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CM Manohar Lal Khattar being greeted by then Chief Secretary D.S. Dhesi in 2019. (Twitter/@cmohry)

Dilip Cherian | Dhesi, Khattar’s favourite, gets a second innings

It is likely that Dhesi will become another power centre in the CMO, with all important files meant for Khattar being routed through him

29 Oct 2020 9:14 AM

Protestors raise slogans against the amendments to the Right to Information Act, in New Delhi in 2019.(PTI File)

Dilip Cherian | CIC sans chief, only 10 of 28 panels worked during lockdown

Fifteen years after the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, does the nation have more transparency or less?

22 Oct 2020 10:57 AM

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Dilli ka babu | RAW and IB set to teach tax officers about ‘tradecraft’

The training programme is being conducted by the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) of the finance ministry.

14 Oct 2020 10:19 PM

V K Yadav will be the first CEO of the Railway Board.

Dilli ka Babu | Revamp of railway services sure to trigger a turf war

The revamp includes a merger of services. Now which babu wants that?

23 Sep 2020 5:38 PM

The ex-DGPs want rulres to be framed for media coverage of cases that are sub judice. (PTI file photo)

Dilli ka Babu | 7 former DGPs jump in to defend Mumbai police

Their petition to Bombay High Court says there are sinister designs behind the campaign

17 Sep 2020 7:53 PM

Now, as part of weeding out inefficient and corrupt babus, the Modi sarkar has again reiterated that Central ministries and departments must constantly update the list of officers who have completed 30 years of service. Representational Image

Dilli Ka Babu | Civil servants under watch for corruption

Last year, the government endorsed lists of dozens of officers of the IRS and IT services accused of corruption and other charges

09 Sep 2020 5:18 PM

Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar takes charge as the new Election Commissioner in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Dilli Ka Babu | Rajiv Kumar in sight of CEC chair in 2024

He replaces Ashok Lavasa, who is leaving to join the Asian Development Bank as vice-president

02 Sep 2020 7:17 PM

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu (L) calls on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

Dilli ka Babu | Audit service is unhappy over G.C. Murmu as CAG

Sources say that in becoming CAG, Murmu who is from the 1985-batch Gujarat cadre of the IAS, has superseded at least six IAS officers

26 Aug 2020 5:46 PM

The India mission is currently headed by T.S. Tirumurthi, with Nagaraj Naidu as deputy permanent representative. File Photo

Dilli Ka Babu | India strengthens team at UN ahead of Security Council stint

The Indian delegation is being strengthened with the appointment of an additional deputy permanent representative

19 Aug 2020 4:47 PM

Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari leaves the SRPF camp, after BMC exempted him from quarantine protocols and allowed to return to his home state, in Mumbai. PTI Photo

Dilli Ka Babu | Cops slug it out to the beat of Bihar poll drum

The unprecedented face-off between Bihar Police and Mumbai Police on the investigation of the suicide has far reaching consequences

14 Aug 2020 5:31 PM

P.Amudha (Twitter)

Officer sent to PMO won laurels in TN

Before this appointment, Amudha was serving as a professor at the Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie

08 Aug 2020 5:29 PM

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi

Dilli Ka Babu | With Babus as pawns, stage set for Nagaland vs Centre fight

The Centre has come down on the state government like a ton of bricks for “misgovernance”

01 Aug 2020 6:15 PM

A security official diverts traffic during the total lockdown imposed due to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Srinagar. PTI Photo

Dilli ka Babu | IAS officer from Bihar first to get domicile rights to J&K

Navin Kumar Choudhary, a senior IAS officer from Bihar, has become the first bureaucrat to get domicile rights in the Union territory

22 Jul 2020 6:38 PM

According to sources, the delay is caused by the fact that the commission itself is yet to be constituted. PTI Photo

Dilli ka Babu | National Medical Commission still waiting in the wings

Despite the urgency displayed in the creating new regulator, government has not issued a notification on the appointment of the chairman

15 Jul 2020 6:04 PM

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Dilli ka Babu | Railways relooks at its spending

Apparently, the traffic earnings of the railways dropped by 58 per cent at the end of May as compared to the corresponding period last year

09 Jul 2020 8:14 PM

Hopefully, Patel’s second innings with the Modi sarkar will be a smoother affair.

Dilli ka Babu | Urjit back at policy helm; will Rajan return next?

The government has a huge task on its hands and clearly needs to use its straitened resources for fighting the deadly virus

01 Jul 2020 7:04 PM

Jacob Thomas

Dilli ka Babu | Kerala cop hangs up his khaki

Observers note that Mr Thomas was a plain-speaking cop, who fell foul of the political establishment pretty early

25 Jun 2020 6:06 PM

In the wake of the Cyclone Amphan and the relief work being undertaken, the person handling the ministry’s Facebook account uploaded a picture of a table with snacks and two whiskey bottles. AFP Photo

Dilli Ka Babu | Amphan goof-up: Social media has a good laugh, but babus shunted

While the mistake was detected and the photo removed, it had managed to go viral on social media platforms

17 Jun 2020 5:07 PM

Senior IPS officer V.K. Singh

Dilli Ka Babu: Senior cop disgruntled by delayed promotion

Turns out that at least six states have witnessed a rather quick turnover of principal health secretaries during the lockdown

10 Jun 2020 6:19 PM

Migrants from Jaipur arrive by Shramik Special train at Danapur junction, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus (PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu | Shramik Special disgrace: Can it be traced to crisis within Railways

Even within the organisation, there are reports of a brewing discontent among the officials

04 Jun 2020 4:28 PM

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