Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, a 1976 Bihar cadre officer, will succeed Vinod Rai as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India. File photo

The Hindu Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, a 1976 Bihar cadre officer, will succeed Vinod Rai as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India. File photo

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG

The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will be administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday. »

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Students at US education fair organised by United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF (file photo) Photo: G. Krishnaswamy

Funding a U.S. education

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