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New Delhi: The government on Sunday appointed former bureaucrat Amit Khare as Secretary to the new Vice President C P Radhakrishnan. Khare has been serving as Advisor to the Prime Minister since October 12, 2021, handling matters related to the social sector in the Prime Minister's Office. He was also part of the core team that formulated and implemented the National Education Policy, 2020. His appointment will be for a period of three years from the date he assumes charge. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Amit Khare, IAS (Retd.), 1985 batch, Jharkhand Cadre, as Secretary to the Vice-President of India," an official order said. According to the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Khare's appointment will be on a contract basis, in the rank and pay of Secretary, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Acharya Devvrat, who has been serving as the Governor of Gujarat, was on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra in a solemn ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat. Significantly, the Governor chose to read his oath in Sanskrit, drawing attention to the rich cultural heritage of the language. Also Read | 'Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower' Demolished: Authorities Raze Ajmer's Seven Wonders Park With Replicas of Global ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (UNI) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat today sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra. The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan, here. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Shri Chandrashekhar, administered the oath of office to Devvrat, who took the oath in Sanskrit. The ceremony was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and other dignitaries. Governor Acharya Devvrat has been given the additional charge of Governor of Maharashtra following the resignation of former Governor C.P. Radhakris ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi's voluntary retirement has triggered a political row in Telangana with the BRS accusing the government of "harassing" bureaucrats to engage in corruption. Rizvi, a 1999 batch officer who has about a decade of service left, opted for voluntary retirement from October 31 and the state government accepted it. The reason for his VRS is not known. Reacting to Rizvi's VRS, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the IAS officer's retirement exposes how Telangana's bureaucracy is being crushed between corrupt politics and blame games. ...Read More >
Chennai, July 14 (UNI) For the first time in history, the DMK government of MK Stalin has appointed an IAS officer quartet as the government's spokespersons to disseminate key information about developments in various departments through the media. The quartet comprises senior IAS officers J Radhakrishnan, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Dheeraj Kumar and P Amutha, an official release said today. This comes at a time when the assembly elections are just 10 months away. Earlier, the Government had constituted a fake news checking unit to counter disinformation even though there exists the Directorate ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Senior AIADMK leader and former minister D Jayakumar on Tuesday criticised the DMK government for launching the 'Ungaludan Stalin' scheme, dismissing it as "Poygaludan Stalin' (With Lies, Stalin). He questioned what happened to the petitions received ahead of the Assembly elections in 2021 and accused the DMK regime of insulting senior bureaucrats by appointing them as government spokespersons. The Chief Minister, MK Stalin, only thinks about the people when elections are approaching, said Jayakumar and continued, "What happened to the petitions he collected from the public before th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) Acharya Devvrat on Monday took oath as the governor of Maharashtra. President Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to discharge functions of the governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, after C P Radhakrishnan demitted office due to his election as the country's next Vice-President. Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday. Devvrat took the oath in Sanskrit. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, other state ministers, top bureaucrats, and po ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat took additional charge of Maharashtra on Monday. He was sworn in as the Governor of the state by the Bombay High Court Chief Justice, Justice Chandrashekhar, in a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Devvrat took the oath in the Sanskrit language. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, ministers, bureaucrats and other dignitaries were present during the oath-taking ceremony at Raj Bhavan. As per the release issued last week by the office of the President of India, Devvrat will hold additional charge of the ...Read More >
Mallikarjun Kharge pledged Congress cooperation to Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan, urging equal treatment for all parties. Kharge's mention of predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar's exit sparked treasury bench protests. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the timing of the reference on this solemn occasion. Kharge wished the new Chairman a successful term. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday assured Chairman CP Radhakrishnan of cooperation f ...Read More >
Here are three things to know about Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II and why a stamp to commemorate him has been released now. A commemorative postage stamp in honour of the king Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (Suvaran Maran) was released by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday. Commenting on this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X that Suvaran Maran "was a formidable administrator blessed with remarkable vision, foresight and strategic brilliance... I call upon more youngsters to read about ...Read More >
New Delhi: The INDIA Bloc's Vice Presidential candidate, Justice (retired) B. Sudershan Reddy arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Tuesday, where he was welcomed by senior leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress. During a ceremony organised in his honour, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav felicitated Justice Reddy and extended greetings to him for his candidature. Addressing the gathering, Yadav said, "The INDIA Bloc candidate, with his steadfast commitment to the Constitution, law, justice, rights, and ideology, is the best option in this battle for justice. We hope that those who stand ...Read More >
New Delhi, 15 September 2025: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the hiring of Shri Amit Khare, a retired IAS officer from the 1985 batch, as Secretary to the Vice-President of India Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan. He will be on a contract for three years starting from when he takes the job, or until further notice, whichever comes first, under the usual rules for re-employed central government officers. Shri Chandrasekar S., IAS (KL: 2014), was appointed as Private Secretary to the Vice President of India. The ACC has approved the curtailment of the tenure of Shri Chandrasekar ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (PTI) Amneet P Kumar, whose husband, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, has allegedly shot himself dead, sought the Haryana chief minister's intervention on Thursday to ensure the registration of an FIR against those named in the "suicide note" and her complaint. Accompanied by some senior bureaucrats, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini went to the official residence of senior IAS officer Amneet Kumar at Sector 24 here on Thursday. Saini, who arrived here on Thursday after concluding a three-day official visit to Japan, was at Kumar's residence for nearly 50 minutes. A press conferen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24: Vice President of India, C P Radhakrishnan, will be on a two-day visit to Seychelles starting October 26 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Patrick Herminie, President-elect of the country, on behalf of the Government of India. During the visit, which is taking place at the invitation of the government of Seychelles, Vice President Radhakrishnan will convey India's warm felicitations to Herminie and reaffirm the close, longstanding, and time-tested ties between the two countries. "Seychelles is an important partner under India's Vision MAHASAGAR and in our commitment to ...Read More >
KOCHI: Congress and its INDIA bloc allies have shown where they stand on Left wing-extremism by backing retired Justice B Sudershan Reddy as vice-presidential candidate despite knowing his "ideological support" for Naxalism, home minister Amit Shah said Friday at an event in Kochi."Had Justice Reddy not delivered the judgment asking for Salwa Judum to be disbanded, Left-wing extremism would have been eradicated by 2020. This is the same person who, driven by ideology, used a sacred platform like ...Read More >
CP Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath. The event was attended by several chief ministers and governors from various states. Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, secured 452 votes, surpassing B. Sudershan Reddy, and the election saw a high turnout of 98.2%. CP Radhakrishnan took oath as the Vice President on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. The oath was administered by President Droupadi M ...Read More >
Hassan (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Sunday announced Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia for the family of each person killed in the recent road accident in Hassan. The JD(S) will also give Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000 to the injured, based on the severity of their injuries. Also Read | 'Bhupen Da's Music United India and Inspired Generations', Says PM Narendra Modi While Addressing 100th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati (Watch Videos). The tragic incident occurred on September 11, wh ...Read More >
Mumbai: Gujarat Governor Acharya Devrat was sworn in as the new governor of Maharashtra on Monday. The oath ceremony was attended by the state's CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ekanth Shinde. Acharya Devrat has succeeded C.P. Radhakrishnan, who stepped down to assume the role of Vice-President of India. Earlier, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, issued the appointment order for the latter's role. A press communique from the President's Secretariat stated, "Consequent upon demitting the office of Governor of Maharashtra by Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, due to his election as the Vice-Pre ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The Congress on Monday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the Modi government to carry out a "game of vote chori (voter theft)" across 12 states under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party alleged that after Bihar's revision drive, which it claimed led to the deletion of 69 lakh names, the same "exercise in voter manipulation" was now being expanded nationwide. Soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced holding Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 states, the Congress questioned the exercise, and said the ...Read More >
Coimbatore will soon get more train services, said Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan in the city on Tuesday. Speaking at a felicitation event organised by the Coimbatore Citizens Forum, Mr. Radhakrishnan said that when Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw met him, he had placed two demands - a Vande Bharat train from Ernakulam to Bengaluru with stops at Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode and Salem and a daily train between Coimbatore and Ranchi to cater to the rail needs of workers from Jharkha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Senior bureaucrat A P Das Joshi has been appointed as the Food Processing Industries secretary, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Joshi, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is currently additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 03, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery Game. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as secretary, Ministry of Foo ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at the premises of Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state. The searches are part of the agency's broader crackdown on suspected money laundering and irregularities linked to the multi-crore scam. Also Read | Stocks To Buy or Sell Today, July 18, 2025: Hitachi Energy India, NTPC, HCL Technologies Among Shares That May Remain in Focus on Friday. Following ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 22 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Friday approved a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle of as many as 14 Secretary-rank IAS officers across various ministries and departments of the Centre. The appointments, which include several officers on special duty (OSD) who are taking charge of posts to replace incumbent officers who are retiring, will see new faces in top positions of the Central government. As part of the reshuffle, Atish Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1994 batch of the Bihar cadre, has been elevated to the rank of Special Secretary in ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi's voluntary retirement has triggered a political storm in Telangana with the BRS accusing the government of "harassing" bureaucrats to engage in corruption. Rizvi, a 1999 batch officer who has about a decade of service left, opted for voluntary retirement from October 31 and the state government accepted it. The reasons for his VRS are not known. Addressing a press conference, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao alleged that IAS and IPS officers are opting for voluntary retirement (VRS) because they are being pressured to commit ...Read More >
ASI Sandeep Lathar had played a role in the arrest of Head Constable Sushil Kumar Chandigarh: "Undue pressure" by Amneet P Kumar, the wife of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, and MLA Amit Rattan and two other cops "forced" Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar Lathar to end his life, according to an FIR registered in the suicide case. The FIR was lodged based on a complaint by Lathar's wife, who has levelled serious allegations against Amneet Kumar, an IAS officer, and her brother, who is the MLA fr ...Read More >
Delhi/Lucknow, Oct 25 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today paid a courtesy call on President Droupadi Murmu and presented her with a statue of Radha-Krishna. He also called on Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister arrived in Delhi on Saturday after inspecting Jewar Airport. Yogi met PM Modi at his residence, presented him with a picture of Lord Ram and invited him to the Ram Mandir flag-raising ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on November 25. CM Yogi has also invited the PM to the inauguration of Jewar Airport. According to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a major administrative shake-up following the stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri which claimed three lives and left around 50 people injured. With several crucial Rath Yatra events approaching, the Chief Minister has reassigned experienced IAS and IPS officers to ensure tighter coordination and public safety. In a decisive move, ADG (Police Modernisation) Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi has been placed in overall charge of police arrangements for the Rath Yatra and related rituals in addition to his existing responsi ...Read More >
Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora earlier, he said his presence at the swearing-in ceremony underscored India's "steadfast support for the government and people of Seychelles". Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, in Victoria, Seychelles on Sunday on behalf of India. In a post on X, the V-P's office said he had conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the new President on behalf of the government and peo ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Thursday announced the appointment of retired IAS officer Amitabh Kant as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of its parent company InterGlobe Aviation Limited, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. A 1980 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service's (IAS) Kerala cadre, Amitabh Kant, has had an administrative career spanning over four decades. Most recently, he served as India's Sherpa during the G20 Presidency. He was part of PM Modi's team that delivered the historic New Delhi Leaders' Declaratio ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday provisionally attached nine houses and apartments, and bank accounts with balances worth Rs 14.06 crore, linked to former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's former principal secretary Murari Lal Tayal, his wife, and family members.The move comes even as the trial against Tayal, known as a confidant of Hooda, is yet to start. The attachment orders are based on investigations carried out by ED in a case linked to corruption and amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income during Tayal's service as a bureaucrat in Haryana.The provis ...Read More >