Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007

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World War III Is the third global war round the corner?

FOR the past seven decades, since the end of World War II, global leaders, defence policymakers and military experts have speculated about how,...

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Thinking out of the box

UNION Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu says governance is like ‘intel’ (informal for intelligence), not so visible yet most important for any government, department...

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A judge who wields the sword and speaks his mind

AN unconventional judge who wields the sword and is not afraid to speak his mind–this, in a nutshell, describes Justice Tirath Singh Thakur,...

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Compulsory retirement: a scary scenario

SERVICES under the State, under Article 16, 309, 310 and 311 of the Constitution, are much sought after in our country. Apart from...

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A step towards ‘minimum government’?

RUMOUR is the grist of bureaucracy. It breaks bureaucratic monotony and adds a little excitement in the otherwise drab world of contributing to...

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7TH PAY COMMISSION How full are the coffers?

BETWEEN 2003-04 and 2007-08, it was boom time for the Indian economy. Propelled by stupendous growth in manufacturing, transport, communication and construction, the...

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Cover Story : Then and now (or, is it now and then?)

TWENTY-FIVE summers ago and it already appears like historical fiction-a time and age without internet and mobile phones, STD after 10 pm (the...

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Cover Story : From JNU to Establishment

THE JNU Students Union lost its resolution in favour of Mandal reservations in the University GBM held at the Jhelum Lawns on August...

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Roopkund Rendezvous

Slipped on the mattress of Muscular contraction into the sunny flight of diesel and love. Heavyness of the spine along timid shoulder blades,...