New Delhi: The Election Commission Friday appointed Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody as the returning officer for the election to the office of the vice president. The election was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankhar's surprise resignation as vice president Monday evening, citing health issues....
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Friday, completed 4,078 days in office, surpassing former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi's record of 4,077 consecutive days as Prime Minister of the country from January 24, 1966, to March 24, 1977. This means a single and uninterrupted tenure...
Bhubaneswar: Outgoing BMC Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Co-operation department, as the state government announced fresh postings for another batch of more than 13 IAS officers Thursday. According to a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) department,...
London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade agreement that seeks to boost both economies, slash tariff lines across 99 per cent of Indian exports, unlock thousands of jobs and cut tariffs on British whisky, cars and an array of other items....
London: India and the UK Thursday inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs on British whisky and cars among other items and double bilateral trade by 2030 as the two strategic partners vowed to chart a new growth path...
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday conducted simultaneous raids as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged bank loan fraud of Rs 3,000 crore against Anil Ambani group companies and Yes Bank, official sources said. More than 35 premises in Mumbai and Delhi...
London: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will significantly improve market access and will boost bilateral trade by around USD 34 billion annually, the British government said Thursday, hours before formalising the landmark deal. The FTA, billed as the UK's most economically significant bilateral trade...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday said it has begun the process of holding the vice presidential election, two days after Jagdeep Dhankhar's surprise resignation from the post. The poll authority said it has started constituting the electoral college comprising MPs of both Houses of...
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent ‘war’ between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict. He also claimed that the conflict between India and Pakistan "was probably going to end...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has carried out a major reshuffle at the IAS level, affecting key administrative positions across the state. Chanchal Rana, currently serving as Puri Collector, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Rana had taken charge as...
By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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