New Appointments
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Former Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar is new Lokpal Chairperson
Significant judgments that he was part of include the decriminalisation of homosexuality, women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple and Aadhaar’s validity.
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V Anantha Nageswaran takes over as new chief economic adviser
He was a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister between 2019 and 2021.
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President Kovind’s secretary tipped to be next vigilance chief, former bureaucrat may be CIC
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was part of the panel headed by Narendra Modi that chose the two, said the selection process was non-transparent.
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Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal appointed Air India chief
He succeeds Ashwani Lohani.
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Michael Patra named RBI deputy governor six months after Viral Acharya quit
Patra is currently an executive director at the central bank and is likely to be in charge of monetary policy in his new role.
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Former IPS officer K Vijay Kumar appointed senior security adviser in home ministry
Kumar was until recently the adviser to the governor in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria appointed new Air Force chief
He is the vice chief of air staff at present and will succeed BS Dhanoa on September 30.
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Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan, ex-Union minister Arif Mohammad Khan named governors
Arif Mohammad Khan famously quit from the Congress in 1986 when the Rajiv Gandhi government set aside the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Shah Bano case.
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Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed Union home secretary
He is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
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The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Centre appoints Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to Cabinet secretary’s post
Gauba will take over on August 30, and will serve for a period of two years.
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Cabinet promotes interim CBI chief Nageshwar Rao to rank of additional director
The Supreme Court had ordered Rao to refrain from taking any major decisions as interim chief of the agency.
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IAS officer Ajay Narayan Jha appointed finance secretary
He has succeeded Hasmukh Adhia, who retired on November 30.
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The Field
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Two years on, Indian men’s team hope to defend crown jewel