New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday barred IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin, who had checked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha, from election duties till further orders. Sources in the Commission said the poll body has also recommended the Karnataka government to take disciplinary action against him. Mohsin is a 1996

New Delhi: The service records of over 1,100 IAS officers have been reviewed by the Centre in about past four years to check deadwood from the government, officials said Friday. The review was done by the central government following a strict criteria with respect to officers who had completed 25 years of service or attained 50 years of age,

“The Department of Financial Services (DFS), a wing of Finance Ministry, has given its concurrence to Employees Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) decision to provide 8.65% rate of interest for 2018-19 to its subscribers,” a source privy to the development told PTI. “The DFS has approved the proposal subject to fulfilment of certain