Day: July 17, 2019

MCI secretary general re-employed till 2020: Govt order

New Delhi, Jul 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-employment of Secretary General of Medical Council of India Rakesh Kumar Vats for over one year, according to a government order. Vats (now retired), a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, […]

Govt approves 43 amendments to companies law

New Delhi, Jul 17: The government Wednesday approved 43 amendments to the companies law as it seeks to further strengthen the regulatory framework and ensure stricter action for violations. From de-clogging of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to bolstering corporate governance standards and tweaking provisions for unspent CSR […]

Work for welfare of the poor: Birla to new IAS officers

New Delhi, Jul 17: IAS officers should stay in regular touch with the common man and make efforts to ensure for welfare of the last man standing on the periphery, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla told the newly inducted public administrators during an orientation programme. Speaking during the programme […]

ICJ to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

The Hague, Jul 17: The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an “extracted confession” has been questioned by India. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, […]

ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence

The Hague, Jul 17: In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was […]

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