Govt extends Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s tenure by one year
The extension has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for a period of 12 months, up to July 14, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The extension has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for a period of 12 months, up to July 14, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Several protesters and police personnel sustained minor injuries in a clash between agitating members of the Nomad and Semi-Nomad communities and the police during an indefinite sit-in here on Wednesday evening.
Jyoti Swaroop Sharma, Founder and Managing Director of the society, said members of the Unnati Behan Agri Allied Multistate Cooperative Society purchased the fruit directly from growers before coordinating its export overseas.
Glowing tributes were paid to Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid, one of India's most celebrated war heroes, on his 93rd birth anniversary at a commemorative programme organised by the SHIFA Social Welfare and Educational Society in Kendrapara on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended a warm welcome to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her arrival in India, expressing confidence that their bilateral talks would further strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
A one-day special session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly will be held on April 24. During this session, Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary will present a motion of confidence in the House and seek to prove his government’s majority.
Reacting to the order, Gehlot said that the Allahabad High Court had earlier, in July 2025, and the Supreme Court, in 2019, dismissed petitions on the matter.
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, increasing both by 2 percentage points with effect from January 1, 2026, in a move aimed at easing the impact of inflation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8:30 pm on Saturday in a high-stakes broadcast that comes in the wake of a significant legislative setback and amid mounting geopolitical concerns, positioning the speech as a potentially defining moment in the government’s political and policy messaging.
Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused them of attempting to rule Tamil Nadu from Delhi.
