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Centre rejigs senior officials, appoints 31 at Joint Secretary level

Of the 31 officers, 20 are from the Indian Administrative Service; two each from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS); and one each from the Indian Postal Service (IPoS), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS), Indian Civil Account Service (ICAS) and Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES).

Jan 20, 2020

After CAA, Kerala cabinet decides not to go ahead with NPR, NRC

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan decided to inform the Census Commissioner that the state will not implement the National Population Register (NPR) when census operations get rolling.

Jan 20, 2020

'Hum wapas ayenge': Kashmiri Pandits tweet pledge to return to their homeland

The hashtag #HumWapasAayenge is trending on Twitter as more and more Kashmiri Pandits join the campaign to narrate the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue from the upcoming movie Shikara and a pledge to return to their homes.

Jan 18, 2020

Rajnath Singh flags off 51st K-9 Vajra Gun: 'Govt open to new ideas of private industry in defence sector'

During the event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing, reaffirming the Government's commitment to make India an arms manufacturing hub and net defence exporter.

Jan 16, 2020

BS Yeddyurappa's ourburst against Vachananda Swamiji

BS Yeddyurappa threatens to resign, video of CM's outburst against Vachananda Swamiji goes viral

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa threatened to resign after Vachananda Swamiji's demanded a cabinet minister post for Murugesh Nirani.

Jan 15, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow and Noida to get Police Commissioners, announces Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath also said that two women officers of Superintendent of Police (SP) and Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ranks each is being deployed to curb crimes against women in the new police commissionerates.

Jan 13, 2020

Babul Supriyo slams Dilip Ghosh for 'shot like dogs' remark, says 'very irresponsible'

BJP state president Dilip Ghosh questioned why CM Mamata Banerjee did not fire on those who destroyed public property. He also said her administration remained 'inactive'.

Jan 13, 2020

PM Modi renames Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Modi made the announcement while addressing a gathering at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on the occasion of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

Jan 12, 2020

Maharashtra cabinet portfolios: Ajit pockets finance, Aditya gets environment and tourism

The much-awaited distribution of ministries in Maharashtra was carried out by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with Nationalist Congress Party getting the plum portfolios of Finance and Home.

Jan 5, 2020

PM Modi in Karnataka: PM to release 3rd installment of Kisan Samman during 2-day visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to distribute Krishi Karman awards and Commendation awards to the states at the public meeting to progressive farmers in Karnataka during his two days visit.

Jan 2, 2020

CDS General Bipin Rawat's new olive green uniform to represent 3 services

The colour of the uniform of the Chief of Defence Staff will remain olive green but it will have all the components of the three services' uniforms.

Dec 31, 2019

Here's a list of protest wave that swayed the world in 2019

From Hong Kong's seven-month-long protest to outrage against the contentious Citizenship law in India, scroll down to read about protests that hit the streets in 2019.

Dec 31, 2019

Defence Ministry amends Army service rules ahead of CDS announcement

In its notification dated December 28, the Ministry has stated that Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or tri-services chief will be able to serve till the age of 65 years.

Dec 30, 2019

JMM's Hemant Soren becomes 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand

Along with Hemant Soren, 3 other MLAs also took oath as ministers.

Dec 29, 2019

Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today; Pranab, Rahul to attend

The swearing-in ceremony is turning out to be an opposition show of strength as a host of leaders across the political spectrum are likely to attend.