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Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Lateral entry isn’t inherently bad. India’s civil services can benefit from outside expertise — economists,...

9 Jan 2026 1:53 AM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Election Commission of India Observers for VP Poll

IAS officers Sushil Kumar Lohani and D. Anandan were named as Observers

21 Aug 2025 10:36 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Top Secretaries Do Not Retire, They Just Acquire Some New Roles

Dilip Cherian | Top Secretaries Do Not Retire, They Just Acquire Some...

The appointments committee of the Cabinet signs off, the paperwork proceeds, and another top officer avoids the...

17 July 2025 11:00 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta | Governance Shuffle: The Unseen Cost of Frequent Transfers in India’s Bureaucracy

Pradeep S. Mehta | Governance Shuffle: The Unseen Cost of Frequent...

Frequent reshuffles erode efficiency, dilute accountability, and corrode administrative integrity

16 July 2025 10:50 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Can Anything Be Done to Stop IAS Exodus From Tripura?

Dilip Cherian | Can Anything Be Done to Stop IAS Exodus From Tripura?

First-ever extension shocks state, sparks guessing on who will take over

9 July 2025 10:19 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi Role

Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi...

As sherpa, Mr Kant helped steer India through one of its most high-profile multilateral events — the 2023 G-20 summit in...

18 Jun 2025 10:08 PM IST

Modi Govt Undertakes Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in Ministries

Modi Govt Undertakes Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in Ministries

New appointments across ministries, including Finance, Civil Aviation, and Culture, ahead of Civil Services Day

18 April 2025 11:22 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Questions linger on empanelment: No one on list from UP, Gujarat

Dilip Cherian | Questions linger on empanelment: No one on list from...

Gujarat and UP Officers Missing from Empanelment List; Noida Land Scandal Involving 10 IAS Officers Under Investigation

12 March 2025 9:26 PM IST

A senior IAS officer said, Officers who hold charge of more than one department are not willing to let go because they enjoy the additional power. There is a trust deficit between the political leaders and the bureaucrats.â€

Dilip Cherian | Non-IAS officers get empanelled in larger numbers for...

Fewer IAS officers empaneled for JS roles as CSS officers gain ground. Is this a policy shift or a result of stricter...

13 Feb 2025 8:25 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

90 per cent of IAS officers delay files, do not work: CM Kejriwal

Mr Kejriwal said the labour department has been asked to prepare a notification for regularising contractual employees.

17 Oct 2017 1:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted there was a slowdown in economy but also said it was temporary. (Photo: PTI)

IAS man's accident' software draws PM Modi praise

Out of eight presentations shortlisted to be shown to Mr Modi, one particularly interested him.

9 Oct 2017 1:35 AM IST

Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to journalists after a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi exhorts IAS officers to work with team spirit

According to official sources, eight selected presentations prepared by the officers were shown to the Prime Minister.

27 Sept 2017 2:27 AM IST