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The issue of retirement age is very important and affects the country as a whole. With the improved life expectancy it is time to increase the age to 62 or even 65. Country has invested hugely in the education and experience building of our scientists and technical personnel. They should not be retired at 60 and being fit in body and mind the country should benefit from their experience as there is no substitute for it.

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Secretary level changes soon

Secretary level changes in the Government of India are expected to take place this week or early next week.

Gupta to be Chairman NHAI ?

Secretary Coal Harish Chandra Gupta is likely to move to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as Chairman. He is 1971 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Pradeep Kumar to be Secretary Coal !

Grapevine has it that Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India Pradeep Kumar is being appointed Secretary Coal. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Will Renuka Vishwanathan be Secretary Tourism ?

Name of Dr Renuka Vishwanathan has started doing the round for the post of Secretary Tourism in the Government of India.1971 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer Dr Vishwanathan is presently Secretary Coordination.

Dr Singh to be Member TDSAT

Dr V K Singh is being appointed Member of the TDSAT. He is an officer of Indian Broadcasting Engineering Service (IBES).The post was earlier held by retired 1966 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Vinod Vaish.

Prabhat Chaturvedi to move from NHAI !

Member (Administration) in the NHAI Prabhat Chandra Chaturvedi is moving out of the organization. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

IPS not required in Assam ?

Assam, it seems, doesn't requires IPS officers much. Of the 27 districts of the state, IPS officers are, amazingly enough, posted in only eight districts. The remaining ones are headed by the police officials from state services.

Raghupathy gets extension

Chairman of the Tuticoran Port Trust N K Raghupathy has been granted two years extension in his tenure. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Tenure of Dhiman to expire

Tenure of Prem Chand Dhiman Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping is coming to an end today. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Post of IG Forests lying vacant

Post of Inspector General of Forest in the Ministry of Forests and Environment has been lying vacant for quite some time.

Kiran Bedi did not approach 10 Janpath

Country's ace woman IPS officer Ms.Kiran Bedi did not approach 10 Janpath for her appointment as Commissioner of Police,Delhi; stated reliable sources.

1991 batch IAS promoted in Maharashtra

Almost all IAS officers of the Maharashtra cadre belonging to the 1991 batch barring B.N.Gagde,Collector Raigarh have been promoted.

NDTV's new channel

The NDTV is all set to launch an entertainment channel from London later this year.

Ramesh is Ambassador to Bolivia

A. Ramesh, presently Ambassador of India to Peru, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bolivia with residence in Lima (Peru).

IAS postings in Manipur

P Vaiphei has been appointed Secretary Health.V Thangaslam has been appointed Special Secretary Revenue.

Five IFS chargesheeted in Orissa

Five IFS officers have been chargesheeted in Orissa.

SC faces a big question on naturalization

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) on a petition relating to naturalization (citizenship) & foreign-born people being allowed to hold Constitutional offices may highlight a major lacuna in the Indian Constitution. Two-member bench of the Apex court comprising Chief Justice K.G.Balakrishnan & Ravindran has rightly pointed out "this is a major Constitutional Question." When Delhi High Court dismissed the petition then it was widely believed that the issue is now settled. But, what legal pundits lost sight of was that: the Apex Court can only decide Constitutional Question. In a country where dual passport or citizenship is not permitted, the Constitution will have to be interpreted in the context of Vienna convention & International practices.

Fall out of India loosing bid for 2014 Asian Games

As an aftermath of India losing its stake for the 2014 Asian Games, the preparations for 2012 Commonwealth Games will now have to be scaled down. Experts fear that even properties in National Capital Region (NCR) may crash.

Harish Chawla quits TV 18

Harish Chawla CEO of the TV 18 is understood to have put in his papers.

Board of Star News meets today

The Board meeting of Star News slated for today in Delhi is of great importance. A number of important decisions are likely to be taken in Wednesday's Board meeting. As the grapevine has it that the Star India may soon gets its new CEO.This will be the major decision after Peter Mukherjea and Sameer Nair having quit the company.

NBC to launch 5 new channels in India

The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is going to launch five new channels in India. A high level team of NBC officials is presently on a tour to India for giving final touches to the new venture.

Hussain reaching Mumbai

Noted painter M F Hussain who has shifted to Dubai is reaching Mumbai with a very special painting for the wedding of Abhishek-Aishwarya.As the grapevine has it painting shows bride on a horse .A man perhaps Salman Khan is depicted with a broken heart .The work also has couplet of K L Sehgal.

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Why this kind of situation in CBDT ?

If what Jagdish thinks is true then it is something Max Waber could not have thought of !!! The lower rung of bureaucracy is managing to dictate terms or influence the decision making process in the CBDT? All other services are indeed controlled by their own cadre. Really lack of a transparent and feasible transfer policy , and transfer orders throughout the year, is one of the main hurdle in that department. Every year your site is coloured with the details of those who remain above the transfer policy and stick to DELHI and MUMBAI even after seventeen- eighteen years..
A K Kumar

Job opportunities are shrinking

While retired government officers are being re-employed in various commissions, regulatory authorities, tribunals etc., job opportunities for young are shrinking in government sector. If we indeed had such an indispensable pool of experience in retiring government officers who need to be again employed, our country would not have been in such a condition occupying a place of pride among most corrupt countries of the world.
Sudhir Chopra

It's a surprise

While most of the services spend their time bickering with each other on your site, it is surprising that an IPS officer has a good word to say about an IAS officer.

Amitabh Agrawal

What an AIDS awareness programme

Seeing Richard Gere in the AIDS awareness program on stage with Shilpa, many would want to spread AIDS awareness if only.....

Ravi Pipal

It's a waste of public money

In my view this a sheer waste of public Money. This is purely a personal matter of Big B. Why channels are wasting there valuable time for this affair boring the viewers. Really speaking no body is much concerned about this, when there are so many burning problems facing this country

Prem Kumar

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Why is the Media crying out ' Sonia in trouble'????
Hasn't Sonia pricked the 'no foreigner for PM bubble'???

And who leads the Congress only Congress decides,
After all by a Party Constitution the Congress Party abides!!!

Don't forget one of the founding Father's of the Party was not a Desi!!!!
And a couple of Presidents were also Videsi!!!

So there are precedents,
That Congress has had not only people of foreign origin but even foreigners as Presidents!

Rahul Baba has raked up a hornets nest,
Congress's response is …. Rahul Baba knows best!!!

One thing is for sure if in UP Congress improves its tally,
Credit will go to Rahul.... they'll say to tell the truth Rahul did not dilly dally!!!

No doubt this is a part of the big picture Rahul is trying paint,
But this way he'll also have to own up for the taint!!!

Confucius says…. In Politics when you garland yourself to take credit,
He continues….Be ready for the Public to remind you of the discredit!!!

Because these are two sides of the same coin…..political kudos and shame,
When you take credit please be ready to take the blame!!!

And the blame list is long,
With the good Gandhi family has also done a lot of wrong!!!!!

Shouldn't Manmohan have said Rahul is India's future???
Rahul ko UP ke saath kyon kiya Manmohan ne suture!!!

Rahul has no ambition of becoming UP's CM,
His ambition is to become India's PM!!

Rahul has to keep in mind that he's under intense scrutiny or study,
Be it his statements or language of his body!!!

Sarkaar has petitioned SC….. please vacate OBC Quota stay,
On working its way around the SC Order Sarkaar is working night and day!!!

Sakraar has told the SC that SC erred in scrutinizing OBC data…SC is not amused!!
In fact SC on the Sarkaar's observation would be bemused!!!

At one place Sarkaar says 1931 Census was a OBC exercise and in the affidavit says not so,
No wonders SC opined that ' back to counting and data collection you go'!!!!!

Mr. Honesty is the alias given to VP,
Now they'll change it after he joined hands with DP!!!

D.P Yadav has done it all,
And to join hands with him VP's conscience must have taken a huge fall!!

'With D.P. hamaari Party mein hai dumm' sings Raj Babbar,
He's asked the Party workers to spread this khabbar (news)!!!!

Now there's news that SP in many Constituencies is facing revolt,
And despite all measures a number of 'horses' ne kiya hai bolt!!!

This is the reality of life….. Amar and Mulayam are attending shaadi,
Whereas in UP SP ki ho rahi hai barbaadi!!!

SP workers are in a tizzy…… more like headless murgahs,
Now they looking for divine intervention and are running to Temples and Durgahs!!!

Reliance seems to be saying that on SEZs it will have the final word,
And Reliance has done the 'ground work' says a little bird!!!

Reliance's stand is…… we'll decide size and location,
And we'll not look to Government for any allocation!!!

As per Reliance's philosophy big is always better… and biggest is best,
In size Relaince always tries to outdo the rest!!!!

Begaani shaadi mein Besharam Abdullah diwaana,
To get into Ash - B junior's marriage uninvited Media is looking for every bhaana!!!

Big B's banished Media….. doesn't Media have any self respect???
At least from Media's reaction self respect nahi ho rahi hai detect!!!

He's banned Media saying it's a Private Affair,
Why doesn't the Media black out the marriage and say ' As if we care'????

Bharat Kumar

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Unannounced entry by Mukesh Ambani

Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal has found a new friend in industrial magnet Mukesh Ambani.The former had virtually jumped out of his chair on learning about the latter reaching venue of the conference that was being addressed by Goyal.As the grapevine has it Mukesh Ambani had dropped by to congratulate Naresh Goyal.

Protests against new SEZ rules

Protests against new rules pertaining to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are becoming louder. The Mukesh Ambani led which is hit the most due to new rules, has officially communicated its protest to Commerce Ministry.

Who will be new CMD of ONGC ?

Out of four dozen contenders for the post of CMD of the ONGC ,One dozen are believed to have been short-listed. They include Present CMD R S Sharma,Vikram Singh Mehta,Najeeb Jung,Swapan Bhowmik, R.S. Butola, D.K. Pande, A.K. Hazarika, A.K. Balyan, U.N. Bose, Director and M.R. Hingnikar.

RTN's business channel in 4 languages on the anvil

The Raj Television Network (RTN) is planning to launch business news channels in four languages. Languages in which the RTN will launch its business channel are: Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. First channel to be launched will be in Tamil.

Amit Malhotra elevated as RD by BVITV-AP

Disney's international TV distribution arm Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP), has promoted Amit Malhotra has been promoted as Regional Director, Sales, Pan-Asia, India and Singapore. Hitherto, Malhotra was BVITV's Director, Sales, India who will June onwards be based in Hong Kong.

Anil Ambani raises stakes in Aaj Tak

Anil Ambani has raised his stakes in Hindi news channel titled "Aaj Tak"from 11 per cent to 21 per cent.

Delhi hikes service tax on UFO Films

As the grapevine has it, the Indian Finance Ministry has hiked the service tax for UFO Films. The company had shot into fame in January this year. Then it through the latest digital technology had screened Hindi feature film titled "Lage Raho Munna Bhai (LRMB)"for Indian Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh & his family. The largest private equity company has invested a sum of $22 million in UFO Films.

Raveendran is Zonal Manager CBIss

P.V. Raveendran has taken over as Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Hyderabad.He has gone in place of K.A. Somayajulu, who has been transferred to Chennai zone.