Government & Administration

20+ min ago   (214+ words) Before his latest appointment, Safirulla served as Director of the India AI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), New Delhi, from August 12, 2025. His experience in the central government and various administrative roles brings diverse expertise to…...

25+ min ago   (569+ words) The Brakpan Herald invited political parties to submit information on candidates contesting Wards 31, 97 and 105 in Brakpan. The profiles are based on information supplied by the respective candidates. Not all parties responded by the submission deadline. Magendrin Naicker (known as Jessy…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (193+ words) Wallingford's council holds a farm tax exemption hearing and discusses a consolidated high school; the electric utility warns of scams. WALLINGFORD, CT — Wallingford's Town Council holds a public hearing on a property tax exemption for farm machinery and buildings, discusses…...

31+ min ago   (783+ words) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant addressing the 33rd Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission on Monday, 12 October 2026 The Commission marked the occasion with a national conference on water. The CJI said the choice of theme showed that “human…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (464+ words) As Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dav­en­dranath Tan­coo ris­es to­day to present the Gov­ern­ment’s 2027 Bud­get, the coun­try will no doubt hear about bil­lions of dol­lars in spend­ing, al…...

21+ min ago   (506+ words) The proposal, designated Amendment I-CF821, was adopted by the National Assembly's Finance Committee on October 9. It targets crypto assets that are not held with a crypto-asset service provider, such as an exchange, but are instead stored in personal wallets controlled directly…...

36+ min ago   (303+ words) French lawmakers have backed a proposal that would require holders of self-custodied crypto assets to report holdings equal or above 100,000 euros ($112,000) or face penalties. The amendment, numbered I-CF821, was adopted by the National Assembly’s Finance Committee on Friday, and would introduce…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (278+ words) Oct. 12, 2026 | By Beth Milligan Fund BalanceAn unassigned fund balance of nearly $9 million earlier this year prompted commissioners to form an ad hoc committee to review the city’s fund balance policy and create a strategy for spending it down when it…...

30+ min ago   (439+ words) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister approves appointments under CSS. However, the ACC has delegated the powers for issuing appointment orders in respect of Deputy Secretary/Director rank officers to the Establishment Officer after obtaining…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (163+ words) When the federal government fails to act, state and private actors can fill the void. Of course, some problems, such as climate change, may be difficult or futile to address at a less-than-federal level. Fortunately, we already have significant experience…...