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August 30, 2024 5:57 PM

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Dr T V Somanathan Takes Over as Cabinet Secretary

Senior IAS officer Dr T.V. Somanathan today took over as the new Cabinet Secretary following the superannuation of Rajiv Gauba. Dr. Somanathan, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, has held important assignments at the Centre, including Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Pr...

August 30, 2024 3:52 PM

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PM Modi to Flag Off Three Vande Bharat Trains on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains tomorrow afternoon through video conferencing. Realizing the vision of ‘Make in India’ and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will improve connectivity on three routes, Meerut-Lucknow, Madurai-Bengaluru,...

August 30, 2024 3:50 PM

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PM Modi to Inaugurate National Conference of District Judiciary on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Conference of District Judiciary tomorrow morning at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. On the occasion, the Prime Minister will unveil a stamp and coin commemorating 75 years of the establishment of the Supreme Court. The two-day conference organ...

August 30, 2024 3:41 PM

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VP Dhankhar to Depart for Two-Day Uttarakhand Visit on Saturday

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will depart for a two-day visit to Uttarakhand tomorrow. During his tour, Mr Dhankhar will interact with scientists, faculty members and students at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum in Dehradun. Vice-President Dhankhar will also visit the Rashtriya Indian Military C...

August 30, 2024 12:02 PM

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No restrictions for Queer community to open joint bank account: Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry has said that there are no restrictions for persons of the Queer community to open a joint bank account and to nominate a person in a queer relationship as a nominee. Department of Financial Services of the Ministry issued an advisory in this regard yesterday.   The advisor...