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20th anniversary of victory in Kargil war

The Kargil Vijay Diwas (KVD) is celebrated every year on July 26 to commemorate India’s emphatic victory against Pakistan. The day is named after the success of Operation...

June 14, 2019

JNU decides to confer alumni award to Nirmala Sitharaman & S Jaishankar

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to confer its Distinguished Alumni Award to Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The award will be presented at JNU’s...

June 14, 2019

Bihar approves proposal for jail term for those who abandon elderly parents

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. The proposal has...

June 13, 2019

Rajanath Singh ‘Surya’, veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha Member, passes away

Rajanath Singh ‘Surya’ (82), the veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha Member, has passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on June 13, 2019. He had worked in various...

June 13, 2019

I V Subba Rao appointed as new Secretary to Vice President of India

Dr. I V Subba Rao, a 1979 batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh, will continue as secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on a contract basis in...

June 12, 2019

Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as Leader of House for Rajya Sabha

Thawar Chand Gehlot, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, has been appointed the Leader of the House for the Rajya Sabha. He will replace senior BJP...

June 12, 2019

Sun Weidong appointed as China’s new Ambassador to India

China has appointed veteran diplomat Sun Weidong as its new envoy to India. He is an expert in South Asian affairs and worked closely with External Affairs Minister...

June 12, 2019

V S Kaumudi appointed as new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development

V.S. Kaumudi, a 1986 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) by...

June 11, 2019

National People’s Party becomes first Political Outfit from Northeast to get Status of National Party

The ruling National People’s Party (NPP), which is in an alliance with the BJP in Meghalaya, has been granted recognition as a national party by the Election Commission...

June 10, 2019

Rajiv Kumar appointed as vice chairman of NITI Aayog

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently reconstituted the federal policy think-tank National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog by introducing key Cabinet ministers as members as ex-officio members....

June 7, 2019

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