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By the WayGood riddance…in Haryana
Office farewells for retiring colleagues are usually occasions when pleasant anecdotes and the equivalent of sweet nothings are bandied about. But, when ML...
Bric a BracManmohan loses his cool
minister’s lobbying irks pm The grapevine has it that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is mighty irritated over a Union minister from the south...
By the WaySycophancy gets a dousing this Diwali
Diwali is a time for propitiating not only the gods, but their equivalents – bosses –in government departments and ministries. So the bosses...
First StirringsBorn to the Army
I am a second generation soldier. In those days, sons used to step into their fathers’ shoes. As a kid, I was very...
Bric a BracLess is more in politics?
Politicians are probably the truest disciples of Lord Krishna. For they have mastered the art of taking defeat and victory in their stride...
Big BossPetroleum, aptly called “liquid gold”, is one of the world’s most sought-after fuels. Ninety per cent of the world uses petroleum products for...
Bric a BracPlay it again, Sam
pitroda’s back in circulation Sam Pitroda needs no introduction, having played a stellar role during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi. Urged by...
TrackingTracking for Oct issue
The 1975-batch IPS officer has been appointed Director General of Police (DGP) by the UP government. The 1970-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra...
MastermindRiding high in Bengaluru
Karnataka’s BJP Chief Ministership feels assured of power in the next two elections On a well-remembered January 26 morning, BS Yediruppa had hoisted...
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