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Kumar Rajesh Chandra appointed as new Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

Kumar Rajesh Chandra, A 1985 batch IPS officer, has been appointed the new Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and will hold the post till 31st December 2021...

January 9, 2019

Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 strikes out Leprosy disease as a ground for seeking a divorce

On January 7, the Lok Sabha passed ‘The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018’, which seeks removal of leprosy as a ground for divorce from various Acts governing marriage...

January 8, 2019

Parliament passes Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018

Parliament has passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on 3rd January 2019. The bill seeks...

January 5, 2019

Saurabh Kumar appointed as Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board

Saurabh Kumar, a 1982-batch Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer, has taken charge as new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)...

January 4, 2019

Justice AK Sikri becomes new Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

President Ram Nath Kovind nominated Justice AK Sikri as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) with effect from December 31, 2018. The post got vacant...

January 3, 2019

106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)

The 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019) has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab from 3rd January 2019. The theme...

January 3, 2019

T B Radhakrishnan takes charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan has taken charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath to him at a ceremony held at...

January 2, 2019

Mumbai venue of 12th Global Healthcare Summit 2018

On December 29, the 12th Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The summit is being organized by the American Association...

December 29, 2018

Bimal Jalan is head of RBI committee to review existing Economic Capital Framework

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an expert committee, headed by its former governor Dr. Bimal Jalan, to review the existing Economic Capital Framework (ECF). The...

December 28, 2018

Manipur CM conferred 2018 ‘Champions of Change’ award by Union Government

On December 26, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has been conferred the “Champions of Change” award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for exemplary leadership in bringing...

December 28, 2018

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