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RECPDCL Hands Over Musalgaon Power Transmission Ltd to Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company

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Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje sworn in as Chief Justice of MP High Court

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Sanjiv Kumar Singh Appointed Chief Advisor at WAPCOS

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Bhole Amit Gunwant allocated work of Fertilizer Subsidy and DBT

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Geetanjali Credit and Capital Ltd Appoints Godbole as MD

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Nikhil Agarwal joins HAL board

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Expo Engineering re-appoints VM Chittoor as NE Director

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Key Corporation re-appoints RK Tandon as NE Director

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Batut Shah named Ind. Director, Rishiroop Ltd

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Tech-Tonic: Birbhum DM Dhaval Jain uses AI mapping to tackle malnutrition

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A literacy upgrade in Chittorgarh: Courtesy District Magistrate, Dr Manju

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Harishanker Panicker, IAS dreams to make Darjeeling a global tourist destination

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IPS Rakesh Sahoo's fight against human trafficking in Gajapati, Odisha

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Students get a closer look at governance in West Delhi with IAS Hari Kallikkat “Dialogue with DM”

IAS Hari Kallikkat, Collector of West Delhi, has launched "Dialogue with DM - Aapka Collector, Aapke Beech," a monthly initiative that gives meritorious students direct access to interact with the District Magistrate on governance, careers, leadership and personal growth.

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Himachal Pradesh’s Baba Balak Nath Temple gets a modern revamp under IAS Gandharva Rathore

IAS Gandharva Rathore is transforming Himachal Pradesh's Baba Balak Nath Temple with digital services, transparent governance, improved infrastructure, sustainable development and livelihood opportunities for local communities.

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IPS Gaurav Rai: Building trust through Sports, supporting investigations with AI

From village sports programmes to an AI-powered CCTV analytics platform, Gaurav Rai a 2019 batch IPS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre focused on building stronger community connect while making investigations more technology driven as SP Dantewada. Rai has now been transferred as SP, Balodabazar-Bh

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IPS Abhinay Vishwakarma introduces corporate standards to Katni Police

Katni Police gets a corporate upgrade. IPS Abhinay Vishwakarma, a 2019 batch officer of MP cadre currently posted as SP Katni is redefining what quality policing looks like. Under his leadership,16 police units and offices received ISO certification making Katni one of the few districts in Madhya Pr

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Manmohan Singh

Dr. Manmohan Singh was never a politician but Congress made a Sikh who was a highly educated and respected economist an Indian PM who transformed the Indian economy. It was just Country First...Can any party do that?

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Vinod Tawde as Education minister

@tawde_vinod will be next Education Minister as he has already been Minister for education in Maharashtra. He has been given Rajya Sabha recently. So it seems quite obvious that he will be the one.

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Information pertaining to service details, date of birth, educational documents, and discharge certificate

The appellant sought information pertaining to service details, date of birth, educational documents, and discharge certificate of a public servant. The respondent submitted that the appellant is retired Sailor from the same department and the sought information relates to third party information which can not be disclosed under section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. The CIC noted that the information falls within the ambit of “personal information” as contemplated under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. The CIC further held that the appellant has neither established any relationship with the concerned third party nor demonstrated any larger public interest that would warrant disclosure of such personal information. The CIC observed that the appellant has neither appeared during the hearing nor placed on record any written submissions, it indicates that he is no more interested in pursuing the matter. The CIC held that its further intervention is not warrantied in the matter.

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Information about the service matters is personal to the employee and to obtain any such personal information, the RTI applicant must establish a larger public interest.

Citation: Maan Singh Rawat v. Directorate of Personnel Service, Naval Headquarter, File No: CIC/INAVY/A/2024/639467; Date of Decision: 25.03.2026

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Will J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat be new DG BSF?

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Who is the most popular Chief Minister on Social Media?

BRICS Summit 2026: The Who’s Who making a beeline for Delhi

Will Xi Jinping & Putin receive controlled media coverage at BRICS?

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Bureaucracy

Will J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat be new DG BSF?

Ex-IAS Das is Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission

Conquering gender disparity: Rise of women officers in Maharashtra

Judiciary’s signal for IAS and IPS establishment

Scrutiny is increasing on IPS officers’ deputation trend

Sreevidya, IAS empanelled for holding JS or equivalent post in GoI

Sudhansh Pant is also Secretary, Empowerment of Divyangjan

Rajendra Kumar to hold addl charge of Secretary, ISCS

Bhupender Gupta gets extension in addl. charge as CMD, SJVN Ltd

IRS officer relieved to join NTA

Eight IAS officers to retire from Himachal Pradesh in 2027

Uttarakhand's administrative agenda

Jharkhand DGP Mishra to conduct field-oriented review

Five IPS officers get new responsibilities in Delhi

Jarupula Ravinder transferred to Northern Railways

Kamlesh Kumar sent to North Western Railway

Hafis Mohamed shifted to South East Central Railway

3 Judicial Officers recommended as Judges of Jharkhand HC

Yash Paul Bourney recommended as Judge of J&K and Ladakh HC

8 Judicial Officers recommended as Judges of Delhi HC

3 Judicial Officers recommended as Judges of Karnataka HC

Now, a fake transfer order row in CBIC

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Post of Dir (Tech & Field Serv) vacant in in ONGC

Post of Dir (Marketing) in Rashtriya Chemicals Advertised

PESB Recommends Cmde Sanjay Kumar for CMD, NRDC

UP transfers 5 IAS officers; two appointed as collectors UPDATED

Neeraj Kharwal assigned additional charge of MD & CEO, IICCL UPDATED

RECPDCL Hands Over Musalgaon Power Transmission Ltd to Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company

Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje sworn in as Chief Justice of MP High Court

Sanjiv Kumar Singh Appointed Chief Advisor at WAPCOS

Bhole Amit Gunwant allocated work of Fertilizer Subsidy and DBT

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Board-level changes at Quintegra Solutions

Batut Shah named Ind. Director, Rishiroop Ltd

Key Corporation re-appoints RK Tandon as NE Director

Expo Engineering re-appoints VM Chittoor as NE Director

Nikhil Agarwal joins HAL board

Corporate

Geetanjali Credit and Capital Ltd Appoints Godbole as MD

Nikhil Agarwal joins HAL board

Expo Engineering re-appoints VM Chittoor as NE Director

Key Corporation re-appoints RK Tandon as NE Director

Batut Shah named Ind. Director, Rishiroop Ltd

Board-level changes at Quintegra Solutions

Initiatives

Tech-Tonic: Birbhum DM Dhaval Jain uses AI mapping to tackle malnutrition

A literacy upgrade in Chittorgarh: Courtesy District Magistrate, Dr Manju

Harishanker Panicker, IAS dreams to make Darjeeling a global tourist destination

IPS Rakesh Sahoo's fight against human trafficking in Gajapati, Odisha

Students get a closer look at governance in West Delhi with IAS Hari Kallikkat “Dialogue with DM”

Himachal Pradesh’s Baba Balak Nath Temple gets a modern revamp under IAS Gandharva Rathore

IPS Gaurav Rai: Building trust through Sports, supporting investigations with AI

IPS Abhinay Vishwakarma introduces corporate standards to Katni Police

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