Modi named Somnath Temple trust chairman; 2nd PM to hold post

Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the trust which manages the world famous Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan town in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district, becoming the second PM to hold the post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi, one of the trustees of the Shree Somnath Trust, was elected More...

Kamala Harris to be sworn in as US Vice President by Justice Sotomayor at inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, a history-making event in which the first Black, South Asian and female vice president More...

Umesh Kushwaha appointed as new Bihar JDU chief
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 10 (ANI): Former legislator Umesh Kushwaha has been elected as the Janata Dal (United) Bihar unit president. Newly appointed Bihar JDU chief Umesh Kushwaha during a press conference More...

CBDT members selection: Committee of Secretaries to meet on Jan 11
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The Committee of Secretaries (CoS) will meet on January 11 to select three board members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Rashmi Saxena Sahni, IRS is going to be a More...

Frmr Maha DGP Jaiswal takes over as new CISF chief
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI): Former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Friday took over as the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that is primarily tasked to guard major Indian civil airports More...

Hemant Nagrale takes additional charge as DGP of Maharashtra
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): Senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale assumed his additional duties as the Director-General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra on Thursday, informed an order issued by the More...

Arup Kumar Goswami sworn in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice
Amaravati, Jan 6 (PTI) Arup Kumar Goswami was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office to Justice Goswami at a brief More...

Suneet Sharma appointed new chairman of Railway Board
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): The Central government on Friday appointed Suneet Sharma as new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and ex-officio Principal More...

S C Mohapatra assumes charge as Odisha chief secretary
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (PTI): Senior bureaucrat Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Friday assumed charge as the new chief secretary and chief development commissioner of Odisha. He replaced Asit Kumar Tripathy who retired More...

Umesh Sinha appointed Dy Election Commissioner
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday.Umesh Sinha was today appointed More...