Gopal Baglay appointed Joint Secy in PMO
New Delhi: Present spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, Gopal Baglay, has been appointed as a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. The 1992 batch Indian Foreign Services officer, Baglay replaces Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been appointed as Ambassador of India in Paris. Raveesh Kumar, Consulate General of India in Frankfurt, will be the new MEA spokesperson.
Foreign Minister of Iraq to visit India
New Delhi: Foreign Minister of Iraq, Dr Ibrahim al-Jaafari, will be on a visit to India from July 24-28. India hopes Dr Ibrahim will bring some news of the 39 Indians who were last seen in Badush jail in Mosul, an area that is still being cleared by the Iraqi security forces. Boosting trade will be one of the main areas of discussions during his meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Bill to do away with no-detention policy
New Delhi: Government will soon introduce a Bill in Parliament to do away with the ‘no-detention' policy for the classes 5 to 8, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today in the lok Sabha adding students of classes 5 to 8 who do not pass the examination in the month of March will be given a chance in May. But, if they fail in May, they will be detained, the minister said, explaining the provisions of the bill that the government intends to bring to change the current policy.
2 Indians chosen for Heamophilia awards
New Delhi: Two Indian researchers B Sulochana from the Manipal College of Nursing and Cilla Joseph from the Hemophilia Treatment Centre, Kochi are among the 16 Bayer Heamophilia Awards Programme (BHAP) winners from 8 countries, announced at the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Congress held recently in Berlin, Germany.
‘Bring all medicines under essential list’
New Delhi: The Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare comprising doctors from across the country has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring all the medicines under the ambit of National list of Essential Medicines (NlEM).
J&K Governor meets rajnath singh
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra on Friday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed with him various issues concerning the State, including security to Amarnath pilgrims, officials said.