What will be a course of action of the Government of India after the Supreme Court struck down the Tribunal Reforms Act terming it as unconstitutional and posing a threat to the appointments of new Members in various Tribunals?

A DPC related to the promotion of Chief Commissioners IRS officers , which was scheduled for this week, could not be held due to some shaky reason. It is said that when the Revenue Secretary reached the UPSC, the guard at the gate reportedly tried to match the official car number. Sources said that this took some time and the Secretary returned to his office. New date of DPC yet to be decided.

Kotak Mahindra Bank has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the government’s stake in IDBI Bank, according to senior Finance Ministry officials. Sources indicate that the Reserve Bank of India has granted ‘fit and proper’ approval to the shortlisted bidders, clearing a key regulatory hurdle in the disinvestment process. The government and LIC together hold more than 60 percent in IDBI Bank, which they plan to sell as part of a broader push to reduce public sector ownership in financial institutions.If finalized, the deal would mark a significant expansion for Kotak Mahindra Bank, strengthening its presence in retail and SME lending while giving it access to IDBI’s extensive branch network. The acquisition would also represent one of the biggest banking privatizations in India in recent years, underlining New Delhi’s commitment to reforms aimed at improving efficiency and attracting private capital into the financial sector.

The Government of India is in search of candidates for the posts of Director General (Akashvani) and Director General (Doordarshan).

The meeting of the  Madhya Pradesh High Court Collegium is reported to have been deferred. The Collegium  was to recommend names of Judges of the MP High Court.

The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT Delhi) to collaborate on joint studies, research, and technical contributions in advanced telecom technologies and global standardisation activities. The partnership aims to develop India-specific standards and test frameworks, collaborative research in telecom and related ICT, explore future network technologies such as 6G, Optical communication, NTNs, etc. and enhance India’s participation in ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector) Study Groups through National Working Groups.

The Government of India is reportedly facilitating the allocation of land and amenities to Bhutan for the construction of a guesthouse and monastery in Varanasi. The proposed facility aims to serve as a cultural and spiritual centre for Bhutanese pilgrims and visitors, reinforcing historic ties between the two countries rooted in Buddhism. Sources suggest that the central government is pushing for the site to be located in a prime area of the city to ensure convenient access to major temples, heritage sites, and the Ganga ghats. The initiative aligns with India’s broader efforts to deepen religious and cultural diplomacy with Himalayan nations, particularly within the framework of Buddhist tourism circuits. Once completed, the Bhutanese guesthouse and monastery are expected to enhance people-to-people exchanges and contribute to the development of Varanasi as a global spiritual hub.

Trigun Kulkarni has been appointed as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) . He is 2016 batch IAS officer.

Chandra Sekher Kumar, Secretary Minority Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) till December 3, 2025. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

S Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman, National Recruitment Agency till appointment of a regular incumbent. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Parthasarathy Bhaskar Devarakonda has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 2012 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

The central deputation tenure of Deepak Srivastava working as Director in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been extended upto March 12, 2028. He is a 2008 batch IOFS officer.

The deputation tenure of Abhishek Narang working as Private Secretary to Chirag Paswan, Minister for Food Processing Industries has been extended for a period of six months beyond December 31, 2025. He is a 2008 batch IRS-IT officer.

Five officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to the 2011 batch have been promoted to the grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in Haryana. The officers are: Manisha Choudhary, Abhishek Jorwal, Rajender Kumar Meena, Manbir Singh and Virener Vij.

Around three dozen IPS officers have been assigned fresh assignments in Telangana. Accordingly, Devendra Singh Chauhan has been appointed as ADG, Personnel with additional charge of ADG, Multizone-II while Ms J Parimala Hana Nutan Jacob was posted as DIG, CID, Hyderabad and Dr ChetanaMylabathula is Deputy Director, RBVRR, TGPA, Hyderabad. Similarly, K Narayana Reddy has been appointed as DCP, Maheshwaram zone; Mrs P V Padmaja as SP, Administration, Anti-Narcotics Bureau; Dr Patil Sangramsingh Ganapatrao as SP, Nagarkurnool District; Khare Kiran Prabhakar as DCP, South Zone;  Chennuri Rupesh as DCP, SM&IT, Hyderabad city; Dr Shabarish P as SP, Mahabubabad; Ms Nitika Pant as SP, Komurambheem Asifabad; R Giridhar as SP, TG Anti-Narcotics Bureau; Ms SnehaMehra as SP, Vikrabad; Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath as DCP, Task Force; Kekan Sudhir Ramnath as SP, Mulugu; Sirisetti Sankeerth as SP, Jayashankar Bhupalapally; Patil Kantilal Subhash as ADC to Governor; B Ram Reddy as DCP, Peddapally, Ramagundam; Sridharf as DCP, Malkajgiri, Rachakonda; Avinash Kumar as Additional SP, Operations; Ms Kajal as Additional SP, Grade-I, Utnoor, Adilabad;  Ms Sheshadrini Reddy Suruconti as ASP, Admin, Jagital; Shviam Upadhyaya as Additional SP, Operations, Mulugu, Headquarters; Rajesh Meena as SDPO, Bhainsa; Ms P Mounika as Additional SP, Grade-I, Adilabad; Manan Bhat as ASP/ Eturunagaram; Ruthiek Saik Kotte as ASP, Vemulawada; Ms Yadav Vasundhara Faurebi as ACP, Sathupally; S Sreenivas as SP, TG TRANSCO; Ms D Sunitha as SP, Wanap[arthy and K Gunasekhar was posted DCP, Crime, Rachakonda.
 

Two IAS officers have been shifted in UP. Ramesh Kumar has been appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, while Sheeldhar Singh Yadav will take over as Special Secretary, Minority Welfare Department.

Cadre of Aashish Kumar has been transferred from West Bengal to AGMUT cadre on grounds of marriage with IPS officer Mrs Akanksha Milind Tamgade. He is a 2022 batch IPS officer.

The state government’s free coaching program for competitive exams (targeting IAS/IPS/IFoS) resulted in 43 Telangana candidates selected for UPSC Civil Services interviews. This initiative, launched under CM Revanth Reddy, focuses on rural youth and has been hailed as a model for southern states.

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) has advertised the post of Senior Professor, Mumbai. Details can be availed from www.iipsindia.ac.in.

Top Class Scholarship for SC Students has been announced and will operate in institutions notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for FY 2024-25 to 2025-26. Details can be availed from the ministry’s website.

As many as 20 candidates have been selected to the post of Assistant Director in Sports Authority of India (SAI). Details can be availed from the ministry’s website.

Last date to apply for the post of Assistant Professor (Physical Education), SAI Lakshmibai National COllege of Physical Education, Kariavantton, Thiruvananthapuram has been extended. The revised date is November 26, 2025.

Applications for eight posts of Director, 18 posts of Deputy Director and 29 posts of Assistant Director in National Dam Safety Authority on deputation basis have been invited. Applications can be emailed at at: pankaj.sinha88@nic.in.

The Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination will be held on February 8, 2026. The morning session will commence at 9.30 am followed by noon session at 2 pm. Details can be availed from UPSC website

Ms Swati Agarwal, who is presently serving as Chairman, Railway Recruitment Cell, West Central Railway (WCR), has been selected on deputation as Joint General Manager (Human Resources) at the Corporate Office of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) for a period of three years. She is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Pramod Sharma, formerly Principal Executive Director (PED), National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), has been appointed on deputation as Director (Works), NHSRCL, with tenure up to August 31, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
 

Ms Tanuja Prasad, who is presently serving as Deputy Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer (Dy. FA&CAO) (Headquarters), North Central Railway (NCR), has been selected on deputation to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as Deputy Secretary for a period of two years. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

 

Amit Kanchan, who is presently posted in Eastern Railway (ER), has been transferred to South Eastern Railway (SER) and appointed as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Adra. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

 

Arun Devraj, who is presently serving in Southern Railway (SR), has been posted as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Dinesh Tripathi, who is presently serving in Northern Railway (NR), has been posted as Chief Engineer (CE), Track Machine Cell (TMC), in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Ashok Kumar, who is presently serving in South East Central Railway (SECR) as Chief Engineer (CE), Track Machine Cell (TMC), has been posted as Chief Bridge Engineer (CBE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Niraj Kumar, who is presently serving in South East Central Railway (SECR), has been posted as Chief Engineer (CE), Track Machine Cell (TMC), in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

S. P. Chandrikapure, who is presently serving in South East Central Railway (SECR) and has been relieved from the post of Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Nagpur, has been transferred to Central Railway (CR) and posted as Chief Engineer (CE), Track Machine Cell (TMC). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Ms Kamini Ratan Chauhan, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is relieved to join her parent cadre i.e. Uttar Pradesh upon completion of her Central Deputation Tenure. She is a 1997 batch IAS officer.

In a major administrative reshuffle as many as 48 IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Rajasthan. Akhil Arora has been posted as ACS to CM with additional charge of ACS, PHE and Ground Water, while Shikhar Agrawal takes over as ACS, MSME and Public Enterprises and Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and will also serve as Chairman, RIICO and RAJSICO and Bhawani Singh Detha was appointed as ACS, Women and Child Development. Similarly, Rajesh Yadav has been shifted as DG, HCM RIPA; Praveen Gupta, ACS, PWD will now also hold charge of ACS Tourism, ACS Art & Culture, Chairman, RTDC and CEO, Amer Development Authority; Alok Gupta has been transferred as Chairman, Pollution Control Board; Naveen Jain has been posted as Secretary, GAD & Protocol, with additional charge as Resident Commissioner, Delhi; Dinesh Kumar as PS, Administrative Reform and Coordination; Rajesh Kumar Yadav as DG, Harishchandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration and ex-officio PS, Training; Mrs Shuchi Tyagi as Secretary, Transport; Rajan Vishal as Secretary, Finance (Budget); Gayatri Rathore is posted as Principal Secretary, Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare; Ambarish Kumar as Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies; Manju Rajpal, PS and Registrar Cooperatives, will also hold charge of PS, Agriculture & Horticulture, and Chairperson, Seed Corporation; Ravi Jain, Secretary, LSG, gets additional responsibility of Commissioner, DLB and Chairman, JCTCL; Dr. Jogaram as Secretary, Revenue and Panchayati Raj, with additional charge of Commissioner, Panchayati Raj; Nalini Kathotia takes over as Divisional Commissioner, Bharatpur; Dr Tina Soni as Secretary, Finance (Expenditure); Anil Kumar Agarwal as Divisional Commissioner, Kota; Rohit Gupta as CMD, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited; Dr Ravi Surpur as Secretary, IT and Communication and Chairman, Rajcomp Info Services Ltd; Archana Singh as Secretary, Personnel; Himanshu Gupta as Commissioner and Special Secretary, IT & Communication and MD, Rajcomp Info Services; Harphool Yadav as Commissioner, Kota Development Authority; Nidhi Patel as Additional CEO, State Health Assurance Agency; Babulal Goyal as Commissioner, Devasthan, Udaipur; Bachanesh Kumar Agarwal as MD, Rajfed; Shubham Chaudhary as Commissioner, Horticulture; Dr Nitish Sharma as Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister; Lalit Kumar as Joint Secretary, Medical Education Department; Nikay Gohain as Commissioner, Child Rights; Iqbal Khan as Commissioner and Joint Secretary, Persons with Disabilities; Tikamchand Bohra as Member, Revenue Board, Ajmer; Suresh Kumar Ola as Commissioner, Industries and Commerce and CSR; Shaheen Ali Khan as ADG, HCM RIPA; Manish Goyal as JS, Home (Appeal); Kesarlal Meena as Member, Revenue Board, Ajmer; Puruhottam Sharma as Commissioner, Transport; Navneet Kumar as Commissioner, Colonization and Commissioner, Irrigated Area Development, Bikaner; Sukhveer Saini as JS, Home (Human Rights); Dr Om Prakash Bairwa as Secretary, Electricity Regulatory Commission and Naresh Kumar Goyal will take charge as Commissioner, Medical Education.

Krishnamurthy Vijayan has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) and Chairman of Neueon Towers Limited.
 

Narendra Nath Misra has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Adani Power Limited, effective December 4, 2025.

Mrs Usha Rani Kanteti has been appointed as Additional Director of AJEL Limited.

Lakshmi Narayan has been appointed as Additional Director of AJEL Limited.

Nirmal De Soysa Cooke has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Dugar Housing Developments Limited.

 

Ishtiaq Ali has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Suumaya Corporation Limited.

 

Krishna Murari Poddar has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited.

 

Uma Maheswara Rao Koti has resigned from the position of Additional Director of AJEL Limited.

False Allegations on Vote Chori

I have been following the diatribe by LOP in Parliament and by the Congress Party on the Election Commission’s SIR program.

I am attaching a factual data input for your esteemed site below:-

It shows that the Congress Party has modified the Electoral Rolls 11 times since 1947.

Not a whisper was uttered by the people of India as the Election Commission was carrying out its duty as per the national requirements and not a political party.

The same process is being faithfully executed by the EC today.

It is time the country knew the correct perspective of SIR as honestly and faithfully carried out by our Election Commission.

Warm regards,

Devindra Sethi . 

Transparency is key to good governance

Well taken that Vote Chori is a fake narrative! But can anyone clarify where has the loan taken by the GOI since 2014 from 55 lakh crores to 2.5 lakh crores gone and which all projects? As it's a burden on us Indians and not on political parties in power. Transparency is key to good governance with equal opportunity.

Rajesh

Documents not available with the public authority

The appellant sought certified copies of all documents pertaining to this son admitted in IIM Rohtak (IPL) in 2023. During the hearing, the respondent submitted that a response to the RTI application had been furnished that the institute had no record of documents requested by the appellant. The Commission noted that documents sought in the RTI application are not available with the respondent and dismissed the appeal.

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The RTI Act does not enjoin a public authority to create, collect or collate information that is not available with it. There is no obligation on a public authority to process any information in order to create further information as is sought by an applicant.

Citation: Brijesh Kumar Sharma v. Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, Second Appeal No. CIC/IIMRO/A/2024/644911; Date of Decision: 14.10.2025

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