointed as Director, Department of Higher Education. He is a 2009 batch IES officer.
Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRRCL) is seeking to fill the posts of Additional General Manager/ Joint General Manager-Civil for New Delhi. Applications must reach latest by October 10, 2025.
Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRRCL) is seeking to fill two Joint General Manager-Electrical for Mumbai and Bhubaneswar and one Mechanical post for Mumbai. Applications must reach latest by October 10, 2025.
Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRRCL) is seeking to fill four Chief General Manager-Civil posts for Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam. The other CGM-Electrical, S&T, HQ and Mechanical posts to be filled for Mumbai Applications must reach latest by October 10, 2025.
Sixteen vacancies for the post of Assistant Legal Adviser, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice have been advertised. Applications must reach latest by October 3, 2025.
Vacancy for the post of Assistant Government Advocate, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice have been advertised. Applications must reach latest by October 3, 2025.
Post of Medical Officer in Health and Medical Education Department, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh have been advertised. Applications must reach latest by October 3, 2025.
Vacancies for the post of Accounts Officer in Finance Department, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh have been advertised. Applications must reach latest by October 3, 2025.
Post of Assistant Professor (Chemistry) at National Sugar Institute, Kanpur on deputation basis has been advertised. Details can be availed from the website.
Ms Vandana Gupta has been promoted to the post of Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA) in Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service w.e.f. September 20, 2025. Currently she is serving as Additional CGCA to the CGCA post.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) has invited entries for panel of officers to be nominated for appointment of Inquiry Officers for conducting disciplinary proceedings on the vigilance matters for Vigilance Division. Applications must reach latest by September 30, 2025.
Vinod Madhukar, who is returning from deputation to Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), has been posted on Central Railway (CR) in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
As many as 18 officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Vishesh Gadhpale has been appointed as Secretary, Energy Department, while Mrs Vandana Vaidh was made MD, MP Finance Corporation, Indore and Gajendra Singh Nagesh is CEO, Narsinghpur Zilla Panchayat. Similarly, Guru Prasad has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Chief Secretary office; Divyank Singh as Additional Commissioner, Urban Administration and Development, Bhopal; Ms Tapasya Parihar as Commissioner, Katni; Shishir Gemawat as Additional Commissioner, Urban Administration and Development, Bhopal; Dr Neha Jain as Deputy Director, NVDA, Indore; Shreyans Kumat as CEO, Ujjain Zilla Panchayat; Tanmay Vashisht Sharma as Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bhopal; Dalip Kumar as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Dewas; Pawar Navjeen Vijay as Additional Collector, Indore; Anil Kumar Rathore as Executive Director, MP Industrial Development Corporation, Jabalpur; Anshuman Raj as MD, State Wide Area Network and SCSIRT, Bhopal in addition; Arth Jain as CEO, Smart City Indore and Additional Commissioner, Indore Municipal Corporation in addition; Arvind Kumar Shah as Additional Commissioner, Jabalpur Municipal Corporation; T Pratik Rao as Additional Commissioner, Gwalior Municipal Corporation and Ms Anisha Shrivastava as Executive Director, MP Industrial Development Corporation, Gwalior.
Suneet Mehta, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kiribati, with residence in Suva. He is a 2007 batch IFS officer.
Two IAS officers have been shifted in Kerala. Tinku Biswal has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, while B Ashok, is posted as Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department.
Sources suggest that Trump administration is going to make a deal with TikTok, so that a majority stake on the handling of data is owned by an American firm. It is likely that Meta will make a big push to be on the table.
If that happens, TikTok will be in compliance with Indian laws as well and can have a likely comeback in India. It will face a lot of competition from Instagram Reels as a major demography in India has moved to Meta as a platform.
Reliance Industries' European arm in the UK welcomed three new senior hires from British firms for its Jio Platforms expansion, focusing on 5G infrastructure upgradation in London and Manchester. These joinings are part of a £500M investment push, emphasising local talent integration to mitigate Brexit-related delays.
Aditya Krishna Pathy has been re-appointed as Deputy Managing Director of Lakshmi Mills Company Limited, effective July 30, 2025.
Ms. Priya Bhansali has been appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director of Lakshmi Mills Company Limited.
Dr. Randhir Thakur has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Tejas Networks Limited.
Kuldeep Singh Rathore has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director, designated as Additional Director, of Longview Tea Company Limited.
Vivek Anant Karve has been appointed as an Independent Director of Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited.
Mrs. Tarlika Pradeep Dave has been appointed as a Non-Executive Additional Director of Aimco Pesticides Limited.
Vipin Laxminarayan Thakur has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Creative Eye Limited.
Ashu Bajaj has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Longview Tea Company Limited, effective October 1, 2025.
Image enhancement a new trend amongst fresh entrants
There is a trend nowadays amongst fresh entrants to the Services to try to enhance their image. So, most of the younger civil servants join social media and start building their image. Most of them try to portray that they have faced a lot of struggle and like to show themselves as authors, poets or sportspersons, etc. All through the history of the Services, the hard working students from diverse backgrounds have joined the Services. Some came from dirt poor backgrounds, most from lower middle class roots; most faced struggles. Only thing is there was no social media, nor any desire to make their achievements seem larger that they actually were. In the interest of society at large and the Services in particular, the young entrants should be mentored to quietly do their work and involve themselves fully with the onerous task of nation building like their predecessors rather than wasting their time and energy on making themselves larger than life on social media. After all, civil servants are not in show business nor are they in politics. Then why these tendencies?
Vijay Kumar
Reasons for returning the registered post envelopes to the sender without any endorsement
Three registered post envelopes were returned to the sender (District Judge) without being delivered. With reference to three registered postal envelopes which were returned without affixing any remark on the envelopes, the appellant requested to provide the reasons for return. The Department of Post submitted that the three registered articles, referred to in the RTI application, were returned with remarks “receiver not at address”. Further, it was submitted that the reply sent in response to the RTI application was inadvertently sent at the incorrect address, hence, could not be timely delivered. However, on receipt of the return mail, they rectified the address and communicated the information to the appellant on 09.02.2024. The CIC observed that the respondent initially replied on 14.12.2023 but the same was not delivered timely to the appellant due to incorrect address. The CIC accepted the clarification provided by the PIO that the delay in response to the RTI application was inadvertent and had occurred on account of incorrect address being mentioned in the dispatch letter. Holding that due information has been furnished and the delay caused on the PIO’s part does not appear to be deliberate, the CIC disposed the appeal.
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If the delay in reply by the PIO is unintentional and due to an inadvertent error, there is no penal liability as there is no malafide denial of information.
Citation: Sardar Ajit Singh v. Department of Posts, Second Appeal No. CIC/POSTS/A/2024/112391; Date of Decision: 11.07.2025
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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