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My CornerOf fresh blossoms and tiresome fossils
It is time we acknowledged and leveraged the clout of young India as opposed to “fossil” power. Statistics say that 72% of the...
Guest DeskA Gordian knot lies ahead of the Lokpal
The real issue in the Lokpal imbroglio is the manner in which he will carry out his gigantic task. Apart from having power over...
ReflectionsDelhi, whore city
One day, sometime in early 1977, a group of journalists was sitting on the lawn of Chandra Shekhar’s South Avenue flat. Ramnath Goenka...
TrackingMRITYUNJAYA SARANGIThe 1977-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre has taken charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment. AMITAVA...
First StirringsThe traffic policeman
After post-graduating in physics with specialization in electronics in 1968 from Roorkee University, I cleared the UPSC in 1969 and joined the Indian...
My CornerDrive M for murder
Motoring has been a passion with me. The first major car trip I undertook was with an English friend, soon after we graduated from...
Bric a BracThe missing Joshi
bjp leader went to lanka A very important BJP leader was missing during Narendra Modi’s upvaas in Ahmedabad. In case anyone thinks that...
Big Boss‘India’s electoral system has kept democracy on the rails’
Dr SY Quraishi assumed charge as the 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India on July 30, 2010. He had been Election Commissioner since...
TrackingRANJAN MATHAIThe 1974 batch IFS officer is the new foreign secretary of India. R K SINGHThe 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre...
First Stirrings‘Being a police officer is not a thankless job’
Until I joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1967, I was based in Uttar Pradesh. I taught quantum physics for two years...
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