In case of education and its proponents

Former Delhi Chief Secretary KK Sharma, recently appointed as higher education secretary in the HRD ministry, is serving as secretaryelect while awaiting VS Oberoi to complete his term. The novel work plan also means the secretary to be is getting some training on the job. He recently attended a meeting called by the Niti Aayog on the controversial regulations for world class institutes.

In the league of his uncle
Actor Shah Rukh Khan was initially not planning to meet Raj Thackeray on ‘Raees’. He had called up MNS film union chief Amey Khopkar to tell him that the news of Pak actress Mahira Khan coming to India to promote the film was not true. Khopkar suggested Shah Rukh should meet Raj. The meeting has possibly given Raj a similar standing as his late uncle Bal Thackeray.

Black money or digital
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to BJP MPs on the last day of just-concluded Parliament session, there was one message adorning the backdrop. ‘Desh Badal Raha hai, Digital Ban Raha hai (country is changing, it’s turning digital)’ was the slogan on the dais. Party MPs emerged confused as to what happened to the promise of recovering black money through note recall.

Query on CM face missing
PM Modi’s decision on note recall will obviously benefit the nation, feels some UP BJP leaders. Also, the currency recall has turned out to be advantageous for party leaders participating in Parivartan Yatra. “People are not asking for the CM face anymore,” quipped a BJP leader, who has participated in Parivartan Yatra at several places in UP.