Giridhar Aramane, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, took charge as the Defence Secretary on Tuesday.
Morbi bridge collapse: Modi chairs high level meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting in Morbi, Gujarat to review the situation in the wake of the unfortunate bridge mishap killing at least 135 people.
Air quality in Delhi dips to ‘severe’ category
The air quality of the national capital on Tuesday entered the “severe” category as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city crossed 400, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), and will remain the same on Wednesday also.
‘Kejriwal’s role in bribe for post to Sukesh should be probed’
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday demanded that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal’s role in the bribe for party post and Rajya Sabha ticket to undertrial multimillionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar be probed by the CBI after registration of a criminal case.
Cong will give non-BJP govt under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership: Kharge
In significant remarks pertaining to the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday that the party “will form a non-BJP government” under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.