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Satya S. Tripathi appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General
Development and Environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme's New York office.
The appointment made Monday by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was…
Punjab Cabinet okays Amendment to law for DGP’s appointment
The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved an amendment to the Punjab Police Act of 2007 to facilitate setting up of a state police commission to select the Director General of Police (DGP) in compliance with an apex court order.
The Punjab…
RBI deadline ends on finalising NPAs’ resolution
A major deadline in the process of resolving the country's most pressing corporate and banking problem of non-performing asset (NPA)s, or bad loans, is ending on Monday with the RBI having set a six-month time frame for finalising…
Rahul Gandhi to be invited for RSS event
The RSS on Monday was critical of Congress President Rahul Gandhi for drawing comparisons of it with the Islamic State (IS) and the Muslim Brotherhood and plans to invite him for a three-day lecture series here next month to enlighten…
SpiceJet operates India’s first Flight partially powered by Bio-Fuel
Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India's first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel. A concoction of bio-fuel mixed with Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) powered a SpiceJet's Q400 flight which was flew on…
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma wins by-election, defeats Congress
Meghalaya Chief Minister and National Peoples Party (NPP) candidate Conrad Sangma on Monday won the by-election from the South Tura Assembly constituency by a huge margin.
But former Speaker Martin Danggo, who resigned from the Congress…
We stand by Muslim Women in quest for Social Justice: Modi
Ruing that the triple talaq bill could not be passed by Parliament in the last monsoon session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the "whole country" stands by the Muslim women to ensure them social justice.
"Economic growth…
Satheesh Reddy is new DRDO Chairman
Distinguished aerospace scientist G. Satheesh Reddy was on Saturday appointed the Chairman of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and Secretary in the Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D). Reddy…
Rahul constitutes Committees for 2019 Polls; Bhakta Das in Publicity Committee
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday constituted core group committee, a manifesto committee and a publicity committee respectively.
The core group committee comprising leaders like A.K. Antony,…
Karnataka seeks Rs 2,000 cr Aid from Centre for Flood victims
Karnataka on Friday sought Rs 2,000 crore interim relief from the central government for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims in the southern state's Kodagu district.
"I appeal to you to release an interim relief of Rs 2,000 crore…