Simon Case is the head of the civil service, which makes him probably the most important unelected person in politics. The cabinet secretary’s role is to advise the prime minister, lead implementation of the government’s policies and manage other high-level civil servants. Born in Bristol in 1978, he first joined the civil service as a … Read more
The Congress on October 23 night declared its candidate for the last remaining assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Amla in Betul district. But, with a bureaucrat tipped to be the party nominee not getting the government’s nod in time to quit service, the ticket has gone to someone else for the next month’s polls. The … Read more
A view of High Court of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the chargesheet filed against M.R. Seetharam, former MLA, for allegedly helping a public servant to transact his ill-gotten money to pay the tuition fee for the postgraduate medical course of the latter’s daughter. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed … Read more
The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of … Read more