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.
Noting that the world is passing through a very serious and tense situation that has affected every nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India and Austria support a "stable, sustainable and lasting peace’’ in West Asia and Ukraine, underlining that military conflicts cannot resolve problems.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, setting the stage for a high-stakes political battle over women’s reservation and delimitation, after the Opposition forced a division of votes to formally register its dissent during the ongoing special session of Parliament.
"Mamata Banerjee is worried that once a BJP government is formed in West Bengal, the beef trade here will stop," the Assam CM added.
PM Modi said it is time for the 50 per cent population of the country to become a part of decision-making.
The Bill proposes 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, expected to come into effect from the 2029 general elections following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
