NDA govt makes its first secretary-level appointments

In the first secretary-level appointments by the Narendra Modi government, Rakesh Garg was on Sunday named the new telecom secretary while Jugal Kishore Mohapatra is to be secretary in the......

PMO to approve 34 IAS-level secretaries by Jan 2013

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is slated to approvethirty-four 1979 batch Indian Administrative Service officers as secretaries to the government of India. The Cabinet secretariat on Thursday......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

India to bring back $13-mn assets attached abroad

In another step to check unaccounted money, the government has succeeded in convincing Switzerland and Australia to attach $13 million worth of assets of Indian tax evaders in those countries and......