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  Nalin Shinghal appointed CMD of BHEL

  India | July 02, 2019 20:31 IST

  State-owned engineering firm BHEL said on Tuesday that Nalin Shinghal has been appointed as its chairman and managing director for five years.

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  C R Patil appointed Lok Sabha House Committee Chairman

  India | June 26, 2019 19:13 IST

  The MP from Gujarat's Navsari has the highest victory margin in the 2019 general elections.

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  New J&K Advocate General appointed after present incumbent quits

  India | June 24, 2015 13:50 IST

  Srinagar:  Advocate General of Jammu and Kashmir Reyaz Ahmad Jan resigned from his post on Tuesday, saying authority, dignity and grace of the office cannot be compromised.  The state government immediately appointed Advocate Jehangir Iqbal

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  Aaron Finch appointed Australia's T20 Captain

  Cricket | September 08, 2014 10:27 IST

  Melbourne: Hard-hitting batsman Aaron Finch has been appointed as the captain of Australia's new Twenty20 team after George Bailey stepped down to concentrate on longer format of the game, Cricket Australia said on Monday.Finch said

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  Italian FM appointed as EU foreign policy chief

  World | August 31, 2014 6:35 IST

  Brussels: The European Council on Saturday appointed Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union(EU).Mogherini replaced Britain's Catherine Ashton, Herman Van Rompuy, the current

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  Arvind Gupta appointed deputy National Security Adviser

  India | August 05, 2014 7:02 IST

  New Delhi: Former diplomat Arvind Gupta was on Monday appointed deputy national security adviser in place of former police officer Nehchal Sandhu, who had resigned last week.Gupta, a 1979 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, will

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  Sushil Modi urges Centre to remove governors appointed by UPA

  India | June 17, 2014 16:01 IST

  Patna: Amid reports that a number of Governors appointed by the previous UPA government may be removed, senior Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today urged the NDA government to take a call on the

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  Retired Indian Army Lt General appointed member of UN panel

  World | June 05, 2014 10:46 IST

  United Nations: A retired Indian Army Lieutenant General has been appointed member of a UN expert panel on peacekeeping that will advice the world body on how to use new technologies and innovations in that

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  Hashim Amla appointed South Africa test cricket captain

  Cricket | June 03, 2014 17:19 IST

  JOHANNESBURG : South Africa has appointed batsman Hashim Amla as its new test cricket captain, succeeding longtime leader Graeme Smith who retired.   Cricket South Africa named Amla on Tuesday ahead of wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers,

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  T R Zeliang appointed new Nagaland CM

  India | May 23, 2014 16:36 IST

  Kohima: T R Zeliang of the Naga People's Front was today appointed as the new chief minister of Nagaland following the resignation of Neiphiu Rio from the post.Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar appointed Zeliang as the

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  Grant Flower appointed as Pakistan batting coach

  Cricket | May 16, 2014 7:06 IST

  ISLAMABAD:  Former Zimbabwe test batsman Grant Flower has been appointed as Pakistan's batting coach.   The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the move on Thursday.   Flower served as Zimbabwe's batting coach from 2010-13, after playing 67 tests

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  Mushtaq Ahmed appointed Pakistan's spin bowling coach

  Cricket | May 12, 2014 17:51 IST

  ISLAMABAD :  Former test leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has signed a two-year contract to be the team's spin bowling coach.   The coach selection committee which also included chief selector and manager Moin Khan had also

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  Murlidhar Tiwari appointed new VC of Barkatullah University

  India | April 26, 2014 13:32 IST

  Bhopal: Noted academician Murlidhar Tiwari has taken over as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of city- based Barkatullah University.Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, in his capacity as Chancellor of State Universities, yesterday named Tiwari to

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  V M Sudheeran appointed Kerala Congress chief

  India | February 10, 2014 14:51 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: V.M.Sudheeran was Monday named the new state unit president of the Congress in Kerala.Sudheeran, 65, considered to be one of the cleanest politicians in the party here, had to fight a tough battle after

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  Anil Goswami appointed home secretary

  India | June 29, 2013 21:20 IST

  New Delhi, June 29: Anil Goswami, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, will Sunday take over as the new home secretary, officials said.Goswami will take charge from R.K. Singh, who

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  Low scoring candidates appointed as professors in Karnataka university

  India | March 28, 2013 17:11 IST

  Bangalore, Mar 28: The National Council for Teachers' Education (NCTE) has exposed a racket in the newly-started Rani Chennamma University in Belgaum, where three persons having lesser qualifications were appointed as professors. A Deccan Chronicle

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  Alok Joshi appointed next RAW head

  India | November 27, 2012 16:07 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 27: Senior IPS officer Alok Joshi has been appointed as chief of country's external intelligence gathering agency—Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).According to an official order issued today, Joshi(59), a 1976 batch officer

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  Sandeep Patil is new chief selector, Mohinder Amarnath sacked

  Cricket | September 27, 2012 18:17 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 27: In a surprise move, the Cricket Board today appointed former Test batsman Sandeep Patil as the chairman of the totally new-look senior selection committee while showing the exit door to Mohinder Amarnath,

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  Hesson appointed New Zealand cricket coach

  Cricket | July 20, 2012 8:21 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand, Jul 20: Mike Hesson has been appointed head coach of the New Zealand Cricket team, replacing John Wright who will leave the role next month.New Zealand-born Hesson coached Otago province for six

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  Elahi appointed Pak Deputy Prime Minister

  World | June 26, 2012 17:17 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 26: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a top leader of the ruling PPP's key ally PML-Q, has been appointed as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister.Besides, 15 PML-Q lawmakers have been included in new Premier Raja Pervez