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Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as Navy chief

Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) took charge as Chief of the Naval Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian. He succeeded Admiral...

June 1, 2016

Ratan P Watal appointed as principal adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog

Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal has been appointed as Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog. He has been appointed to the post for three years....

May 21, 2016

UN appoints Mary Robinson, Macharia Kamau as special envoys for El Nino, Climate

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau as UN’s Special Envoys for El Nino and Climate. These appointments come at a...

May 21, 2016

Justice Deepak Gupta sworn-in as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court

Justice Deepak Gupta has sworn-in as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the Chhattisgarh High Court. He was administered the oath of office as per by Chhattisgarh Governor...

May 17, 2016

Justice Naveen Sinha sworn-in as Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC

Justice Naveen Sinha has sworn in as the 31st Chief Justice of Rajasthan. He was administered the oath to the office by Governor Kalyan Singh as per the...

May 14, 2016

US President appoints Indian-American Manjit Singh to key administration post

United States (US) President Barack Obama has appointed an Indian-American engineer Manjit Singh as the member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (PACFBNF). PACFBNF brings...

May 13, 2016

Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed as Additional Solicitor General

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Senior advocate of Bombay High Court Atma Ram Nadkarni as Additional Solicitor General. He will have tenure of three...

May 10, 2016

Mickey Arthur appointed as Pakistan cricket team's head coach

Former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur has been appointed as cricket team’s head coach. It was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With this appointment he fills...

May 7, 2016

Kumar Rajesh Chandra appointed as Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra was appointed as Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the aviation security wing of the Government. His appointment was cleared...

May 6, 2016

Radha Binod Barman took over as Chairperson of National Statistical Commission

Renowned statistician Dr Radha Binod Barman took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission (NSC). Besides, Professor Rahul Mukherjee, Professor S. Mahendra Dev, Dr Rajiv...

May 5, 2016

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