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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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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Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.