Today's Witness Thursday, 08 January 2026, 04:22 AM, ( Updated at 24x7 Daily )
Political News
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:36:PM
Recently in Dhaka S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India and the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, were seen shaking hands and having a brief exchange of words. Both were there to attend the last ritual of ex-PM Khalid Zia of Bangladesh. The corridors of
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:37:PM
Most likely, the assembly elections in Punjab will be in 2027, but the Akali Party and AAP have already begun serious campaigning, according to a source. AAP issued a poster and slogan that the “Akali Party will vanish from Punjab as Dinosaurs” according to the source. In response to thi
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:38:PM
The leaders who defected from TMC became heroes in the BJP, and the party tried, through them, to defeat Mamta Banerjee and her TMC in West Bengal, a source says. Sudhendu Adhikari and Arjun Singh did not achieve the desired results in the past elections. Now, the main architect of the BJP's ele
One Mayur Shinde of Thane, Maharashtra was originally in the Shinde’s Shiv Sena party. He tried his best to get a ticket for the local body but the party did not consider him, in a hurry to get a ticket to contest, he joined the BJP, but unfortunately, he could not manage and then he sought a
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:39:PM
Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar are likely to join hands. If this happens, Supriya Sule is likely to get a ministerial seat as the state minister in an important ministry in the central cabinet, a source says. Sharad Pawar will become the mentor of the party. If Supriya’s performance is considered
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:09:PM
Sushmita Dev daughter of a very strong and popular Congress leader of Assam, one time very close to Rahul Gandhi and an important member of the core team of Rahul Gandhi left the party and joined the TMC source says. She was immediately given a Rajya Sabha seat in 2024. Recently Garav Gogoi, preside
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:41:PM
If you are close to the power, nothing to worry about. The rules can be twisted or amended even after clear court directions, the source says. This came to light again during a PLI hearing. The PLI was to secure the government accommodation vacated by the occupiers, who are not eligible to hold it,
The rumours that both factions of the NCP would join hands have been floating in corridors of power for many months but no concrete move has been made so far or seen on the ground. But this time, very fruitful discussions between all concerned took place and something will be seen on the grounds soo
It's not a secret that Sharad Pawar is having a very close relationship with the top leadership of the BJP. The leadership of the NCP sometimes extend their mature advice in politics to the BJP on some very complex situations source says. Sharad Pawar is also a political mentor to Rahul Gandhi a
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:42:PM
Just after returning from a foreign tour on the 2nd, Akhilesh Yadav called a meeting of his core group at his residence to chalk out the strategy for the coming assembly elections of UP, sources say. In discussions, most leaders noted that the BJP is well ahead in campaigning, and the SP is just tal
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 05 January, 2026 10:43:PM
A group of Congress leaders came to Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to discuss state party affairs. By chance, Sonia Gandhi could not meet the delegation, and Priyanka Gandhi had to take charge, the source says. During discussions, Priyanka asked the leaders, Where are the main opposi
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:21:PM
The Lok Sabha Speaker hosts a tea party for all members every year on the last day of the session. This year, Priyanka Gandhi was probably deputed by Sonia Gandhi to attend in Rahul Gandhi's absence. It’s said that Priyanka was very casual and freely interacted with all senior leaders incl
The BJP has introduced a new bill to replace the name of MNREGA with a new name and some deletions and additions G=RAM G. The MNREGA has been monitored since the UPA government under Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee. The changes would also reduce the importance and hard
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:14:PM
The Congress party is in search of a new working president. Congress President is not keeping good health and to support him party seriously needed a young and dynamic hand to take the burden source says. The name of Sachin Pilot is taking rounds for the working president but some predict that one t
The party of so-called character and discipline is passing through the litmus test on both fronts. This winter the leaders of the BJP are not shivering with cold but sweating due to the heat generated by the Ankita murder case source says. The case which was almost buried has come out like a ghost w
Nitin Nabeen has taken charge as the working president of the BJP. Initially, it was understood that he was having backing for the number two of RSS but recently RSS has made it clear that selection of the working president is enternal matter of the BJP exclusively. It's presumed that to pursue
In the last state elections, AAP spoke about the achievements of the Delhi government, the personal popularity of Arvind Kejriwal and defeated all established political parties. Mann became Kejriwal's choice and took oath as the CM, sources say. From then on, he has been considered a hanger-on o
Strangely the two parties of the ruling combination of Maharashtra did very well in the local body elections. Even the BJP was surprised by the results. This happened only under the fear that if they are rejected by their respective roots, the BJP will not hesitate to throw them out of the ruling co
Five times MLA from the Bankipura seat Nitin Naveen has been elevated to the Working President of the BJP. It is most likely that he will be brought to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar only source says. The assembly seat and one ministerial position is likely to be available soon for the aspirants source
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 29 December, 2025 02:22:PM
Soon five Rajya Sabha seats will be available in Bihar. Three will go to the BJP and two are likely to go to the JD(U) source says. It's almost sure that one BJP quota seat will go to Nitin Naveen and the other will go to Pawan Singh source says. The fight is for only one seat. Chirag Paswan wan
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 22 December, 2025 10:32:PM
In the BJP whatever responsibilities are given to a party leader, he or she tries to the maximum to perform and in any case fails then party high command immediately replaces without any consideration but in contrast in the Congress party despite severe charges and wrong doing if the leader is close
It was a pleasant surprise to the party workers when the CM of the state, where the SIR process is underway says that more than 4 crores voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls and cautioned the party workers to be very vigilant to ensure that names of the supporters of the party are
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 22 December, 2025 10:31:PM
Once the most powerful and influential state president of the BJP, after inevitable misunderstandings, lost the confidence of the high command and was silently replaced as state president by another political leader, who was then given the charge of vice president in the state, a source says. An ex-
No one knows, how the BJP functions and all the moves in the party are unpredictable. Sanjay Saraogi will probably lead the party in Bihar source says. A leader from the Vaishya community won for the sixth time from the Darbhanga seat. He is originally from Sekar in Rajasthan. Umesh Sahani of VIP th
The people in general are realising that Priyanka Gandhi is working on a different agenda in the party, and as a witness, quote the picture where she is in the tea party of the Speaker and laughing along with the PM and Defence Minister, source says. The PM could not control his laugh when she said
In the recently held municipal elections in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor, the Congress member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, could not secure a victory for his party's candidates in the local body elections. The BJP got the victory despite, as he said, very aggressive campaigning by the senior
In a family function of Udai Singh, ‘ Pappu Singh’, ex-MP of Purnia from the BJP, Prashant Kishore was also present. Pappu Singh is the President of Jan Suraj Party and Prashant Kishore is the leader of the party. It’s obvious that the media were also there to extract some news, an
Recently Sidhu visited the house of the ex-CM of Punjab, Capt. Amrinder Singh. It seems that after long discussions of about ninety minutes, Siddhu was advised by the ex-CM to hasten his decision to remain in the Congress or come back to the BJP because the BJP is likely to contest the coming state
The elevation of Pankaj Chaudhary, considered either a strategic jackpot or a clever move by the party, raises many eye brows. No one expected that this seven-term Member of Parliament would be appointed as the state president of the BJP, according to sources. It appeared that his caste affiliation
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 15 December, 2025 01:35:PM
After a gap of at least two years, not the party President but the BJP has announced the name of the Party’s working President and remained silent on the name of the party President. During the session, some senior members of the party met the PM in his parliamentary office to urge him to anno
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 15 December, 2025 01:34:PM
The state minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Jayant Chaudhary when approached by organisers of the Rajasthan government agreed to be present at the function where representatives from different countries would participate in person or online source says. The function was to celebrat
Some time back, an impeachment motion against Justice Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court was initiated with the signatures of 107 members of parliament belonging to DMK, Congress and Samajwadi Party. Though only 50 signatures are required to submit a motion the support of the
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 15 December, 2025 01:36:PM
Governor of Jharkhand is a seasoned politician and has been a very faithful party soldier source says. When Gangwar ji was assigned a new duty in the Rajbhavan of Ranchi, the source says, he was given a task to bring JMM into NDA. He since then was trying silently and after the Bihar elections, when
The 79 th birthday of Sonia Gandhi was celebrated in the Parliament House recently. Almost all the leaders of Congress and allied parties were present to celebrate the birthday. On one side, the President of Congress was seated, and on the other side, the President of the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Y
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 15 December, 2025 01:37:PM
One of the most reputed institutes of the country, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is suffering from lack of money because the government has freeze the the grant of the institute source says. This action is a result of some controversy arising in tweets and the presentation of data by
In West Bengal, two prominent political parties are trying to prepare the ground for the next year's assembly elections. The most interesting part of the strategy by both parties is not development but spiritual mania and cultural heritage, food habits source says. The BJP campaign so far is bas
President Putin of Russia is like most other heads is non vegetarian. It’s a protocol to serve the dishes to distinguish guests as their choice after ascertaining through Indian representatives present in the visiting distinguished guest country source says. This time in the state dinner the m
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 09 December, 2025 09:53:PM
A senior leader from Rajasthan recently met one of the very senior party and government functionaries and during discussions requested his induction into the central government source says. The senior leader bluntly replied that it's not possible to induct him into the cabinet now but his case c
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 09 December, 2025 09:54:PM
Swaraj Kaushal, husband of Late Sushma Swaraj and father of Bansuri, MP from the New Delhi parliamentary constituency constituency has silently left this world on 4 th of this month. He was heard committing to his friends over the phone before 4 th that the Doctors of AIIMS have conveyed to him that
RSS was known for dedication, devotion, simplicity and nationality. The leaders of RSS were ideal for lakhs of people because of their commitments and honesty towards people and the country, but it seems the needle of the watch has changed its course, and these leaders are also starting to adopt a f
It has become customary to review the party's performance in an election. Similarly, after a humiliating defeat of the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar assembly elections, the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called a meeting of four-five firebrand young leaders of the party. Gogoi, Pilot, Dinesh
Recently, the young senior Congress leader of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, along with three of his supporters, met the Congress president. Kharge, before starting dialogue, told Sachin Pilot that he should not start complaining about Ashok Gahlot but say something to improve the functions of the party a
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 09 December, 2025 09:56:PM
The humiliating defeat in the just-concluded state assembly elections of the Mahagathbandhan perhaps opened a Pandora's box of accusations on each other source says. RJD leaders are blaming the Congress party and its leaders for this humiliating defeat and Congress leaders are blaming the RJD so
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 09 December, 2025 09:55:PM
One hour-long meeting between the RSS chief and the CM of UP is not an ordinary event; this has sparked many speculations in the political corridors, a source says. The 2027 state assembly elections are approaching very fast and the BJP high command wants to repeat the 2022 performance if not do bet
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 01 December, 2025 01:25:PM
Now, not everyone is as excited to learn the name of the new BJP chief, as the excitement has lost its value due to so many predictions and calculations over the last few months. Recently, the room of K Lakshman, election officer, was rearranged and cleaned, giving the impression that the BJP electi
SIR is going on in many states in full swing. The state Congress chief of Madhya Pradesh claimed that the state government had appointed four party cadres and the RSS members to assist the persons engaged in SIR work. He claims that this is only to selectively remove names from the voter list of the
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Monday, 01 December, 2025 01:24:PM
The defeat in the Naupara bye-election has further demoralised the party cadre. The revolt is aggrieved after one of the senior leaders and Rajya Sabha member from the party, and former chief of the senior citizens' cell, resigned and charged that the party has insulted him and also that party l
Sashi Tharoor, a very senior Congress leader and member of parliament from Thiruvananthapuram seems to be much annoyed with his original party and leaning towards a new found the new-found BJP source says. He has covered long distances and come very close to the top party brass with his terms instea
Once the most important leader of the BJP, but later slowly sidelined by the central leadership, Dilip Ghosh has done everything possible to bring the voting percentage from 4% to more than 39% in West Bengal, the source says. The rise of Shubhendu Adhikari on the horizon shadowed the light and hard
It's very uncommon to hear that the cabinet meeting has been postponed due to the unavailability of one member. The cabinet meeting is fixed by the cabinet secretariat and all the ministers are informed accordingly source says. This time, the meeting was also fixed based on the availability of a
Bureaucracy News
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 31 December, 2025 02:23:AM
As Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka approaches his retirement in June next year, the country's premier intelligence agency is witnessing an extraordinary transition of power that has sent ripples through India's security establishment. Dixit Takes Operational Control Senio
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Sunday, 04 January, 2026 06:12:PM
Sanjeev Khirwar IAS officer AGMUT 1994 batch presently posted as Principal Secretary Health, Labour, Medical Education, Employment, Forests and Science& Technology, Ladakh has been transferred to Delhi.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 04:44:PM
Manu Maharaj IPS officer Bihar 2005 batch who is presently posted as IG Training FHQ has been transferred to IG Northern Sector Dheradhun ITBP, MHA, Government of India.
Sanjay Gunjyal IPS officer Uttarakhand 1997 batch who is presently posted as IG ITBP Northern Sector Dheradun has been transferred as IG FHQ ITBP, MHA, Government of India.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 10:40:PM
Sanjeev Gupta IPS Uttar Pradesh 1999 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Prayagraj Zone has been transferred and attached to the Headquarters, Director General of Police (DGP), Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Police.
Jyoti Narayan IPS Uttar Pradesh 1996 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), PTS Jalaun has been appointed as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Prayagraj Zone Uttar Pradesh Police.
Ashutosh Kumar IPS Uttar Pradesh 1996 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Kanpur Zone has been appointed as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board
Ram Kumar IPS officer Uttar Pradesh 1998 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Human Rights has been assigned the additional responsibility of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Logistics Uttar Pradesh Police.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 10:39:PM
Raj Kumar IPS officer Uttar Pradesh 1995 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Logistics has been appointed as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Human Rights Uttar Pradesh Police.
Prashant Kumar II IPS Uttar Pradesh 2000 batch presently posted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Police Headquarters and Administration has been relieved of the charge of ADG Police Headquarters and will now hold the charge of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Administratio
Tarun Gaba IPS Uttar Pradesh 2001 batch presently posted as Inspector General of Police (IG), Security has been given promotion to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Uttar Pradesh Police.
Modak Rajesh D. Rao IPS Uttar Pradesh 2003 batch presently posted as Inspector General of Police (IG), Lucknow Railway has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IG), Establishment Uttar Pradesh Police.
Rakesh Kumar Bhardwaj IPS Uttar Pradesh 2005 batch presently posted as Inspector General of Police (IG), Buildings and Welfare has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IG), Lucknow Railway Uttar Pradesh Police.
Amit Verma IPS Uttar Pradesh 2008 batch presently posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Lucknow has been transferred as Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Uttar Pradesh Police.
Kiran S. IPS Uttar Pradesh 2008 batch presently posted on return from Central Deputation has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IG), Lucknow Range Uttar Pradesh Police.
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Nigam IPS Uttar Pradesh 2008 batch presently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), CID has been given promotion to the post of Inspector General of Police (IG), CID Uttar Pradesh Police.
N. Kolanchi IPS Uttar Pradesh 2008 batch presently posted as Inspector General of Police (IG), Prayagraj Range has been transferred as Inspector General of Police (IG), Prayagraj Railway Uttar Pradesh Police.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Tuesday, 06 January, 2026 01:24:AM
Three years ago, seasoned bureaucrat Sanjeev Khirwar found himself at the centre of a stadium controversy that would reshape his career trajectory. What followed wasn't retreat. It was transformation specifically, a situation when good administrators face bad times. The Crises To Opportunity
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 08:41:PM
D.Varma IAS officer AGMUT 2011 batch who is presently posted as Member DUSIB and Secretary Planning has been given additional charge of Special Secretary Planning, Government of Delhi
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 08:40:PM
Sachin Rana IAS officer AGMUT 2014 batch who is presently posted as Special Commissioer GST has been transferred as Special Secretary Home, Government of Delhi.
Ashwani Kumar IAS officer AGMUT 1992 batch presently posted as MCD Commissioner, Delhi has been transferred to Jammu & Kashmir.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Wednesday, 07 January, 2026 12:06:AM
Mrs. Nirupaa J Dane IAS officer Maharashtra 2007 batch she is presently posted as Director Census Operation hs been given extension for period of two years.
Mrs. Pooja Pandey IAS officer Assam -Meghalaya 2008 she is presently posted as Director Census Operation hs been given extension for period of two years.
Bakki Karthikeyan IAS officer Madhya Pradesh 2012 batch who is presently posted as Private Secretary to Union MoS G Kishan Reddy(Deputy Secretary) has been re-designated as Director in Ministry of Mines, Government of India
Geetika Sharma IAS officer AGMUT 2012 batch she is presently Deputy Secretary Mines has been re-designated as Director Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
Mrs. Vibha Chahl IAS officer Uttar Pradesh 2012 batch she is presently posted in cadre has been appointed as Director, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.
Santosh D Vaidya IAS officer AGMUT 1998 batch presently posted in Jammu & Kashmir has been transferred to Delhi.
Mrs. Padma Jaiswal IAS AGMUT 2003 batch presently posted in Puducherry has been transferred to Delhi.
Ajit Kumar Singla IPS officer AGMUT 2004 batch who is presenlty posted as IG Puducherry Police has been transferred to Delhi.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Sunday, 04 January, 2026 05:11:PM
In a major development it has been learned from top sources that Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha's OSD Vijay Kumar is going to be shifted to South District as its Joint CP. Sources add that two more Joint CP are expected to be reshuffled along with South Zone Joint CP.
Shurbir Singh IAS officer AGMUT 2004 batch presently posted in Delhi has been transferred to Ladakh.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Thursday, 01 January, 2026 11:32:PM
In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Michael Brown to head FEMA—a man whose most relevant experience was managing horse shows. When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, the consequences were catastrophic. Brown's disconnect from ground reality became painfully evident d
R Alice Vaz IAS officer AGMUT 2005 batch presently posted in Delhi has been transferred to Jammu & Kashmir.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Saturday, 03 January, 2026 11:56:PM
In a major development, it has been learned that a DCP-level reshuffle has been almost finalised and is awaiting the LG's final orders. Sources say Delhi Police's top brass will meet the LG on Monday for a brief discussion on the law and order situation and the Delhi Police's affairs.
Yashpal Garg IAS officer AGMUT 2008 batch presently posted in Arunachal Pradesh has been transferred to Delhi
Sanjeev Ahuja IAS officer AGMUT 2008 batch presently posted in Goa has been transferred to Delhi
Niraj Kumar IAS officer AGMUT 2010 batch presently posted in Jammu & Kashmir has been transferred to Delhi
Syed Abid Rashid Shah IAS officer AGMUT 2012 batch presently posted in Jammu & Kashmir has been transferred to Chandigarh.
Satyendra Singh Dursawat IAS officer AGMUT 2012 batch presently posted in Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been transferred to Delhi.
Aman Gupta IAS officer AGMUT 2013 batch presently posted in Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been transferred to Delhi.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Friday, 02 January, 2026 11:16:PM
Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma IAS officer Odisha 1999 batch presently posted as Principal Secretary, Excise Department has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department Government of Odisha.
Rahul Singh IAS officer AGMUT 2013 batch presently posted in Lakshadweep has been transferred to Delhi.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Friday, 02 January, 2026 10:02:PM
Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal IPS officer AGMUT 1995 batch who is presently posted as DGP Ladakh has been transferred as DGP Arunachal Pradesh.
Mrs. Anjali Sehrawat IAS officer AGMUT 2013 batch presently posted in Delhi has been transferred to Jammu & Kashmir(UT Administration).
Ravi Dadhich IAS officer AGMUT 2014 batch presently posted in Delhi has been transferred to Mizoram.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Friday, 02 January, 2026 04:46:PM
Shamsher Singh IPS officer Gujarat 1991 batch who is presently posted as ADG BSF has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail promotion in the cadre. He is scheduled to retire in March.
Hemant Kumar IAS officer AGMUT 2013 batch presently posted in Delhi has been transferred to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Sagar D Dattatray IAS officer AGMUT 2014 batch presently posted in DNH&DD has been transferred to Jammu & Kashmir.
Written By: WITC Desk New Delhi Saturday, 03 January, 2026 12:48:AM
Sadanand Date, IPS officer, Maharashtra 1990 batch, recently returned to his parent cadre from central deputation as DG National Investigation Agency(NIA), has taken over as Maharashtra DGP. Date paid a courtesy visit/call on to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Date is a counter t
Satyabrata Sahu IAS officer Odisha 1991 batch presently posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department has been transferred as Member, Board of Revenue, Cuttack Government of Odisha.
