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TopicHasmukh Adhia

Topic: Hasmukh Adhia

Hasmukh Adhia set to inherit K Kailashnathan’s legacy as Gujarat’s most powerful official

Chief Principal Secretary to CM K. Kailashnathan retired last Sunday, paving way for the former Union finance secy. Adhia has Modi's ear & was his principal secretary when he was CM.

Modi govt appoints Hasmukh Adhia chancellor of Central University of Gujarat

Appointment of former finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia comes at a time the Modi govt has a fast closing window to make official changes before Lok Sabha polls.

GST faced some ‘hiccups’ but has stabilised quickly: Finance secy Hasmukh Adhia

Hasmukh Adhia, who is retiring on 30 November, says there's still some time before petroleum products & alcohol are brought under GST. 

Hasmukh Adhia to retire 30 November after refusing extension, likely to return to Gujarat

Finance minister Arun Jaitley made the announcement in a Facebook post where he praised Hasmukh Adhia, who oversaw demonetisation and GST rollout

Hasmukh Adhia a no-nonsense officer with impeccable integrity: Arun Jaitley

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, who retires on 30 Nov, will be remembered for initiatives where he provided bureaucratic leadership.

Indu Malhotra not first, this former CJI also reprimanded a woman wearing jeans in court

At a lunch hosted in her honour Thursday, Justice Malhotra shared her dislike for palazzo pants and 3/4th trousers in particular.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

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.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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.