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V Narayanan succeeds Somanath as ISRO chief

New Delhi, 8/1: Rocket scientist V Narayanan was on Tuesday appointed Secretary, Department of Space, succeeding S Somanath, who will complete his tenure next week. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointment of Shri V. Narayanan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission for a…

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begins in Bhubaneswar, CM and External Affairs Minister inaugurate

Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has begun in Bhubaneswar of Odisha at the Janata Maidan. The three-day conference began with Yuva Pravasi Bharatiya Divas today. As per reports, Minister of State for External Affairs, Pratibha Margaretta, presented the welcome address after lighting of the lamp. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya,…

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D K Shivakumar complains to Venugopal against CM Siddaramaiah’s dinner meeting

Bangalore, 8/1: Amid Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holding a dinner meeting with his ministers and legislators close to him, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar met Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal here and reportedly requested the Central leader to put a break. Shivakumar, who was closeted with Venugopal on Monday night for more than…

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In his final presser as CEC, Rajiv Kumar rebuts electoral manipulation claims, praises voter’s maturity & highlights key poll reforms

New Delhi7/1: As he is all set to hang his boots as Chief Election Commissioner after Delhi Assembly elections, Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rebutted allegations of manipulation raised by the Opposition on various aspects of electoral process while insisting that voter’s maturity is huge in India. In one full cycle of elections to 30 states…

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Achyuta Samanta Honoured with First PIO Excellence Award

Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: With the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicking off tomorrow here,  the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has honoured the Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta with the first-ever PIO Excellence Award in recognition of his unparalleled contributions to education and tribal empowerment. The award was given away during the…

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