The Modi government on Wednesday carried out a reshuffle in the top bureaucracy, appointing Rajiv Guaba as Home Secretary, and Subhash Garg as Secretary, Economic Affairs, in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). In total, 17 top officials were appointed to fill vacancies in important positions like Economic Affairs, Telecommunications, Power, Personnel and Shipping. A 1982-batch IAS officer, Mr. Gauba, currently […]
» Read moreThe ruling AIADMK (Amma) on Wednesday evening announced its support to the NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. It was not immediately clear if party deputy general secretary T.T.V Dhinakaran, who is believed to command the support of around 35 of the 123 MLAs, would back the decision. A brief statement issued by the party after a “consultation” meeting held […]
» Read moreSetting all speculations at rest, an MLA of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), after coming out of a core committee meeting of the party in Patna on Wednesday, said the party had decided to support National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he […]
» Read moreThe Karnataka government on Wednesday announced crop loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 per farmer that will cost Rs 8,165 crore to the state exchequer. The move announced in the assembly will help about 22,27,506 farmers who have obtained loans from cooperative banks. “Farmers are in distress. They have been demanding loan waiver. We have to respond to farmers, […]
» Read moreTaliban gunmen opened fire on Afghan security guards in the country’s northern Parwan province, killing at least eight guards, a provincial official and the insurgents said on Tuesday. Elsewhere in Afghanistan on Tuesday, four policemen were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb around in southern Helmand province, a Taliban heartland. And in eastern Nangarhar province, where both the […]
» Read moreThe Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that it would offer its support to Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA’s pick for the presidential election, according to party chief Uddhav Thackeray. While Mr. Kovind’s candidature took the Opposition by surprise, the Congress said it was not consulted before the announcement of the NDA’s presidential candidate. BJP president Amit Shah had on Monday […]
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