Insider track | With Analytico in, can Congress replicate Amethi magic in Delhi?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Insider track | With Analytico in, can Congress replicate Amethi magic in Delhi?

New Indian Express  

The agency, Analytico Data Analysis Pvt Ltd, which worked with the Congress in Amethi during the last Lok Sabha elections and also the Jharkhand assembly elections, has been brought in to boost the party’s prospects for the upcoming Delhi elections at the request of the central leadership. Govt adopts no-risk approach in hunt for next SEBI chief face With the Security and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch’s tenure set to end on February 28, the government has initiated the process of finding a replacement. With sources in North Block hinting that the next SEBI chief could come from a bureaucracy, financial services or regulatory sector background, some names are doing the rounds as possible choices. This include Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority chairperson Debashish Panda and former SBI MD Dinesh Khara.

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Insider track | Buzz over Delhi L-G reassignment
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Insider track | Buzz over Delhi L-G reassignment

New Indian Express  

Following the exit of the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, there is speculation about Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena’s possible reassignment to Punjab, West Bengal, or even Bihar. If a change in the Delhi L-G position occurs, the buzz is that former Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba or former Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, both with conflicts with the previous …

Bombay HC to hear pleas of ex-Sebi chief, others on March 4; ACB to not act on special court order until then
Top News
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bombay HC to hear pleas of ex-Sebi chief, others on March 4; ACB to not act on special court order until then

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court is set to hear the pleas of the former Sebi chief and others on March 4, the Anti-Corruption Bureau will not proceed with the special court order until then, reported PTI. The development comes after the market regulator informed to initiate legal action against the court order alleging ex-SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch and five others …

Special court orders FIR against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Buch, 5 others
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Special court orders FIR against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Buch, 5 others

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special court on Saturday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to register a First Information Report against former SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five others in connection with allegations relating to financial fraud, regulatory violations and corruption. Besides Buch, the complaint has named SEBI whole-time members Ashwani Bhatia, Ananth Narayan G, and Kamlesh Chandra Varshney; and BSE chairperson Pramod …

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumes charge as Sebi chairperson
1 month ago

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumes charge as Sebi chairperson

Live Mint  

Tuhin Kanta Pandey took over as the 11th chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Saturday afternoon, marking a significant transition at the helm of the market regulator. Pandey's appointment comes when the Indian capital markets face significant challenges, with foreign institutional investors withdrawing over ₹1 trillion since the beginning of 2025. Pandey, an Indian Administrative Service …

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumes charge as SEBI Chairman
1 month ago

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumes charge as SEBI Chairman

The Hindu  

Tuhin Kanta Pandey took over as Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Saturday afternoon at the market regulators’ headquarters in Mumbai. Dressed in a dark blue blazer and a striped shirt, Mr. Pandey arrived at the SEBI headquarters in the Bandra Kurla Complex business district on Saturday afternoon. All four SEBI whole-time members, Ashwani Bhatia, Amarjeet …

Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes charge as SEBI Chairman amid market turmoil
1 month ago

Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes charge as SEBI Chairman amid market turmoil

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Tuhin Kanta Pandey has assumed charge as the 13th chairman of the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board this afternoon, replacing Madhabi Puri Buch, whose controversy-ridden three-year tenor ended Friday, who reportedly bid farewell through a video conferencing due to COVID. Pandey, a career bureaucrat who was serving as the finance and revenue secretary till Thursday when the …

Midnight surprise: Tuhin Kanta Pandey named new Sebi chairman
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1 month ago

Midnight surprise: Tuhin Kanta Pandey named new Sebi chairman

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Feb. 28: In a midnight order on Thursday, the government appointed the current finance secretary, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, 1987-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, as 11th chairman of the country's market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India for three years. Pandey's role as finance secretary mostly oversaw the divestment department in the finance ministry and he became …

New SEBI chief: The to-do-list for Tuhin Kanta Pandey
1 month ago

New SEBI chief: The to-do-list for Tuhin Kanta Pandey

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The new SEBI Chairman, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who was appointed on Thursday after being pulled out of North Block to head the Securities and Exchange Board of India, faces a tough challenge ahead. Additionally, Pandey will need to restore the sanctity and impartiality of SEBI's top office, while boosting staff morale, which had been severely affected under his predecessor, …

Revenue Secretary Tuhin Pandey appointed SEBI chief
1 month ago

Revenue Secretary Tuhin Pandey appointed SEBI chief

The Hindu  

The government on Thursday appointed Finance and Revenue Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr. Pandey, IAS, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue, to the post of SEBI chairman, according to a government order issued late on Thursday …

Tuhin Kanta Pandey appointed new Sebi Chairman, to succeed Madhabi Puri Buch
1 month ago

Tuhin Kanta Pandey appointed new Sebi Chairman, to succeed Madhabi Puri Buch

India Today  

The government on Thursday appointed Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch, whose term ends on Friday. Pandey, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre who is the current Finance Secretary, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India for 3 years, …

Tuhin Kanta Pandey is new Sebi chief
1 month ago

Tuhin Kanta Pandey is new Sebi chief

New Indian Express  

The government has appointed finance and revenue secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new chairman of the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India. Pandey, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Odisha cadre, will be taking over the reins of Sebi from Madhabi Puri Buch, who will be demitting office today. Three weeks before the Budget, …

After Madhabi Puri Buch, will Sebi have a bureaucrat at its helm?
1 month, 1 week ago

After Madhabi Puri Buch, will Sebi have a bureaucrat at its helm?

Live Mint  

Securities and Exchange Board of India is likely to have a seasoned bureaucrat as its next chairperson after Madhabi Puri Buch's three-year term at the helm of the capital market regulator ends this month, two persons familiar with the development said. The second person said the secretary to the government in another economic ministry, and the chair of a financial …

Govt Search Begins for New Sebi Chief As Madhabi Puri Buch’s Tenure Ends
2 months ago

Govt Search Begins for New Sebi Chief As Madhabi Puri Buch’s Tenure Ends

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The chief of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, Madhabi Puri Buch, is unlikely to get an extension as the finance ministry on Monday invited applications for the post, seeking an appointment of its new chairman for the regulator. The ministry also said that the eligible applicants can apply for the position by February 17, signalling …

Government invites application for SEBI chief post
2 months ago

Government invites application for SEBI chief post

The Hindu  

The Government on Monday invited applications for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The current SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch's three-year term ends on February 28. “The chairperson will receive a pay equivalent to a secretary to the Government of India which is ₹5,62,500 per month,” the The ministry also said that keeping in …

Govt invites application for SEBI chief post
2 months ago

Govt invites application for SEBI chief post

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Jan 27 The government on Monday invited applications for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The current SEBI chairperson Madhavi Puri Buch's three-year term ends on February 28. In a public "The appointment shall be made for a maximum period of 5 years from the date of assumption of charge or till …

Bhuvnesh Kumar takes charge as UIDAI CEO
Trending News
3 months ago

Bhuvnesh Kumar takes charge as UIDAI CEO

The Hindu  

IAS officer Bhuvnesh Kumar took charge as the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India, which administers Aadhaar, on Wednesday. Mr. Kumar, a 1995 batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is additional secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, a post he will continue to hold after this appointment. Mr. Kumar succeeds Amit Agrawal, a 1993 …

Congress Levels Fresh 'Corruption' Charge Against SEBI Chief Madhabi Buch, This Time Over ‘Rent Income’—Details
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Levels Fresh 'Corruption' Charge Against SEBI Chief Madhabi Buch, This Time Over ‘Rent Income’—Details

ABP News  

A day after demanding an independent inquiry into the allegations against the Securities and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Friday levelled fresh "conflict of interest" allegations against Buch, calling it "corruption". The allegations were made by Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, who said that between 2018 and 2024, Buch had received a …

Telangana government reshuffles six IAS officers
7 months, 1 week ago

Telangana government reshuffles six IAS officers

The Hindu  

The State government on Tuesday transferred six IAS officers. While Amrapali Kata, IAS, currently serving as Joint Commissioner of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, M. Dana Kishore, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government in the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department, has been entrusted with the additional responsibility …

Shinde govt once again urges EC to exempt Chahal from transfer
1 year ago

Shinde govt once again urges EC to exempt Chahal from transfer

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state government has once again requested the Election Commission of India to exempt transfers of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner I S Chahal and other officers, citing their crucial role in the upcoming monsoon. Mumbai, India - February 04, 2023: BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal addresses a press conference after presenting the BMC Budget 2023-24 at BMC Headquarters, in …

Dilip Cherian | More secys quit: Is lateral entry losing its sheen?
1 year, 11 months ago

Dilip Cherian | More secys quit: Is lateral entry losing its sheen?

Deccan Chronicle  

Lateral entry was a much-awaited administrative reform introduced in 2018 as part of Modi Sarkar’s larger civil service reform agenda. During his last month of service, Mr Kumar oversaw the Global Investors Summit, whose success the Yogi claims has given recognition to “a new UP all over the world.” Apparently, 10,000 investors attended the summit and pledged more than Rs …

Govt appoints Madhabi Puri as Sebi chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Govt appoints Madhabi Puri as Sebi chief

Hindustan Times  

The Securities and Exchange Board of India will no longer be headed by a chairman but a chairperson for the next three years. This may appear as a small tweak in designation but speaks volumes of how far India has come in gender representation at key regulatory bodies and the road that is still left to travel. Madhabi Puri Buch, …

CBI seeks sanction to investigate union agriculture and power secretaries
3 years, 2 months ago

CBI seeks sanction to investigate union agriculture and power secretaries

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has sought sanction to investigate senior IAS officers including Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, power secretary Alok Kumar and Aparna U, currently posted as mission director, National Health Mission in Uttar Pradesh, in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the investment of Employees’ Provident Fund of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd …

PM Modi-led panel decides on three names for CBI chief's post
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi-led panel decides on three names for CBI chief's post

India Today  

The high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi selected three names as the candidates for new chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, sources said. Sources say, over 100 officers from 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 batch were under consideration, however, during the 90-minute meeting, Subodh Jaiswal, KR Chandra and VKS Kaumudi were selected as candidates for next CBI chief. …

PM Modi-led panel to decide next CBI chief, Rakesh Asthana, YC Modi among frontrunners
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi-led panel to decide next CBI chief, Rakesh Asthana, YC Modi among frontrunners

India Today  

A high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting on May 24 to select the next Central Bureau of Investigation chief, sources said. Sources said, officers from 1984, 1985 and 1986 are in consideration for the post, however, Rakesh Asthana, YC Modi and Subodh Jaiswal are the frontrunners for the post of the next CBI Director. Currently, …

Lalu Yadav Conviction to Vijay Mallya Probe to CBI vs CBI: Meet Rakesh Asthana, New DG of Border Security Force
4 years, 7 months ago

Lalu Yadav Conviction to Vijay Mallya Probe to CBI vs CBI: Meet Rakesh Asthana, New DG of Border Security Force

News 18  

Border Security Force will get a full-time director general after five months with Rakesh Asthana, Gujarat cadre IPS officer, being appointed as chief of the border guarding force, weeks after Chinese aggression at the line of actual control and Pakistani build up at the line of control. Interestingly, Asthana continues to lead the narcotics control bureau, where a lot of …

Who is Ashwini Bhatia - frontrunner for State Bank of India's next MD
4 years, 10 months ago

Who is Ashwini Bhatia - frontrunner for State Bank of India's next MD

India TV News  

Ashwini Bhatia has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of State Bank of India's managing director. The Banks Board Bureau on Saturday recommended names of: Ashwini Bhatia for MD, SBI M V Rao - for MD, Central Bank of India P P Sengupta - for MD Indian Overseas Bank Who is Ashwini Bhatia? Ashwini Bhatia is currently serving as …

Finance Ministry invites applications for new SEBI chief; Ajay Tyagi's three-year term comes to end next month
5 years, 2 months ago

Finance Ministry invites applications for new SEBI chief; Ajay Tyagi's three-year term comes to end next month

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has invited applications for the next chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India to succeed Ajay Tyagi, whose three-year term comes to an end next month. However, the public notice dated 24 January inviting application from eligible candidates indicates that the government in not inclined to give an extension of two years to the …

Govt may 'soon' announce new CBI director, ignoring Congress objection; Javeed Ahmed, Rajni Kant Misra and SS Deswal top contenders
6 years, 2 months ago

Govt may 'soon' announce new CBI director, ignoring Congress objection; Javeed Ahmed, Rajni Kant Misra and SS Deswal top contenders

Firstpost  

The Centre is likely to announce the name of next CBI chief soon, ignoring the objections raised by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, a member of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee, on the names of probable contenders proposed by the government, officials said. New Delhi: The Centre is likely to announce the name of next CBI chief soon, ignoring …

Ousted CBI special director Rakesh Asthana among names being considered by selection committee, claims petitioner ML Sharma
6 years, 2 months ago

Ousted CBI special director Rakesh Asthana among names being considered by selection committee, claims petitioner ML Sharma

Firstpost  

Petitioner ML Sharma claimed that ousted CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana’s name is in the list of names that will be considered for the post On the day that a high-powered committee will meet to decide a name for the post of the Central Bureau of Investigation director, petitioner ML Sharma claimed that ousted special director Rakesh Asthana’s name is …

Narendra Modi-led committee to appoint new CBI chief on 24 Jan; IPS officers from 1983-1985 batches being considered
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi-led committee to appoint new CBI chief on 24 Jan; IPS officers from 1983-1985 batches being considered

Firstpost  

The post of CBI chief has been lying vacant ever since Verma was removed as CBI director and further appointed as the director general fire service in the meeting on 10 January, in which Kharge gave his dissent. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee will meet on 24 January to appoint a new Central Bureau of Investigation chief after …

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey to replace Hasmukh Adhia as Revenue Secretary
6 years, 4 months ago

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey to replace Hasmukh Adhia as Revenue Secretary

India TV News  

Unique Identification Authority of India CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey will be the new Finance Secretary, after the incumbent Hasmukh Adhia, Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, put downs his papers on November 30. While wishing him a good post-retirement life, Jaitley commended Adhia's contributions as Revenue Secretary for bringing a series of reforms including execution of Goods and Services Tax and making the …

DC Exclusive: Rupak Kumar Dutta faced same ignominy as Alok Verma
6 years, 5 months ago

DC Exclusive: Rupak Kumar Dutta faced same ignominy as Alok Verma

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The meltdown in the Central Bureau of Investigation - India's topmost investigating agency - and the sudden change of guard in the wee hours of October 23 is not new to the former special director of the CBI Rupak Kumar Dutta, who had suffered no less ignominy at the hands of 'powers that be' despite being the most deserving …

Bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre: Alka Tiwari appointed new CVC Secretary
6 years, 9 months ago

Bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre: Alka Tiwari appointed new CVC Secretary

India TV News  

IAS officer Alka Tiwari has been appointed as secretary in anti-corruption watchdog CVC as part of a major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the central government. Tiwari, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, is at present joint secretary in the Department of Fertilizers. Dakshita Das, an officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service, has been appointed additional secretary, …

Dilli Ka Babu: Babu upheaval in Karnataka
6 years, 9 months ago

Dilli Ka Babu: Babu upheaval in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Babus in Karnataka are expecting another high-level reshuffle, after the change in government. Those who are being seen as frontrunners for the post include former corporate affairs secretary Tapan Ray, outgoing UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar, outgoing Union commerce secretary Rita Teotia, former DIPAM secretary Niraj Gupta and the outgoing secretary, ministry of human resource development Anil Swarup. Promotion concerns …

Dilli Ka Babu: Compulsory retirement
6 years, 10 months ago

Dilli Ka Babu: Compulsory retirement

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Indu Kumar Bhushan, who was awaiting posting orders, has been compulsorily retired by the government “in public interest”. The appointment of former IAS officer Indu Bhushan as the new CEO of Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission has drawn a parallel with the appointment of Parmeswaran Iyer who spearheads the Swachh Bharat Mission. Mr Bhushan, …

Ex-bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Khuntia to head insurance regulator IRDAI for three-years, succeeds TS Vijayan
6 years, 11 months ago

Ex-bureaucrat Subhash Chandra Khuntia to head insurance regulator IRDAI for three-years, succeeds TS Vijayan

Firstpost  

Former IAS officer Subhash Chandra Khuntia was on Tuesday appointed as the new Chairman of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India New Delhi: Former IAS officer Subhash Chandra Khuntia was on Tuesday appointed as the new Chairman of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India for three-years. Khuntia will succeed TS Vijayan, who completed his five-year term in February. “The ACC …

Case of Mistaken Identity: When people introduced U K Sinha as SBI chief!
8 years ago

Case of Mistaken Identity: When people introduced U K Sinha as SBI chief!

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Capital markets watchdog SEBI may be among India’s most powerful regulators today but there was a time when people used to introduce its former chief U K Sinha as Chairman of SBI – a similar sounding acronym but of State Bank of India. Today, you go to a small village in India and they know SEBI,” says Sinha, …

Ajay Tyagi takes charge as Sebi chairman for three years as incumbent U K Sinha bids adieu
8 years, 1 month ago

Ajay Tyagi takes charge as Sebi chairman for three years as incumbent U K Sinha bids adieu

Firstpost  

A 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Tyagi has handled capital markets division in the Finance Ministry Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi Wednesday took charge as the Chairman of markets regulator Sebi. A 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, he has handled capital markets division in the Finance Ministry. With a tenure spanning six years, …

Ajay Tyagi to head capital markets regulator Sebi, to take charge on March 1
8 years, 1 month ago

Ajay Tyagi to head capital markets regulator Sebi, to take charge on March 1

Firstpost  

Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is at present Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and handles capital markets, among others. Senior bureaucrat Ajay Tyagi was appointed as chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India to succeed U K Sinha, whose extended tenure ends on March 1. In the run-up to the appointment …

Dilli Ka Babu: Special duty for special babus
8 years, 3 months ago

Dilli Ka Babu: Special duty for special babus

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is now appointing top bureaucrats as officers on special duty in government departments a few weeks prior to naming them as secretaries. Some insist that this practice which used to be confined to only few offices, began getting further traction when the erstwhile UPA government appointed Raghuram Rajan, then chief economic adviser, ministry of finance, …

Sebi appoints Gyan Bhushan as chief vigilance officer
10 years, 6 months ago

Sebi appoints Gyan Bhushan as chief vigilance officer

Firstpost  

He replaces R K Padmanabhan, whose role as chief vigilance officer has come under the scanner of CBI with regard to an inquiry in connection with purported weakening of a case against promoters of Bank of Rajasthan. New Delhi: Capital market watchdog Sebi has appointed Gyan Bhushan as its chief vigilance officer. About the inquiry, Padmanabhan had on Friday said, …

Nilekani meets KPCC chief, fuels speculation about political entry
11 years, 3 months ago

Nilekani meets KPCC chief, fuels speculation about political entry

India TV News  

Bangalore: Infosys co-founder and face of the Aadhar programme Nandan Nilekani today met KPCC President G Parameshwara, amid rumours that he would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. “Nandan Nilekani met me this morning and shared his views. I have conveyed to him whatever I should as KPCC President,” Karnataka PCC Chief G Parameshwara said.After demitting office as CEO of …

After Mulayam rap, Akhilesh rejigs bureaucracy
12 years, 2 months ago

After Mulayam rap, Akhilesh rejigs bureaucracy

India TV News  

Lucknow, Jan 17: A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav rapped the Uttar Pradesh government run by son Akhilesh Yadav for giving plum posts to select bureaucrats, the chief minister rejigged some top posts Wednesday. Anil Kumar Gupta, the industrial and infrastructure development commissioner, who was also holding charge as principal secretary, energy, and chairman of Uttar Pradesh …

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