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By the way : Modi fan

Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is the most important politician in Prime Narendra Modi’s crisis management team. He is holding dual charge of Housing and...

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By the way : Omita Paul’s new job

Who does not know Omita Paul in New Delhi, she is the Secretary to the President of India till July 25, 2017. She...

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By the way : Perplexed civil servants

There has been discussion in the civil services over the so-called 360 degree profiling that the Modi government has opted for where feedback...

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By the way : In Gupta’s defence

There is widespread anguish among serving and retired civil servants on the issue of a two-year jail term for retired coal secretary HC...

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By the way : Raids strike fear

Gone are the days when IAS officers were relaxed and convinced that nobody can dare to touch them. There have been income tax,...

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By the way : Shake up or shake down

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian Foreign Service have long been seen as silos, sometimes criticised at home as aloof...

Dr PK Sinha
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By the way : Kudos to Sinha

Dr PK Sinha gets a one-year extension as Cabinet Secretary in a one-line order/ The government said that the Appointments Committee of the...

Lal batti VVIP culture
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By the way : Lal Batti Gone…

The use of red beacons which symbolise power, a sense of entitlement and VVIP culture in the corridors of Delhi and state capitals...

Mess in Scope Swards
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By the way : Mess in awards

There are two important awards functions in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi, every year. The first is the SCOPE Awards on the occasion of Public...

Japan’s Soft Bank
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By the way : Go hard on Soft Bank

Are civil servants in the Ministry of Finance aware of the big ticket funding by Japan’s Soft Bank to many Indian companies. The...