UPSC to accept job applications online by next year

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Monday said that there was a need to cut down on frivolous Right to Information (RTI) applications flooding various government departments. Inaugurating the fourth annual convention on RTI, President Patil said: "There is a fine balance which needs to be maintained between applications under the Right to Information to public authorities and also ensuring that public authorities are not flooded with applications, some of them of a frivolous nature, which could overwhelm their ability to respond in time." She said the RTI Act has the potential to make Government and the people work together for the benefit of both.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - This spells relief for tens of thousands of students. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Wednesday extended their last date to accept online applications for their Common Admission Test (CAT) by 10 days to Oct 11.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Ministry of Textiles and the FICCI will jointly organise a workshop on 'Strengthening-Government-Industry-Consumer Partnership on Geotech Textiles' here tomorrow. Senior Officers from the Central and State Governments will address the delegates.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Ministry of Textiles and the FICCI will jointly organise a workshop on 'Strengthening-Government-Industry-Consumer Partnership on Geotech Textiles' here today. Senior Officers from the Central and State Governments will address the delegates.

September 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MELBOURNE - Strengthening of student visa checks to stamp out fraud, upgrading interviews and restricting online access to Australia's eVisa system to fewer agents are some of the measures introduced by the Australian government to reinforce the country's standing as a high quality education destination. Submitting fraudulent documents or making fraudulent claims in applications by agents on behalf of their student clients is simply unacceptable.

September 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI/CANBERRA - The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, recently announced that Australia would strengthen student visa checks to stamp out fraud and ensure students have the financial capacity to live and study in Australia. These measures will reinforce Australia's standing as a high quality education destination for all genuine students.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has announced the setting up of one State Security Commission for all union territories amid a slew of other decisions aimed at streamlining police functioning. The announcement by union Home Minister P.

August 21st, 2009 A look at the Cash for Clunkers programThe Department of Transportation said Thursday it intends to end the Cash for Clunkers program on Monday at 8 p.m. EDT. Here's a look at the $3 billion car incentive program.

May 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - PayByCash(r), a subsidiary of PlaySpanT, today announced the availability of the PayByCash CodeT, the most accessible pre-paid product for consumers in 180 countries. PayByCash's revolutionary new product provides consumers with a streamlined way to make Internet purchases.

May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was woman power all the way in the civil services (main) examination 2008, as they took the top three positions in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, officials said Monday. Shubhra Saxena, a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Sharandeep Kaur Brar, a post-graduate from Panjab University, were ranked first and second in the civil services (main) examination 2008, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced here.

May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was woman power all the way in the civil services (main) examination 2008, as they took the top three ranks in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, officials said Monday. Shubhra Saxena, a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Sharandeep Kaur Brar, post-graduate from Panjab University, were ranked first and second in the civil services (main) examination 2008, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced here.

April 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - CarWale.com has tied up with leading banks to provide convenient online booking for Tata Nano - the people's car. The booking amount for the car, is Rs.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday provided a ray of hope for a visually impaired man and asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to appoint him within six weeks on the basis of the civil service examination he cleared in 2006. A division bench comprising of Justices A.K.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the reservation policy the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) adopted in allotting flats last year. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna dismissed the petition and said they will pass the detailed order later.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vijay Patanjali, one of the alleged main financiers of the fraudulent applications that led to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flat allotment scam, surrendered in a district court here Monday. Patanjali, a resident of Shalimar Bagh in northwest Delhi, has allegedly provided money for a large number of applications made with forged documents, according to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police that had raided his premises.