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Ajit Kumar Seth will be next cabinet secretary

Ajit Kumar Seth, an IAS officer of the 1974 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre has been appointed the new Union cabinet secretary. The announcement was made hurriedly to avoid an embarrassment to......

Sikkim quake: Dr Singh calls CM, offers all possible help

With a major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale rocking mountainous state of Sikkim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday spoke to its chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and offered......

Omar's 'AFSPA will go' announcement was unilateral, says Army

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's announcement of October 21, that the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act will be lifted from parts of the state in the "next few days,"......

Inside story: How PM quelled bureaucrats' revolt

In the face of a virtual revolt by the top bureaucrats who are learnt to have complained against a proposed extension (the fourth in a row) of cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar, Prime Minister......

33 first-timers among Modi's council of ministers

Thirty-three first-timers have found place in the third Modi government sworn in on Sunday and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu and......

Draft Cabinet note on FDI in multibrand retail circulated

The industry ministry has circulated a draft Cabinet note for allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, a move which will allay industry's concern over policy paralysis.The draft......

Govt taking stock of inflation

Concerned over high rate of price rise, the government said on Wednesday it is monitoringinflation, which has crossed the 9 per cent mark."There is nothing to be alarmed about the current......

Multi-retail FDI making headway, but with riders

The committee of secretaries (CoS) looking into the issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail segment is likely to meet this Friday to try for more agreement on......

Ficci seeks progress report of 287 infra projects cleared by CCI

Industry chamber Ficci has sought details from the government about the "actual progress" of the mega infrastructure projects cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI)."We have asked for the......

Post-coronavirus, Himachal Pradesh stares at tourism whitewash

Its economy dependent on tourist arrivals, the hill state is looking at a summer of discontent. Not that the rest of the year promises to be any different.  Ashwani Sharma reports from......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

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