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Late Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best when he said in the Parliament, “The desire of a post-retirement job…
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The call was from the Prime Minister’s office and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister (PM) was on the…
After the infamous incident at Hathras, Uttar Pradesh more than year ago I had tweeted: “Handling situations like the one…
This was 2019. I had superannuated and settled in NOIDA. The telephone call was at around 6 pm in the…
The order was cryptic but clear. It came from the Minister. This was 2003. I had just taken over as…
The call was from a fellow retired civil servant. He was upset at the current crop of officers not returning…
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