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Vinod Rai

Vinod Rai

Rai is a former comptroller and auditor general of India and is the first chairman of Bank Boards Bureau. He was also the chairman of the UN Panel of External Auditors.

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Make the impeachment process apolitical

Recently, 64 members of Parliament and seven recently retired MPs from seven

By Vinod Rai May 27, 2018

My cushy jobs

Recently, at an event, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was asked whether

By Vinod Rai May 13, 2018

Travails of buying L1

I was trying to pay my advance tax online for the assessment year 2018-19. The tax

By Vinod Rai April 29, 2018

Declare and be elected

In February, the Supreme Court passed a verdict requiring those contesting elections

By Vinod Rai April 15, 2018

Audit our ethics

Speaking at a function in Chennai the other day, a former minister declared that

By Vinod Rai April 01, 2018

Copycats could not cope

The ides of March descend upon us every year in the form of examinations. Tensions

By Vinod Rai March 18, 2018

Breaking the people’s trust

Banks are the ultimate custodians of people’s trust. They keep the savings of the

By Vinod Rai March 04, 2018

Playing with fire

We had recently read of the ghastly fire in a roof-top cafe in Mumbai, that took 14

By Vinod Rai February 18, 2018