Month: October 2015

By the Way

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...

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Perspective

Open your mind

ONE of the biggest problems in the world today is the fact that a system of morality is imposed on the human mind...

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Stock Doctor

Time for bargain hunting

THE market is likely to witness heightened volatility in the short to medium term amidst global uncertainty and pending domestic issues. The postponement...

Leisure

Home of the tiger

BANDHAVGARH is located between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, and was well known for its tigers much before it became a tiger reserve....

First Stirrings

First Stirrings : Captain of the people

IT was like yesterday. Brijesh Kumar Gupta had just entered Niranjan Talkies in Allahabad to watch a movie when he heard shouts of...

Silly Point

Silly Point : After Aurangzeb, who?

A small news item tweeted that Aurangzeb Road in Lutyens’ Delhi which houses some of the richest men in India has been renamed...

Governance

Skilling India : Old wine in new bottle

THE intention and attention to skilling India is welcome. However, the ‘Skill India’ initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out on July...