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TrackingTracking August 2007
Vijay SinghThe 1970-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh is the new Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. Christy Leon FernandezThe 1973-batch IAS officer...
First StirringsPrabhat Kumar : Bitter sweet journey
I took the civil service examination by chance. But I stood first in the country in the examination. During the interview, the UPSC...
By the WayOur very own Bhupi Bhai of Haryana
In the corridors of power, it’s often not so much what’s in a name but behind it that matters. Take the case of...
Stock DoctorStock Doctor
The markets have shed a lot of flab and future direction is still unclear. International factors such as the impending US slowdown, the...
First Stirrings‘Destiny made me serve the people of India’ Rajeshwar Prasad
the 1948 ICS topper recalls how a young nation took momentous decisions Strange are the ways of destiny. Even though I had no...
Talk TimeForged FIRs are registered for harassing IAS officers : Reva Nayyar
Reva Nayyar, a 1968 batch IAS officer from Haryana cadre, is a former president of the All-India IAS Officers’ Association. She retired in...
MilestonesA wizard in Nagaland
When R S Pandey assumed charge as chief secretary of Nagaland in June 2000, the state had schools where teachers played truant, hospitals...
Global ScanUS and India asleep at the wheel
The US risks losing its global edge by outsourcing critical R&D, and while India debates quotas and plays politics with education, China is...
By the WayCruel blow for Shankaran
When V K Duggal retired as home secretary, the customary hectic lobbying began and ultimately a few names were shortlisted. According to sources,...
Bric a BracSmudgy business for Coal Minister Dasari
The Minister of State for Coal, Dasari Narayan Rao, is a man from the world of the arts – being a former actor,...
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