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Kejriwal driving his babus away

Rarely do street protest leaders turn into good administrators on taking hold of the reins of government. There are umpteen examples to cite...

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You’re incompetent, Chhota Rajan sneers at CBI

They say that crime is usually a step ahead of the law. Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje aka Chhota Rajan was certainly ahead of the...

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Envoy woes

More unsavoury details creeping out from South Block. Remember the case of Ravi Thapar, a 1983-batch IFS officer who was High Commissioner to...

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Whither Kejriwal the messiah?

Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, won the Assembly election with a thumping majority because all the downtrodden and SC/ST voters, including government...

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South Block’s strange shuffles

No good tidings from South Block, which houses the External Affairs Ministry. Even Secretary-level officers are unhappy with the way senior diplomats are...

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A jewel in the sarkar!

This is an affair the Chairman, Prasar Bharati, should respond to. When Prasar Bharati advertised in Employment News on November 15, 2014, two...

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Spat over seating

Whose orders run during the Prime Minister’s tours, especially when he travels abroad? The Chief Protocol Office (CPO) generally manages the show and...

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Disorder by orderlies

New Moti Bagh is a much sought-after address for senior civil servants in Delhi. It’s a beautifully constructed and well-maintained colony in Lutyens...

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New chief of Delhi police

Who will be the new Police Commissioner of Delhi as the present incumbent, Bhim Sain Bassi, a 1977-batch officer, is retiring in February...

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Nature-loving officer

Ajit Balaji Joshi, a 2003-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre and Deputy Commissioner, Jind, is a dynamic officer. A native of Veet...