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Defence secy Sanjay Mitra gets three-month extension

10:38 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra was on Friday given a three-month extension in service, according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry. Mitra, a 1982-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, took over as the defence secretary on May 24, 2017, for a two-year term. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has […]

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon to be below normal over north, south India: IMD

10:17 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: North and south India are expected to have below normal monsoon this season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast Friday. The El-Nino phenomenon, generally believed to have its impact on monsoon, will continue during the rainy season. However, there is a possibility of these conditions to turn neutral during the […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

Nishank takes charge of HRD Ministry

8:52 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ took charge of the HRD Ministry Friday with the senior ministry officials handing him over the draft of the much awaited National Education Policy (NEP). The policy, an ambitious project of the previous Modi government, is expected to be on the agenda of Nishank, who started his career as a […]

Army got 7 complaints of human rights violations in 2020, none found to be true: Naik

Naik takes charge of AYUSH ministry

8:48 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: Shripad Yesso Naik, who has been reassigned the AYUSH ministry, took charge of office on Friday. Besides independent charge of the AYUSH ministry, the BJP parliamentarian from Goa is also the Minister of State for Defence in the new Narendra Modi government. Naik, who was initially appointed as the Minister of State for […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

Monsoon to be below normal over north, south India: IMD

8:17 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: The overall monsoon across the country is “most likely” to be normal this season but it will be below normal over north and south India, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast Friday. The El-Nino phenomenon, generally believed to have its impact on monsoon, will continue during the rainy season. However, there […]