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  Vijay's astrologer Radhan Pandit Vettrivel appointed Officer on Special Duty to Tamil Nadu CM

  Tamil Nadu | May 12, 2026 15:23 IST

  Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, the astrologer of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister with immediate effect.

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  Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's OSD Lokesh Sharma resigns

  India | September 19, 2021 11:19 IST

  The officer on special duty to the Rajasthan chief minister submitted his resignation on Saturday night, seeking an apology for his tweet.  

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  Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain's OSD succumbs to Covid complications

  India | May 30, 2021 19:43 IST

  A K Rakshit, the officer on special duty (OSD) to Health Minister Satyendar Jain, succumbed to COVID-19 complications on Sunday, sources said.

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  'What CBI did is right': Sisodia on his OSD being arrested on bribery charges

  India | February 07, 2020 10:41 IST

  Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on the arrest of Officer on Special Duty to him on bribery charges said that what CBI did is right and strictest action should be taken against the officer to set an example.

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  IB clearance mandatory for appointing pvt person as OSD: Govt

  India | June 23, 2014 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: The central government has made Intelligence Bureau's clearance mandatory for appointment of a private person as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to a minister.In a directive, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)