He was the first district judge to have been appointed as the Union Law Secretary. His return to the realm of the judiciary also sets another record -- Mehendiratta is the first Union Law Secretary to have been appointed as the judge of a high court.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell rose to the rank of four-star general and in 1989 became the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In that role he oversaw the U.S. invasion of Panama and later the U.S. invasion of Kuwait to oust the Iraqi army in 1991.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam are among 26 IAS officers empanelled in the rank of secretary in the Central government, while 15 others were given rank equivalent to the secretary on Wednesday.
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released the result of Preliminary exam for the post of Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV) Screening test on its official website.
Udhayanidhi Stalin has been appointed the Secretary of the DMK youth wing, on Thursday. Udayanidhi Stalin has worked in Tamil-language films. With his production studio, Red Giant Movies, he entered the film industry as a film producer and distributor.
In a letter written to Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Kumar states that he is equally responsible for the party's poor showings and takes full responsibility of the failiure in his capacity as 'Co-incharge' for the state of Rajasthan.
Vienna: Nine days into marathon nuclear talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry today said the diplomatic efforts "could go either way," cutting off all potential pathways for an Iranian atomic bomb or ending without
New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet yesterday approved the appointment OF 17 secretaries in various department of central government.Here is the list of new secretaries:(i) Shri C.R.Viswanath, IAS, (AP:1981), Chairman and Managing Director,
New Delhi: Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch Indian Administrative Service officer with Rajasthan cadre, has been named secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.His batch mate, Arvind Mayaram, also from Rajasthan, whom
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court yesterday issued comtempt of court notices to President and Secretary of High Court Bar Association for allegedly disrupting proceedings of the court during a hearing and directed Bar Council of Rajasthan
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Kabul, (Afghanistan), Jul 7: The Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States' newest “major non-NATO ally,” an action designed to facilitate close defense cooperation after U.S. combat troops withdraw from the country in
New York, Apr 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US
Lucknow, Mar 7: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, considered close to outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati, on Tuesday took premature retirement from service with effect from March 9, official sources said here.“The Cabinet Secretary,
New Delhi, May 25: CPI general secretary A B Bardhan said here today that the party may elect a new general secretary next year. He however said that the change in leadership had “nothing to
New Delhi, May 24: Senior IAS officer Ajit Kumar Seth, known as a meticulous bureaucrat who plays by the rules, was today appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary.Seth, a 1974-batch officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre,
Hyderabad, Mar 31: The international regulation of internet, which is yet to take shape, may have a multi-stakeholder system once it is formed, inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee said today.Berners-Lee, who is
Lucknow, Mar 28: An Uttar Pradesh minister was today arrested for disrupting rail traffic during an agitation in Saharanpur and was later expelled from the BSP.Vinod Tejiyan, who holds the rank of a Minister of
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