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    Dilip Cherian | Sebi Vacancy Sparks Rush As Babus Smell Market PowerColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Sebi Vacancy Sparks Rush As Babus Smell Market Power

    What’s interesting is the sheer number of IRS officers who’ve thrown their hats in the ring, showing just how...

    16 Oct 2025 11:28 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | From Trade To Tirade: How One Tweet Rocked The Customs BoatColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | From Trade To Tirade: How One Tweet Rocked The ...

    And this is why the episode has legs far beyond Chennai port. International investors read these signals closely. If the...

    10 Oct 2025 12:46 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Axe Falls On Secy For Dark Screen at PM Rally; What About Taxpayer?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Axe Falls On Secy For Dark Screen at PM Rally; What...

    The irony writes itself. A glitch that inconveniences a Prime Minister for ten minutes is career-ending; glitches that...

    2 Oct 2025 1:12 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Rajesh Agrawal Leading India’s High-stakes Trade Talks With USColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Rajesh Agrawal Leading India’s High-stakes Trade ...

    Citing India's imports of oil from Russia, the US imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods and is now seeking greater...

    26 Sept 2025 12:26 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Khedkar in Fix as UPSC Scandal Meets Road-rage DramaColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Khedkar in Fix as UPSC Scandal Meets Road-rage Drama

    Puja Khedkar’s saga is turning into something of a tragicomedy: from alleged UPSC fraud to kidnapping allegations. Just...

    17 Sept 2025 10:01 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Ajit Pawar Versus Maha IPS Officer: Power Games At Babus’ Expense?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Ajit Pawar Versus Maha IPS Officer: Power Games At...

    The latest dust-up between Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and IPS officer Anjana Krishna is about more...

    11 Sept 2025 9:34 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: A Reform Lost in TranslationColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: A Reform Lost in Translation

    Even for those who did make it in, the experiment was underwhelming. Experts hired for their domain knowledge found...

    4 Sept 2025 10:56 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets a New Top Cop, Right On CueColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets a New Top Cop, Right On Cue

    Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer, walked into the commissioner’s office on August 21, a day after chief minister...

    28 Aug 2025 11:06 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life SupportColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life...

    citizens waiting endlessly for decisions, and the RTI process is quietly choking on delay.

    20 Aug 2025 9:08 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like CS & DGPColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like...

    Observers point to the recent standoff in Jharkhand. The state wanted its DGP Anurag Gupta to stay beyond his April 30...

    13 Aug 2025 11:14 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets A Top Cop, But No End To UncertaintyOpinion
    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets A Top Cop, But No End To Uncertainty

    In Lutyens’ Delhi, nothing says continuity like an ad hoc appointment.

    6 Aug 2025 10:24 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for Officers 7 YrsColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for...

    The DoPT, ironically responsible for personnel policy, has to ensure that CSS officers are regarded with the same...

    1 Aug 2025 1:43 AM IST

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