Verma, a 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer, had voluntarily retired from services in 2021. The Nalanda native is a fellow Kurmi like the Bihar chief minister.
Additional chief secretary to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Rajesh Rajora has been entrusted with overseeing 15 tasks including policy issues, cabinet and ministerial work.
Described as a 'perfectionist' and humble officer by many, Khullar is a confidant of CM Manohar Lal Khattar and has also been made overall in-charge of the CMO.
'Should button collar and wear blazer,' said judge. But many in legal fraternity as well as civil servants argue that the officer's attire wasn't inappropriate, blame 'colonial-era mindset'.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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