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His Master’s Choice

WHEN institutions of faith crumble, it hurts. As Peter F Drucker says, “No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen...

First Stirrings

First Stirrings : The Unusual Bureaucrat

Her name, Rasheda Hussain, itself is loaded with meaning. Rasheda is derived from Rashid—one of the 99 names of Allah meaning “The Guide”...

Governance

Jignesh Shah goes free again

The Bombay High Court recently granted Jignesh Shah bail after 107 days in jail in the Rs. 5,600-crore National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)...

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Exploiting the loopholes

From big sharks to small fish, the Indian financial system is a haven for conmen and swindlers. All kinds of individuals, structured associations...

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Cheat funds

SUNANDA, the wife of a peon in an advertising agency, secretly invested Rs 1,000 every month in a ‘chit fund’ which promised to...

Scam

Jignesh’s ‘shady’ connections

MORE skeletons are expected to roll out in the Rs.5,600-crore NSEL scam. Even as Jignesh Shah, ShreekantJavalgekar and others cool their heels in...

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‘4C and 1R’ syndrome

DESPITE the mandate for change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not going to find it easy to contain price rise, inflation, fiscal deficit...

Books

Tell-all books shake the edifice

Afew years back Vajai Vardhan, Principal Secretary and Financial Commissioner of Haryana, released Ibadat—the breath of my soul, a collection of 120 haikus,...

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Farewell gift to backroom boys

AT the fag end of its tenure, the UPA government is setting examples of bad governance and politicising the appointments in various government...

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Taking the plunge

THE debate is on: should civil servants looking to join politics soon after retirement or quitting service be allowed to do so without...