Keshni Anand Arora new Haryana chief secretary
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government on Sunday appointed senior IAS officer Keshni Anand Arora as the state’s new chief secretary. Arora, 58, replaces D S Dhesi, who retired on June 30, an official order said. Arora previously served as additional chief secretary, Haryana government, and financial commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments. She […]
New Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, DGP take charge
CHENNAI: Newly appointed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugam and state police head J K Tripathy on Sunday took charge of their respective posts Sunday. Shanmugham and Tripathy, named to the top posts by the state government Saturday, succeed Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and Director General of Police T K Rajendran, who retired Sunday, respectively. […]
Coolpad appoints Fisher Yuan as its India CEO
NEW DELHI: Coolpad has announced the appointment of Fisher Yuan as its new India CEO. As the CEO, Fisher will be driving the mission and vision of the company while overseeing its day-to-day operations. As Coolpad further strengthens its presence in India, Fisher will create a strategic roadmap for optimum market penetration on the back […]
Nripendra Mishra retained as Principal Secretary to Narendra Modi, gets Cabinet Minister Rank
NEW DELHI: Nripendra Misra and PK Mishra were on Tuesday re-appointed as Principal Secretary and Additional Principal Secretary, respectively, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Cabinet minister rank. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved both the appointments with effect from May 31, an order issued by the personnel ministry said. Their appointments will be […]
UK foreign office appoints first Indian-origin member as chief economist
NEW DELHI: Kumar Iyer has been appointed by the UK government as the Chief Economist of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), making him the first Indian-origin member of the department’s management board. Iyer, who was born in London and spent his early years in India, has previously been based in Mumbai as Britain’s Deputy […]
NITI Aayog reconstituted
NEW DELHI: Government has reconstituted NITI Aayog. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the re-constitution of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog as follows: Chairperson Prime Minister Vice-Chairperson Dr. Rajiv Kumar Full-Time Members (i) Shri V.K. Saraswat (ii) Prof. Ramesh Chand (iii) Dr. V.K. Paul Ex-officio Members (i) Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence […]
Rajnath Singh now put on 6 Cabinet Committees after reworks
NEW DELHI: Under the Transaction of Business Rules, the government of India has reconstituted Cabinet Committees. These include – Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Security, Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth and Cabinet […]
Major reshuffle of IAS, IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh
AMRAVATI: In the first major rejig of the state administration since Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy became Chief Minister, the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday night transferred several IAS and IPS officers. In all, 49 IAS and six IPS were transferred in the reshuffle. IAS officers who enjoyed key posts during the five-year tenure of […]
Paswan takes charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution along with Minister of State Dadarao
NEW DELHI: Eight-time Member of Parliament from Bihar and six-time Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan officially took charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for a second consecutive term. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao also took charge as the Minister of State in the Ministry. All senior officials of the Ministry welcomed the […]
Pralhad Joshi takes charge as new Minister of Coal
NEW DELHI: Pralhad Joshi took over as the new Minister of Coal here today i.e. 31st May, 2019. In addition to Coal, he has also been assigned the portfolio of Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Mines. Sumanta Chaudhury, Secretary, Ministry of Coal and other Senior Officers were also present on this occasion. Joshi (born 27 […]
Hardeep Singh Puri takes charge as Civil Aviation Minister
NEW DELHI: Hardeep Singh Puri, the new Civil Aviation Minister, took charge of office amid distress in the sector that recently saw grounding of a private airline and concerns over debt-laden Air India, which the government wants to sell off. After taking charge,Puri, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, held a meeting with senior officials […]
Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs;Thakur takes charge as Minister of State
NEW DELHI: Nirmala Sitharaman has assumed charge as the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs here. She was greeted at the office in North Block by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs designate,Anurag Singh Thakur, Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg and other Secretaries of the Ministry. Sitharaman is the first woman appointed […]
Pakistan appoints Mueenul Haq as new High Commissioner to India
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Monday appointed career diplomat Mueenul Haq as the High Commissioner to India. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday approved appointments of over two dozen ambassadors in various countries including India, China and Japan. Haq, the current ambassador to France, has previously served as chief of protocol at the Foreign Office. The […]
Realistic Realtors appoints Pushpendra Yadav as Director
NEW DELHI: Realistic Realtors, leading commercial real estate advisory firm based in NCR has appointed Pushpendra Yadav as Director – N.E.W Leasing. Yadav’s experience would help company to get further and also will help company to reach their clients efficiently. Mr. Yadav comes with 12 years of experience in the field of office and retail […]
UPSC appoints nine private sector specialists as joint secretaries
NEW DELHI: In a first, nine private sector specialists have been selected for appointment as joint secretaries in central government departments. Usually, the posts of joint secretaries are manned by the officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS)) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) among others who are selected […]
UPS Madan new Maharashtra chief secretary
MUMBAI: Senior bureaucrat and incumbent Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) UPS Madan will be the next Chief Secretary of the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed Madan’s appointment with PTI. Madan will succeed incumbent chief secretary D K Jain, who was on extension. Jain, who was due to retire in January this year, was given […]