Venu Rajamony appointed envoy to Netherlands
New Delhi: Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee, Venu Rajamony has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Rajamony is Indian Foreign Service of 1986 batch. Another 1996 batch IFS Pooja Kapur has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria. Kapoor is presently Joint Secretary the Ministry of External Affairs.
PM calls up French President-elect
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the new President-elect of France, Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him for his recent victory in the Presidential election.
Russian Dy PM on 1-day visit to India
New Delhi: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will be on a one-day visit to India to attend the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation.
Sonia Gandhi in hospital due to food poisoning
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here after food poisoning.Chairman of the Board of Management of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital D S Rana said Gandhi was admitted after she suffered from food poisoning.