The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on Monday (August 4, 2025) recommended 11 candidates for the position of Executive Directors (EDs) in Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 80 candidates from various public sector banks between July 19-August 4, 2025 for the position of Executive Directors (EDs).
“Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience, and the extant parameters the Bureau recommends the following candidates in the panel for the year 2025-26,” said an official notification.
In order to improve coordination and close structural gaps in the child protection ecosystem, Assam Police organised a state-level multi-stakeholder dialogue on August 2 as part of its flagship Sishu Mitra programme. Strengthening institutional response systems and reinforcing the need for shared responsibility among all stakeholders in order to provide child protection, rehabilitation, and justice as required by law were the initiative’s goals. The Assam Police Sishu Mitra Programme, which was started in 2019, is a ground-breaking project that collaborates with UNICEF and the UTSAH Child Rights Organisation to create a child-friendly policing system in Assam.
Just a few days back- on July 26, UTSAH- a leading child rights organisation in Assam had launched a dedicated POCSO Centre aimed a providing psychosocial and legal support to children who are victims of sexual offences. The centre was inaugurated on by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Commissioner of Police, Guwahati.
The Chief Guest, Judge Kaushik Goswami of the Guwahati High Court, praised the initiative, saying it is an important step in addressing issues related to convergence and synergy to guarantee that children who encounter the child protection system have unhindered access to justice and rehabilitation. He further emphasised that everyone involved has a constitutional obligation to protect children; it is not a freebie.
The programme is in line with the Assam Chief Minister’s vision for children, according to Harmeet Singh, IPS, Director General of Police, Assam. He also stated that the goal was to establish a forum where all parties involved could have frank discussions in order to jointly address issues that prevent children who encounter the legal system from receiving services and guarantee justice for all children.
The need for child-sensitive infrastructure and services in all police stations, courts, and service-providing agencies was emphasised by Ajay Tewari, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Political Department, Government of Assam, while discussing the duties of various departments in guaranteeing a child-friendly justice system. Senior government officials also gave technical presentations at the event, including Sanjukta Parashar, IPS, IGP (CID), Makhan Phukan (Director, Prosecution), Laxminarayan Nanda (Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Assam), John B. Ekka, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary (Labour Welfare), Mukesh Ch. Sahu, IAS, Principal Secretary (Women & Child Development), and Dr. P. Ashok Babu, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary (Health & Family Welfare).
In his summary of the departmental input, Surendra Kumar, IPS, Additional DGP, and Convenor of the Assam Police Sishu Mitra programme, underlined Assam Police’s dedication to promoting long-lasting, practical transformation on the ground. Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Mission, State Legal Services Authority, Judicial Officers, Special Judges of POCSO Courts, Assam Police, Welfare of SC & BC and Social Justice & Empowerment Directorate, Special Public Prosecutors, Social Justice & Empowerment, DLSA, CWC and JJB officials, Childline and One Stop Center staff, and other important stakeholders from throughout the state participated in the dialogue.
The state-level multi-stakeholder conversation would be formalised as a regular platform to foster collaboration and convergence for a better child-friendly and rights-based protection system in the state, the Assam police officially stated.
The Union government on Friday (August 01, 2025) notified appointment of Advocate Tuhin Kumar Gedela as a Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a period of two years, effective from the date he assumes office.
The Union government on Friday (August 01, 2025) notified appointment of Advocate Ajit Kumar as a Judge of the Patna High Court, effective from the date he assumes office. The decision follows the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation made on July 2, 2025.
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The Union government on Friday (August 01, 2025) notified the appointment of ten Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.
They are ;
Virinder Aggarwal
Mandeep Palm
Amarinder Singh Grewal
Parmod Goyal
Rupindeijit Chahal
Shalini Singh Nagpal
Subhas Mehla
Surya Partap Singh
Aaradhna Sawhney
Yashvir Singh Rathor
The Supreme Court collegium on July 2 approved the proposal to elevate ten Judicial Officers as Judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and sent the recommendations to the President.
The Central government has approved the appointment of Smt. Binita Thakur (IPS:1996:RJ) as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, she will take charge at Level-15 of the pay matrix against an existing vacancy, on the usual terms and conditions of the IPS Tenure Policy. The ministry has directed that the senior Rajasthan cadre officer be relieved immediately from her present responsibilities to enable her to assume the new role at the Centre.
The CISF, a Central Armed Police Force under the Union Home Ministry, is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, airports, nuclear installations, and major industrial units across India.
A Career of Firsts and Leadership
Early District Leadership After completing her IPS training, Binita Thakur began as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Karauli and Baran districts of Rajasthan. She gained recognition for her decisive operations against dacoits, drug mafias, and the notorious Pardhi gang. She also handled farmers’ protests in Hanumangarh–Sri Ganganagar and exposed an international arms license racket.
SPG Pioneer In 2009, she created history as the first woman IPS officer posted to the Special Protection Group (SPG)—the elite security unit responsible for safeguarding the Prime Minister.
Central Deputation & CBI Roles Her central deputation included key roles in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as SP and DIG. She later served as Private Secretary to Union Minister Smriti Irani in the Ministry of Human Resource Development from 2014 to 2016.
Awards & State Promotions On August 14, 2024, she was awarded the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service. In 2021, she was promoted from IG (Udaipur Range) to Additional Director General in Rajasthan Police.
The Road to CISF Leadership
Her appointment as ADG in the CISF marks another milestone in a career defined by operational excellence, pioneering achievements, and cross-sectoral leadership. Known for her meticulous approach and on-ground decisiveness, she is expected to bring a strong operational focus to the force’s security responsibilities nationwide.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday (August 1, 2025) promoted five senior IRS officers to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) in Level 16 of the pay matrix for the panel year 2025.
According to Office Order issued by the Ministry of Finance, the following officers have been elevated on an in-situ basis with immediate effect or from the date they assume charge of their new posts:
They are;
Pankaj Kumar
Vandana Verma
Vivek Kumar
Rakesh Gupta
Yagyasaini Kakkar
As per the order, the officers shall continue to hold their current posts until their formal postings are notified.
The Delhi government on Friday (August 01, 2025) ordered a major reshuffle of IAS and DANICS officers with immediate effect, involving transfers, postings, and allocation of additional charges.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Sandeep Kumar (IAS:1997:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, Vigilance with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Environment & Forests and Principal Secretary, AR, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, IT.
Dr. Dilraj Kaur (IAS:2000:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, GAD with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Social Welfare and Principal Secretary, SC/ST/OBC Welfare, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Social Welfare with additional charge of Principal Secretary, SC/ST/OBC Welfare.
Vikas Anand (IAS:2002:AGMUT), Secretary to Chief Minister, has been given additional charge of Secretary, I&P.
Shurbir Singh (IAS:2004:AGMUT), Secretary, Power with additional charge of Secretary, Finance, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Finance with additional charge of Secretary, GAD and Secretary, Power.
Prince Dhawan (IAS:2012:AGMUT), MD, Delhi Transport Corporation with additional charge of Special Commissioner, Transport, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, IT and ED, GSDL.
G Sudhakar (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner/DM, Central, has been given additional charge of MD, SRDC.
Pankaj Kumar (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Controller, W&M with additional charge of Deputy Commissioner, HQ, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, NCR.
Tapasya Raghav (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Special Secretary, H&FW with additional charge of Project Director, CATS, has been given additional charge of State Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Anjali Sehrawat (IAS:2013:AGMUT), Director, Social Welfare with additional charge of Member Secretary, DCW, has been transferred and posted as Director, Higher Education & Director, TTE.
Sachin Rana (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes, has been given additional charge of CVO, DTL/IPGCL/PPCL.
Kinny Singh (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Special Secretary, Health with additional charge of Secretary, Public Grievance Commission, has been given additional charge of Project Director, Delhi State AIDS Control Society.
Suneel Anchipaka (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, Tourism.
Sanjeev Kumar (IAS:2014:AGMUT), Special Secretary, AR, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, SC/ST/OBC/Minorities.
Sandeep Kumar Mishra (IAS:2015:AGMUT), Member Secretary, DPCC, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, Environment & Forests.
Kumar Abhishek (IAS:2016:AGMUT), Director, Higher Education & Director, TTE with additional charge of GM, DCCWS & GM, DSCSC, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner/DM, North, Revenue Department.
Yash Chaudhary (IAS:2017:AGMUT), Deputy Commissioner, North, has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare.
Sravan Bagaria (DANICS:2001), Special Secretary, Environment & Forests with additional charge of Special Secretary, SC/ST/OBC/Minorities, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner/DM, South-East, Revenue Department.
Prashant Kumar (DANICS:2010), Registrar, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women with additional charge of Registrar, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Public Grievances Cell, in the Chief Minister’s Office.
Shingare Ramchandra Mahadev (DANICS:2010), Additional Director, Education, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, DSSSB.
Puneet Kumar Patel (DANICS:2012), awaiting posting, has been posted as Additional Secretary, Urban Development.
Dr. Nidhi Sarohe (DANICS:2014), Joint Secretary, DSSSB, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Public Grievances Cell, in the Chief Minister’s Office.
Ravinder Kumar (DANICS:2019), Deputy Secretary, Finance, has been transferred and placed at the disposal of Delhi Jal Board.
Ramesh Kumar (DANICS:2024), awaiting posting, has been posted as Deputy Secretary, Home.
Sagarika Nath (IPS:2016:OD) has been appointed as Superintendent of Police (SP) in the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (July 31, 2025), the competent authority has approved her appointment against an existing vacancy under the usual terms and conditions of central deputation.
The central government has directed the Odisha government to relieve Sagarika Nath immediately so that she can take charge of her new assignment in the country’s premier counter-terror investigation agency.
Currently, Sagarika Nath is serving as SP of Khordha district in Odisha.
Raghvendra Kumar MG (IPS:2010:AM) has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (July 31, 2025), the competent authority approved his appointment against an existing vacancy, under the usual terms and conditions of central deputation.
The central government has directed the state government to relieve Raghvendra Kumar MG immediately to enable him to take charge of his new assignment. He is currently serving as DIGP, CID, Meghalaya,
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