Today's Witness Friday, 29 March 2024, 02:34 AM, ( Updated at 24x7 Daily )
Political News
Tuesday, 26 March, 2024 06:50:PM
The duo BJP adopts a very practical approach, especially for elections, a source says. In just concluded state elections of Karnataka, the ex-CM and very strong leader of Lingayats, BS Yediyurappa, was sidelined, and B L Santosh, the Brahmin of Karnataka and party in-charge, was given full charge
One very young and dynamic leader of the Congress party, Milind Deora, left the party after getting the hint that he will not get a ticket from South Mumbai source says. Perhaps he was assured by the Shinde group of Shiv Sena to get a ticket from his favourable seat source says. A recent me
Tuesday, 26 March, 2024 06:49:PM
Rajeev Kumar, DG of West Bengal, has been asked to move out from the state during parliamentary elections, a source says. It seems that the Election Commission has some serious grudges against this senior Police officer source says. In 2016, when he was Police Commissioner of Kolkata, the Electio
It's almost sure that TMC is to contest elections alone and Congress and other alliance partners of I.N.D.I.A. to contest separately source says. Congress is to contest on 10/15 seats, ISF has agreed to contest on 6 seats, and the balance will go with Communist Morcha source says. Congress ha
Congress party has done extremely well in the past on local elections and this time not ready to take any chance on Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat source says. The local party committee has recommended the names of Pawan Bansal, Anandpur Saheb MP Manish Tewari and Chandigarh Congress chief H S Lukki t
National Secretary of JD(U), Mohd. Ali Ashraf Fatami resigned from the post, a party source says. This has given room for speculation that the ex-minister is likely to join RJD source says. In case of his joining it is rumoured that he will be given a ticket from Darbhanga or Madhubani constituen
RJD, Congress, CPI-M, CPI and CPI ( M&L) already finalised seats to contest almost and the only announcement is pending source says. RJD is likely to contest 25 seats, Congress on 8/9 seats, CPI (M&L) on 3/4 seats and CPI-M and CPI on one seat each source says. CPI ( M&L) wanted
The CM of Delhi has been arrested and is on remand source says. The delay in the arrest was to ensure the minimum effect on the public a source says. The input from law and order agencies was taken before deciding the date source says. The Delhi will vote on 25th May in the sixth round source say
Raghav Chaddha, Rajya Sabha MP, is one of the closest to the AAP supremo, and everyone was expecting him to stand by their side at this trying time, source says. After a search, it came out that he is in London for some eye operations source says. But the social media updates tell another story s
‘Man ki Baat’ is continuing and in addition, PM is also addressing the students appearing for examinations in the 'Pariksha par Charcha' program source says. The last, seventh session was planned as per directions with a targeted viewership of at least 2.5 crore students
Everyone now keeps one photographer handy to get snapped every moment for publicity purposes source says. Om Birla to boost his importance, on 11th March took a group of prominent persons from his constituency for Ram Lala darshan at Ayodhya source says. Very tight security and all arrangements b
Friday, 22 March, 2024 03:30:PM
All the political parties are trying to find links between favours and payments through bonds to the ruling party source says. One time very loyal to the then ruling party and later changed his loyalty to the new ruling party in 2014 and continued to support the ruling party a source says. Perhap
It was a tough call for BJP to decide a seat-sharing formula in Bihar. The minister in the present central government and uncle of Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Kumar Paras, wanted to have five to six seats to contest, including Hajipur source says. Chirag Paswan was also demanding five seats to conte
After the change of guard in Haryana, the coalition of BJP and JJP also ended. In political circles, it’s common to talk that before the end of the coalition, the leaders of both parties decided that to bifurcate the Jat votes, the JJP to contest alone source says. This will also help
Friday, 22 March, 2024 03:29:PM
Congress won only one seat in the last parliamentary elections from Raibareli. BJP is not comfortable with this one seat of Congress and is trying all formulations and combinations to win the Raibareli seat, a source says. It’s not sure who will contest this seat, the Congress party source
Thursday, 21 March, 2024 10:03:PM
In a dramatic turn of events, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with Liquor policy matter.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 03:19:PM
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, former IFS officer 1988 batch, has joined BJP in the presence of senior leaders of BJP. Sandhu served as the 28th Ambassador to the US.
Monday, 18 March, 2024 10:33:PM
The majority is the main factor in democracy. No party bothers that ineffective members will be like a non-functioning parliament due to adjournments source says. To encash the popularity of celebrities, political parties generally give tickets to the celebrities, ' a source says. One organis
Arun Goel was inducted into the Election Commission with jet speed, probably considering his straightforwardness and clear approach, the source says. But he has to resign, leaving a very promising career in the EC due to the differences, a source says. He was opposed to deputing staff from
BSP supremo knows that it’s not possible shortly to bring back the old support percentage of votes and, probably keeping this in mind, is playing a game to damage the chances of alliance partners by giving tickets to the Muslims in Muslim-dominated areas and Jat from Jat-dominated areas to
Bureaucracy News
Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 11:44:AM
P.V Ramasastry, IPS officer Uttar Pradesh 1989 batch, who is presently posted as Special DG(Ops)FHQ BSF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India, has prematurely repatriated to the parent cadre Government of Uttar Pradesh and will be appointed as DGP Uttar Pradesh.
Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 09:23:AM
Sadanand Vasant Date, IPS officer Maharashtra 1990 batch who is presently posted as DG-Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)Maharashtra Police, has been appointed as Director General, National Investigation Agency(NIA)Ministry of Home Affairs Government of india,in place of Dinkar Gupta, IPS (PB
Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 03:49:PM
S. Suresh IPS officer Kerala 1995 batch who is presently posted as IG SPG, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India has been appointed as ADG in SPG by temporarily upgrading one post of IG to ADG level as a measure personal to the officer.
Mrs Supriya Patil Yadav, IPS officer, Maharashtra, 2004 Batch, She is presently posted as Joint Director, CBI, Ministry of DOP&T Government of India, her Central deputation tenure has been extended for one year i.e. up to 17.04.2025.
Piyush Anand IPS officer Uttar Pradesh 1991 batch, who is presently posted as Special DG CISF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India, has been appointed as Director General, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India, in place of Atul Karwal, IP
Rajeev Kumar Sharma IPS officer Rajasthan 1990 batch who is presently posted as DG(ACB) Rajasthan Police has been appointed as Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development(BPR&D)Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India, in place of Balaji Srivastava, IPS (
Tuesday, 26 March, 2024 07:03:PM
Pradeep Singh Kharola former IAS officer Karnataka 1985 batch who is presently posted as Chairman and Managing Director ITPO has been given additional charge of Chairman Staff Selection Commission.
Saturday, 23 March, 2024 11:32:AM
Mahesh Chandra Laddha IPS officer Andhra Pradesh 1998 batch who is presently on IG CRPF, MHA, Government of India has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Rajesh Kamble IPS officer Tripura 1998 batch who is presently posted as Joint Director Intelligence Bureau has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India
Sumit Chaturvedi IPS officer West Bengal 2001 batch who is presently as Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India
Mrs. Anisha Hussain IPS officer Tamil Nadu 2001 batch who is presently posted in cadre has been empanelled to the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Rakesh Rathi IPS officer Bihar 2002 batch who is presently in cadre has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo IPS officer Manipur 1999 batch who is presently posted in cadre has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Friday, 22 March, 2024 06:30:PM
I.S Chahal IAS officer Maharashtra 1989 batch who recently transferred out of BMC has been appointed as ACS Chief Minister Office Maharashtra.
Friday, 22 March, 2024 12:25:AM
In a major development, it has been learned that the present DG NIA, Dinkar Gupta, is most likely to get a six-month extension in tenure. If given, this will be the second extension at the top brass level; the first was Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who got a six-month extension.
Thursday, 21 March, 2024 03:15:AM
In 1998, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee asked the then Principal Secretary PMO Brijesh Mishra to prepare a plan for revamping bureaucracy, specifically at the Secretary and Additional Secretary level, as Vajpayee's bureaucracy was suffering from serious issues of internal politics
Thursday, 21 March, 2024 07:35:PM
Akhil Arora IAS officer Rajasthan 1990 batch Additional Chief Secretary(Finance) of Rajasthan Government suffered a minor heart attack on Tuesday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Jaipur with a complaint of chest pain and uneasiness on Tuesday, and yesterday, he received a sten
Thursday, 21 March, 2024 06:54:PM
Maninder Pratap Singh IPS officer Gujarat 2005 batch who is presently posted as DIG, BSF, MHA, Government of India, has been appointed as IG BSF, MHA, Government of India
Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar IPS officer Kerala 2005 batch who is presently posted as DIG, NIA, MHA, Government of India has been appointed as IG NIA, MHA, Government of India
Manoj Sharma, IPS officer Maharashtra 2005 batch, who is presently DIG, CISF, has been appointed as IG CISF, MHA, Government of India.
Thursday, 21 March, 2024 06:53:PM
R. Gopala Krishna Rao, IPS officer Tripura 2005 batch, who is presently posted as DIG CISF, has been appointed as IG CRPF, MHA, Government of India.
Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 03:03:PM
The Election Commission of India recently shifted six home secretaries and the DGP of West Bengal. While few states have quietly complied with EC orders and followed the due procedure, some states have questioned the Election Commission and did not comply with the EC order. In the case of Uttar P
Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 01:37:AM
Deepak Kumar IAS officer Uttar Pradesh 1990 batch who is presently posted as ACS Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh has been appointed as ACS Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 07:52:PM
Onkar Chand Sharma, an IAS officer Himachal Pradesh 1994 batch who is presently posted as ACS(Revenue), has been given additional charge of ACS(Home and Vigilance) Government of Himachal Pradesh.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 03:15:PM
Vinay Kumar IFS officer 1992 batch who is presently India's Ambassador to Myanmar has been appointed as India's Ambassador To Russian Federation.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 03:12:PM
Sanjay Mukherjee IPS officer West Bengal 1989 batcch who is presently DG, West Bengal Police has been appointed as DGP West Bengal Police by the Election Commission of India.
Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 12:14:PM
Govind Mohan, IAS officer Sikkim 1989 batch, who is presently posted as Secretary Culture, has been given additional charge of Secretary Sports, Government of India.
Bhushan Gagrani IAS officer in Maharashtra 1990 batch, who is presently posted as ACS, Government of Maharashtra, has been appointed as BMC Commissioner, Government of Maharashtra. The incumbent commissioner I.S Chahal recently transferred by the Election Commission.
Monday, 18 March, 2024 08:32:PM
The Election Commission's radar has been in active mode ever since the Model Code of Conduct came into force. Today, the Election Commission made the first hit by shifting the home secretaries of six states, including one DGP and a senior IAS officer of Maharashtra. However, the most interest
Monday, 18 March, 2024 07:42:PM
Vivek Sahay IPS officer West Bengal 1988 batch who is presently posted as DG Home Guards has been appointed as DGP West Bengal Police. Official order has been issued by the competent authority.
Monday, 18 March, 2024 02:56:PM
In a major development, the Election Commission of India has transferred the home secretaries of six states. Accordingly, the home secretaries of Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand have been transferred. Further, the Election Commission has also rem
Sunday, 17 March, 2024 10:03:PM
The incumbent DG(Prisons) is scheduled to retire next month, and a new face or regular charge is unlikely to be given, top sources said. It has been said that Special CP Special Cell R.P Upadhayay IPS: UT: 1991 is most likely to get additional charge of DG(Prisons).
Nitish Kumar, IPS officer AGMUT(JK) 1999 batch, who is presently posted as ADG CID, has been given additional charge of Director State Investigation Agency(SIA), Jammu&Kashmir(UT Administration).
Saturday, 16 March, 2024 09:19:PM
Praveer Ranjan IPS officer AGMUT 1993 batch who is recently relieved from post of DGP Chandigarh has been appointed as ADG Airport, New Delhi, CISF, MHA, Government of India.
Mrs. Kala Ramachandran IPS officer Haryana 1994 batch she is presently posted as ADG Administration(H) has been given additional charge of OSD to Heritage and Tourism, Government of Haryana.
Saturday, 16 March, 2024 10:08:PM
S.S Yadav IPS officer AGMUT 1997 batch who is recently appointed as DGP Chandigarh, has taken over charge of DGP Chandigarh(UT Administration)
Amitabh Singh Dhillon IPS officer Haryana 1997 batch who is presently posted as ADG, Haryana Police has been empanelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Mrs. Sonia Singh IPS officer Nagaland 2003 batch she is presently posted in cadre has been empnaelled to the grade of Joint Secretary in Government of India.
Saturday, 16 March, 2024 12:11:PM
In a major development, the newly formed Haryana Government has shifted its chief secretary, Sanjay Kaushal, and made T.V.S.N Prasad the new chief Secretary of Haryana. This is an interesting development, as just hours before the Model of Code of Conduct, the Haryana bureaucracy saw a significant
Saturday, 16 March, 2024 11:44:AM
Navaneet Sehgal former IAS officer Uttar Pradesh 1988 batch has been appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharti for period of three years. He is expected to take over charge today.