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According to the data with the department of personnel and training (DoPT), only 153 IAS officers were appointed on Central deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) in 2018-19, as compared to 247 during 2016-17, 320 in 2015-16, and 340 in 2014-15.

Dilli Ka Babu: Is deputation to the Centre losing its lustre?

In fact, the government has admitted that the number of IAS officers appointed on Central deputation is the lowest in...

12 Nov 2019 12:08 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)

If there is anything to worry about for Boris, itâ€™s Farage creeping...

There are reports that Boris has even apparently vowed to stop drinking alcohol during the election campaign â€” things...

11 Nov 2019 1:09 AM IST

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Ayodhya verdict sets precedent: Doctrine of necessity invoked?

The Supreme Court accepts that the breaking down of the mosque after the mobilisation by the BJP was a violation of the...

10 Nov 2019 3:01 AM IST

Why, gentle reader, do I take this Alician liberty? The present government, led by Boris Johnson, who boasts that his grandfather was Turkish and keeps quiet about his ex-wife being half-Sikh, called for this election. They claimed it was the only way that they could get a majority in Parliament to Get Brexit Done . (Photo:AP)

With polls in UK, will Brexit vote remain binding? Or not as such?

What of Priti Patel, the home secretary in this Cabinet, whose parents are first generation Ugandan immigrants to...

9 Nov 2019 1:08 AM IST

People wear masks during a protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the implementation of measures to reduce air pollution. (Photo: PTI)

Toxic air, hungry kids: Divisive politics rules

Malnutrition and air pollution are among the top health risks facing India.

6 Nov 2019 5:51 AM IST

The issue has come up just after the railway board formed an empowered group of secretaries led by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to develop 50 railway stations to world standards and to permit private operators to run 150 trains.

Dilli Ka Babu: Recipe for repatriation

Some politicians are insisting that the NRC coordinator should not be transferred until he explains how â€œeach and...

3 Nov 2019 2:34 AM IST

A statement from the Union minister for information technology instead said India had asked WhatsApp to explain what the nature of the breach was and what it was doing to protect the privacy of Indians.

When govt snoops, itâ€™s never held to account

The important fact here is that all of the NSO Groupâ€™s clients are national governments.

3 Nov 2019 2:31 AM IST

The United States has carried out an operation targeting ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a US official told news agency Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Representational Image)

J&K and the plight of native American

No word from the President about the two certainly innocent children whom Baghdadi took to his death with him.

2 Nov 2019 6:17 AM IST

There is a technique called meditation that we can try in our lives.

Mystic Mantra: Meditate to reduce stress and stomachaches

The key is to have another kind of response to problems that will not stimulate these physical reactions in the body.

1 Nov 2019 12:55 AM IST

US President Donald Trump is ready to mediate between India and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir only if asked by both the countries, a senior administration official said on Thursday reiterating that the onus for peace talks lies on Islamabad by taking sustained and irreversible actions against terrorist groups. (Photo: File)

Can killing of ISISâ€™ Baghdadi save Trump in 2020 polls?

In the initial few hours after the raid, it seemed that the operation in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died had saved...

1 Nov 2019 12:48 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Will champagne, turkeys run out on Xmas, New Year? Brexit panic grows

We have had many such cases of people being smuggled to the UK and the US from India, and despite all the deaths and...

29 Oct 2019 1:20 AM IST

US President Donald Trump is ready to mediate between India and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir only if asked by both the countries, a senior administration official said on Thursday reiterating that the onus for peace talks lies on Islamabad by taking sustained and irreversible actions against terrorist groups. (Photo: File)

Patriotic Donald Trump: To impeach or not?

Presidents are immune from crimes committed while they are in office but they can be removed through the process of...

27 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST