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‘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...

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RANJAN 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...

Governance

School a pipe dream for 6 crore children

The country’s performance regarding implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) in the year since the Bill was passed is not very encouraging....

Bric a Brac

Hurdle of Hindi

ccpa calls babu to read note Hindi is the official language of India and, in the Atal Behari Vajpayee administration, Cabinet ministers and...

By the Way

War of the wives in Beijing

The Indian School in Beijing will soon be shut down, and probably has been already as we go to press. And, hopefully, this...

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The 1976-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre has been transferred as Secretary, Heavy Industries. The 1987-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh...

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An empress and her new clothes 

Like every durbar, the Government of India has its palace intrigues, gimmicks, whims and fancies. And, on occasion, it can throw up some...

Bric a Brac

Steel Ministry in new mould

verma likes working at home The Steel Ministry office in Udyog Bhawan wears a deserted look nowadays. Minister Beni Prasad Verma prefers to...

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Satyagopal, the officer no one wants

When Satyagopal, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was shifted on February 11 to Delhi from Diu, Daman and Dadra &...