Whether order of house allotment issued or not?
Mystery shrouds over an order. A govt house was allotted to ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar in August this year but according to sources he did not receive the said order and is still staying in a farmhouse in Delhi?
Ahead of crucial elections, Kerala Congress unit gets a stern warning from AICC?
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi held closed-door one-on-one meetings with Kerala state leaders. The party’s leadership, worried over the deepening factional feud within the Congress in Kerala, has bluntly told the leaders to mend their ways and project a united front before the crucial local body and assembly elections. The leaders warned, ‘the open fights between top leaders are impacting the prospects of the party in the upcoming elections.’ Those who attended the meeting include state party Chief Sunny Joseph, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan, senior leader Ramesh Chennithala, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kannur MP K Sudhakaran. However, another issue, which was informally discussed among the party cadre was the absence of AICC General Secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal and General Secretary in-charge of Kerala Deepa Dasmunshi from the meeting.
RJD’s manifesto vows to scrap Waqf Amendment Act
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), in its manifesto, promised to scrap the Waqf Amendment Act and properties of Waqf will be utilised for people’s welfare. Besides, the manifesto also claimed to hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to the Buddhist community presently in the possession of Hindu community.
BUREAUCRACY
8th CPC recommendations will be effective from January 1 ,2026
The 8th Pay Commission constituted by the Government under the Chairpersonship of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former Judge of Supreme Court will submit its report in one and half year and the recommendations will be effective from January 1, 2026 benefiting around 50 lakh central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners. The Commission will consider the economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence; the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditure and welfare measures; the unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes; the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications; and the prevailing emolument structure, benefits and working conditions available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings and private sector.
Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena is new head of Southern Naval Command
Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on 31 Oct 2025. He succeeds Vice Admiral V Srinivas PVSM, AVSM, NM who superannuated after an illustrious career close to four decades in the Indian Navy.
(We said this on October 25)
Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla is new head of Eastern Naval Command
Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla has taken over as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, succeeding Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar.
Makwana to complete two-year tenure as DGP, MP; name struck off from retirement list
Kailash Makwana will be completing a two-year tenure as Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), Madhya Pradesh as the State Government has struck off his name from retirement list. Makwana, who belongs to a 1988 batch IPS officer, was due to retire in December this year.
Maharashtra to lose more than 1000 cr after renaming city
The State of Maharashtra is said to have lost more than Rs 1000 crore with a chance of entering its first and only heritage Aurangabad city in UNESCO’s world heritage city list. UNESCO is said to have withheld the proposal of heritage city of Aurangabad after its name changed as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’. The world heritage proposal was moved by the then Fadnavis Government in 2017. If UNCESCO had approved the proposal, Maharashtra would have earned over Rs 1000 crore from UNESCO and crores of tourism business from international tourists. Aurangabad would have been the second heritage city after Ahmedabad of Gujarat, if the Maharashtra government proposal had been approved by UNESCO.
VR of IRS officer accepted
The CBIC has accepted the VR of Tarlochan Singh, Asstt Commissioner, from the IRS(C&IT) w e f Oct 31, 2025.
Abhishek Swami selected as Director (Fiin), MRVC
Abhishek Swami, ED, Finance and Law in the Ministry of Railways, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 31, 2025. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.
Chatters in MEA suggest that caution is rising over payments for Russian Oil in Yuan
India’s recent move to settle a portion of its Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan marks a nuanced shift in its trade strategy amid evolving global economic dynamics. While India continues to maintain its longstanding neutral stance on de-dollarisation, this adoption of yuan payments reflects pragmatism in navigating sanctions and currency conversion challenges, rather than a direct political endorsement of replacing the US dollar. This shift aligns with broader BRICS efforts to streamline trade by using local currencies and reduce dependency on Western currencies, spearheaded by leaders like Modi, Putin, and Xi. Indian refiners, including state-owned companies, have completed yuan-denominated transactions to ease payment processes and circumvent restrictions in dollar channels. However, India remains cautious, publicly reiterating that de-dollarisation is not its policy or strategy, focusing instead on diversifying currency use and mitigating risks from geopolitical pressures. This development signals India’s balancing act between strategic autonomy and pragmatic economic adjustments within the complex BRICS framework in a shifting global order.
Justice Surya Kant appointed Chief Justice of India
Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India with effect from November 24, 2025.
Nand Kishore Kalal joins as VC, Ghaziabad Development Authority
Nand Kishore Kalal has recently taken over the charge as Vice Chairman at Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 2018 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Amit Yadav is also Secretary, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Amit Yadav, Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) till the appointment of a regular incumbent. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
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