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New Delhi: Senior IAS officer TV Somanathan was Saturday appointed Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Rajiv Gauba. A 1987-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Somanathan is currently serving as Union Finance Secretary and Secretary, Expenditure. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday heard a series of petitions filed by parents of children suffering from muscular dystrophy, seeking the formulation of a national policy for the free treatment of the disease. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along...

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan Gadole in the Kokernag area of the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of...

Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce its decision on wrestler Vinesh Phogat case at 6:00 pm local time (9:30 pm IST) Saturday. Vinesh has challenged the decision to be disqualified from the 50kg gold medal bout and has knocked on the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey of the disaster-hit areas of Kerala’s Wayanad Saturday and took stock of the devastation caused by landslides that claimed hundreds of lives. Chooralmala, Mundakkai and Punchirimattom villages, the regions worst hit by landslides were among...

Kolkata: Junior doctors at various hospitals in West Bengal held protest sit-ins and took out processions Saturday demanding exemplary punishment to those involved in the sexual assault and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor at state-run Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The...

New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris Olympics campaign filled with new records, with a bronze medal Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from the bronze-winning team in the Tokyo Olympics, created history by winning back-to-back medals for the...

Paris: Aman Sehrawat, after securing a historic bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling on his Olympic debut, wants the young Indian wrestlers to take inspiration from his medal and work hard in the game. The 21-year-old grappler’s victory, a 13-5 triumph over Puerto...

New Delhi: AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia Saturday offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place, a day after he was released from jail in the Delhi excise policy case. The Supreme Court Friday gave Sisodia bail in corruption and...

Male: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who is on a three-day official visit to Maldives, has discussed security, trade and digital cooperation with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer in Male. EAM Jaishankar landed at the Velana International Airport Friday evening, where he was greeted...