Former SP of Chandigarh will serve a 3-year jail sentence in a bribery case
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The Special Judge, CBI Cases, UT, Chandigarh on Friday (10 August 2018) sentenced Desh Raj, IPS, then SP (City), UT, Chandigarh to undergo three years Rigorous […]
Bribery and smuggling of goods: CBI arrests Assistant Commissioner of Customs, 18 others
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested 19 accused (6 Customs officials & 13 others) including an Assistant Commissioner, Superintendents, Inspectors, private persons(including Sri Lankan Nationals) […]
ED’s Attached Immovable Property list has not been updated since 2014
Newsroom24x7 Network The Enforcement Directorate has not updated from the year 2014 onward its list of Confirmed Attached Immovable Property, which is available in the public domain through ED’s official […]
Rafale Jets: Rahul in no mood to pull his punches
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has decided that he would pull no punches on Rafale jets, India is buying. Gandhi tweeted this afternoon (28 July 2018) that over […]
Is RTI Act being weakened?
Bimal Julka¹ There is a need to distinguish between “populism” and “realism”. Attention of the public is drawn to some of the practical aspects governing the implementation of the Act that are […]
Poor cement quality, crumbling structures and bad roads
Lalit Shastri Some unscrupulous elements, are illegally mixing cement with fly ash, raising its proportion to even 60%. This is being sold to the consumers in the name of […]
Should we do away with the I&B Ministry
Bimal Julka It is indeed a great opportunity for the leadership in the I&B Ministry to prepare, plan, articulate its thinking and evolve a media strategy to be skilfully executed in a […]
Allegations against ICICI Bank pose reputational risks
ewsroom24x7 Network Mumbai/Singapore: An investigation into allegations that India’s ICICI Bank (BBB-/Stable/bbb-) extended a loan with a potential conflict of interest raises questions over the bank’s governance and creates reputational […]
Government forced to withdraw “Guidelines for accreditation of Journalists amended to regulate Fake News”
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: Confronted with massive condemnation and anger that swept across the journalistic fraternity against a decision of the Central Government that was being viewed as an attempt […]
Universities should suo-motu put in public domain the guidelines for revaluation of the answer-sheets in larger public interest
Newsroom24x7 Network An open government, which is the cherished objective of the RTI Act, can be realised only if all public offices comply with proactive disclosure norms. Section 4(2) of […]
RTI query on caste reservation in Education: CIC takes serious note of casual reply by MHRD
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has taken serious note of a routine and casual reply furnished by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in reponse to an […]
19 sentenced in fodder scam case, Lalu gets 14 years in jail
Newsroom24x7 Network Ranchi: The Special Judge Ranchi today sentenced RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav 14 years in jail along with 18 other accused in the […]
Punjab National Bank Chief Vigilance Officer was awarded for excellence by CVC
Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The Rs 11000 crore scam tainted Punjab National Bank Chief Vigilance Officer S.K.Nagpal received the Chief Vigilance Commissioner’s Award for ‘Outstanding’ achievement in “Timely Completion of […]
