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Give US New Trains, Release GST: Bhupesh Baghel Ahead Of Budget 2023
Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget for fiscal 2023-24, on Wednesday, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said locals have put forward a demand for new trains in Jagadalpur and Surguja areas.
CM Baghel further demanded that GST and central excise dues to the state be released at the earliest.
"People have demanded new trains in Jagadalpur...
Brexit Turns 3. Why Is No One Wearing a Party Hat?
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Russian Tourist Arrested In Goa For Using Banned Satellite Phone: Cops
Goa police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old female Russian tourist for using a banned satellite phone, a senior official said.
The Colva police in South Goa booked Aleksei Kamynin for possessing and using a satellite phone of make 'Thuraya' with a SIM card which is banned for usage in India, said the official.
The woman was taken into custody from...
Wagner Group May Have Committed War Crimes in Mali, U.N. Experts Say
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Stalker Sends Woman Blood-Stained Letter, Arrested: Ghaziabad Cops
A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stalking a woman and sending her a blood-stained letter with a blade enclosed within, police in Ghaziabad said.
The woman in her complaint said that the man used to bother her and ask her for money to buy a new mobile phone, police said.
Later, he sent her a blood-stained letter, with a blade, and stuck it...
14 Get Life Sentence In Connection With Ex-BJP MLA's Murder
A local court here on Monday sentenced 14 people to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of former Iglas MLA Malkhan Singh and his bodyguard.
District and Sessions judge Pankaj Kumar Singh also slapped a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh on the main accused and former zila panchayat chairman Tejveer Singh.
Malkhan Singh was the BJP MLA from Iglas...
The new U.S. ambassador to Russia takes up her duties.
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When will Western tanks arrive in Ukraine? It depends on training and logistics.
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Central Team Visits Schools In Bengal To Review Midday Meal Scheme
A 13-member central team on Monday started a review of the midday meal scheme in schools in West Bengal, a senior official said.
The joint review mission consisting of Union education ministry officials, one nutritionist, and a representative of Unicef along with the director of PM Poshan Scheme, V Bhaskar, also held a meeting with state education...
The Double Whammy Making Italy the West’s Fasting Shrinking Nation
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Niranjan Pujari To Be New Odisha Health Minister After Death Of Naba Das
After the untimely death of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Odisha, Naba Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has allocated the Health and Family Welfare dept to Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari, informed the Chief Minister's Office.
Lt Naba Das had been the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Odisha since 2019. He was a three-time MLA from the...
Woman Gets Child's Custody After Ex-Husband Fails To Appear In High Court
The High Court of Karnataka has allowed a 34-year-old woman to take her child to Australia and settle down there without her former husband's consent.
Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the plea of the mother under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 after the biological father failed to attend the court proceedings. Rakshitha sought legal sanction to obtain...
Odisha Health Minister, Who Was Shot By Cop, To Be Accorded State Honour
The Odisha government on Sunday evening said state honour would be accorded to Naba Kishore Das, the health and family welfare minister who died in hospital hours after being shot by a policeman.
A government release said there will be no official entertainment for three days from January 29-31 throughout the state.
"It has been decided by the Government...
Enrolment In Higher Education Crosses 4 Crore-Mark For First Time In India
The enrolment in higher education institutions increased to 4.14 crore during 2020-21, crossing the 4 crore mark for first time, according to the government's All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021.
It registered an increase of 7.5 per cent from 2019-20 and 21 per cent from 2014-15.
The female enrolment has increased to 2.01 crore from...
PM Modi Congratulates Indian Team For Winning Women's U-19 T20 World Cup
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian team for its "special win" as it bagged its maiden ICC title in women's cricket by lifting the inaugural U-19 T20 World Cup.
"Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win... They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes...
Photocopied Pages From Hindu Epic Ramcharitmanas Burnt In Protest In UP
A group called Akhil Bharatiya OBC Mahasabha on Sunday in Vrindavan burned photocopies of pages allegedly carrying "objectionable comments on women and Dalits" in Ramcharitmanas, supporting SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya.
The protest was held in Vrindavan Yojana sector apparently in solidarity with Maurya, who had on January 22 in a statement said the...
Centre Shows Step-Motherly Treatment Towards State: Telangana Minister
Alleging that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre shows step-motherly treatment towards Telangana, ruling BRS leader and Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao claimed his party is ready for early polls if the BJP dissolves the Lok Sabha, showing its willingness for early elections.
The BJP-led government...
Fear Of Defeat In Karnataka Elections "Haunts Congress": B Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday hit out at the Congress party saying "the party use cheap language which shows that they are scared of defeat in the upcoming Karnataka assembly election."
Speaking at Jan Sankalp Yatra in M.K Hubli in Belagavi, he said, "The Congress has now remembered 'Praja Dhwani' but what did they do while...
Czech Republic Elects Retired NATO General as Its President
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Woman Gives Birth In Haryana Roadways Bus, Premature Baby Dies: Cops
A woman gave birth to a child in a Dehradun-bound Haryana Roadways bus near Mullana on Friday, around 25 kilometers from Ambala, officials said.
However, the child could not survive as it was a premature delivery, doctors said.
The woman complained of severe labour pain when the bus was crossing Mullana. Some women present in the bus helped her give...
Russia blocks access to the C.I.A. and F.B.I. websites for spreading ‘inaccuracies.’
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Nuclear experts at the Zaporizhzhia power plant raise concerns about nearby explosions.
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This Padma Shri Awardee Is Wood Art Trainer, 'Counsellor' For Jail Inmates
Ajay Kumar Mandavi, one of the three persons chosen from Chhattisgarh for the Padma Shri awards this year, has for more than a decade been teaching Kanker jail inmates, several of them arrested in cases related to the outlawed Maoist movement, wooden calligraphy art.
Speaking about the honour, the 55-year-old on Friday said he becomes more of...
Russia says it will switch four occupied Ukrainian regions to Moscow time.
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AMU Suspends Student Over Religious Slogan Video On Republic Day
Aligarh Muslim University Friday set up a three-member inquiry committee and suspended a student after a video showed some NCC cadets purportedly raising religious slogans following a Republic Day function here.
According to AMU spokesperson Omar Peerzada, the panel has been asked to submit its report within five days. He told PTI that it would probe...
Bhagwant Mann To Inaugurate 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinic' In Amritsar Today
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is going to inaugurate 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' (Mohalla Clinics) across Amritsar on January 27.
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal will be present as the chief guest on the occassion.
Earlier, Mr Mann inaugurated 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics on August 15, 2022 on the occasion of Independence Day.
More than 10 lakh people...
The U.S. came to the decision on sending tanks to Ukraine reluctantly.
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Bengali Is 2nd-Largest Spoken Language In Asia: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, while presiding over a 'Hatey Khori' event held in the state on the occasion of Saraswati Puja, said Bengali is the 2nd-largest spoken language in Asia and 5th in the world.
"We must remember that we should learn our mother tongue no matter where we live," she added.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
As Ukraine awaits promised tanks from the West, the fighting continues.
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India To Get More Than 100 Cheetahs From South Africa
South Africa said Thursday that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country.
The environment ministry said an initial batch of 12 cheetahs would be flown to India next month, after eight cheetahs arrived from Namibia last September.
"The...
UP Man Kills 3-Year-Old Son With Spade After Fight With Wife
A man allegedly killed his 3-year-old son in Uttar Pradesh's Hussainganj in a fit of rage following an argument with his wife, police said.
Chandra Kishore Lodhi of Chitisapur village under Hussainganj police station killed his son with a spade, they said.
"Chandra Kishore had an argument with his wife on Wednesday night. He then attacked his son Raj...
Our Struggle Against Hindi Imposition Will Continue, Says MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of being 'brazen' over 'imposition' of Hindi and asserted that his party, the ruling DMK, would continue to resist any attempts to force the language upon the people or the State.
Addressing a Language Martyrs Day public meeting here, held in honour of those who had died as...
Russian officials say Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks are a ‘losing scheme.’
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74th Republic Day Today, First Parade On Kartavya Path: 10 Points
President Droupadi Murmu will lead the nation in celebrating Republic Day from Kartavya Path. The grand parade, to begin at 10.30 am, will be a mix of the country's military strength and cultural diversity.
Massive security arrangements have been made for the programme with the deployment of 6,000 soldiers as part of security arrangements. The Kartavya...
Swiss lawmakers propose easing the policy of neutrality to allow weapons re-exports to Ukraine.
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France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows
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BJP Chief JP Nadda, Mohan Bhagwat Likely To Attend RSS Meet In March
Issues related to social harmony, environment and other prevalent topics will be discussed at the three-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the top decision-making body of RSS, at Panipat from March 12-14.
All top functionaries of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, including Mohan Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosabale, BJP president JP Nadda and...
2022 Was a Deadly Year for Journalists, Especially in Latin America
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Two People Found Dead In Well In Rajasthan: Cops
The bodies of a 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were found in a well in Rajasthan's Sirohi district on Tuesday, police said.
The incident took place in Marwada Khalsa village, which comes under the Swaroopganj police station area of the district, they said.
The deceased were identified as Arjun Kumar Meghwal and Inka Kumari.
Police officials...
State Department says corruption cases in Ukraine do not appear to involve U.S. aid.
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Juan Carrito, Italy’s Beloved Brown Bear, Dies in Traffic Accident
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Delhi Lt Governor, Arvind Kejriwal Meet Amid Tussle
Amid the ongoing tussle between the elected government and the constitutional head over the issue of supremacy in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena on Tuesday met at LG House in traditional 'At Home'.
The Lieutenant Governor and his wife Sangita Saxena hosted the traditional 'At Home' at Raj Niwas, in...
Rahul Gandhi Greets Jammu Soldiers Watching Bharat Jodo Yatra Pass By
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday shook hands with some Army personnel watching his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from behind the boundary wall of their camp as the march passed through the garrison town of Nagrota here.
Mr Gandhi's gesture to reach out to the soldiers despite the walls secured with barbed wire came a day after his senior party colleague...
Mexican Ex-Lawman Took Money from Cartels He Pursued, Prosecutors Say
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$20 Million Worth of Looted Art Returns to Italy From the U.S.
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Akhilesh Yadav Unhappy Over Party Leader's Ramcharitmanas Remarks: Report
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is believed to be unhappy with his party colleague Swami Prasad Maurya over his controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas.
According to sources, Akhilesh Yadav is very angry with Mr Maurya and a press conference can also be held on behalf of the party.
Apart from Akhilesh Yadav, several MLAs of the party are...
11 Children Receive PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2023
A Mallakhamb player, a singer suffering from bone disorder and a YouTuber were among 11 children who received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2023 by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday.
There were six boys and five girls among the awardees from 11 states and Union territories. Each awardee was given a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
This...
Power Outage Sweeps Pakistan, Dropping Millions Into Darkness
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5 Dead After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Bihar's Siwan
The toll in the suspected hooch tragedy in dry Bihar's Siwan district rose to five after two more deaths were reported on Monday, a senior police officer said
Seven people, who had also taken ill after allegedly consuming the spurious liquor, are currently undergoing treatment at a government hospital, he said.
A probe has been initiated into the matter,...
Coronavirus Live Updates: India Sees 140 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours
India recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,960, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,921).
The death count stands at 5,30,733, with one fatality reported by Meghalaya and two by Gujarat in the last 24 hours, the data updated...
Delhi BJP President "Misused Mayor's Post", Son Made Illegal Earnings: AAP
AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday alleged that Delhi BJP president and former north Delhi mayor Adesh Gupta's son and BJP leader Shyam Jaju's son made illegal earnings through a company named Majboot Solutions Private Limited.
AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that in 2022, a lawyer named Hemant Chaudhary had complained about Adesh Gupta to the...
Maharashtra Man Stabs Pani Puri Vendor Over Rs 20: Nagpur Police
A man allegedly stabbed and injured a 'pani puri' vendor after arguing over a bill of Rs 20, Nagpur police said on Sunday.
The man, who works in a shop close to the vendor's stall, was asked to pay a pending bill of Rs 20 by the latter, he said.
"This led to an argument and vendor Jairam Gupta was stabbed in the stomach. He has been hospitalised. The...
Senior Gujarat High Court Lawyer Krishnakant Vakharia Dies At 92
Senior Congress leader and Gujarat high court advocate Krishnakant Vakharia died in Ahmedabad on Sunday at 92.
Vakharia, a former chairman of the legal cell of Gujarat Congress, died at his residence. He was not well, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said.
A native of Bagasara village in Amreli district, Vakharia studied law in Ahmedabad. He started...
2 More Bodies Of Indian Nationals Identified From Nepal Plane Crash
Nepal's health officials on Sunday identified two more bodies of the Indian nationals who died in a plane crash in Pokhara and assured the victims' relatives that they will be handed over all four bodies on Monday.
Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed in the January 14 crash of a Yeti Airlines...
Rs 3 Crore Seized From Package At Delhi Airport
Cash worth more than Rs 3 crore was seized by the Delhi Police while scanning a package at the cargo terminal of the IGI Airport, informed the police on Sunday.
The Delhi Police told ANI that counting the seized cash is still continuing and further probe is on.
"Cash worth more than Rs 3 crore seized during scanning a package at the cargo...
China Cautiously Takes to the Road for Lunar New Year
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Coronavirus Live Updates: India Sees 131 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours
India added 131 new coronavirus infections while active cases declined to 1,940, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The total number of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,781).
The death count stands at 5,30,730 with one death reconciled by Kerala and one reported by Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according...
2 Dead After Chemical Tanker Explodes In Haryana's Panipat: Police
Two persons were killed and two others were seriously injured after a chemical tanker in the Sadar area of Haryana's Panipat allegedly exploded on Saturday.
The incident took place at Coco chowk near the Panipat refinery.
According to Sadar's Station House Officer (SHO), the two injured persons were undergoing treatment in a nearby civil hospital....
Buckingham Palace Sets 3-Day Coronation Weekend for King Charles III
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Gurugram Woman Cheated Of Rs 7 Lakh By Fraudster Posing As Mumbai Police
A woman was allegedly duped of around Rs 7 lakh by a fraudster posing as a courier company executive on the pretext of rejecting an international parcel carrying narcotics, police said on Saturday.
The victim, Prachi Dhoke, in her complaint said that she received a call from a person posing as a courier company's customer service executive.
He told...
"Don't Wish To Spoil My Time...": Tejasvi Surya On Plane Door Row
Bengaluru south MP Tejasvi Surya has declined to comment on the ongoing row over alleged opening of the emergency door of a plane last month.
Surya, also the BJP youth wing president, said he wishes not to spoil his time and others' on the issue, as authorised people have spoken on it.
"Already, Indigo airline officials, Union Minister for Civil Aviation...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Demands A Separate Railway Budget
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday demanded a separate Railway Budget to be presented in the house from the general budget. Nitish said it has a lot of importance.
Nitish Kumar, who is on a Samadhan Yatra told reporters in Nalanda, "When I was the Railway Minister, we used to give numerous jobs to people. When Rail Budget was presented in...
The U.S. will name the Wagner mercenary group a transnational criminal organization.
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A Ukrainian-born conductor devotes herself to both music and aiding the country.
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"Wrestling Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Over": Minister On #MeToo Charge
BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside from India's wrestling body for four weeks during which an oversight committee will look into allegations of sex harassment against him, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters today....
When a Russian Missile Shattered Lives in Dnipro
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Search Intensifies For Last Missing Person In Nepal Plane Crash: Army
The search for the lone missing person in the Nepal plane crash intensified on Friday, Nepal Army officials said, as the postmortem of the remaining victims continued here at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
A Yeti Airlines aircraft with 72 people on board, including five Indians, plunged into a river gorge in the...
Why Tanks Are Tripping Up the West
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Zelensky continues to push for Western tanks on the eve of a key conference.
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Rajasthan Teen Dies After House Set On Fire By Drug Smugglers: Cops
A father-son duo involved in heroin smuggling allegedly set the house of a man on fire on Thursday over a financial dispute killing his seven-year-old son, police said.
Superintendent of Police, Hanumangarh, Ajay Singh said the accused, Baaj Singh (53) and his son Sharaj (27), were arrested from Abohar in Punjab.
Jasveer Das (36), his wife Manpreet...
A Secret Room and a Comfortable Life: A Mobster’s Years on the Run
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India Seeks Probe Into Vandalisation Of 2 Temples In Australia
India has urged Australia to investigate incidents of vandalisation of two temples near Melbourne and take action against the perpetrators, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the matter has been taken up with the Australian government both in Canberra and New Delhi.
"Recently a couple of temples...
An Orthodox Epiphany ritual offers ‘healing’ for Ukrainians coping with nearly a year of war.
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Journalists Not Exempted From Disclosing Their Sources: CBI Court
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the national capital on Wednesday rejected a "closure report" and said that there is no statutory exemption in India to journalists from disclosing their sources to the investigating agencies.
While rejecting the "closure report", the CBI court also directed further investigation into the matter.
The...
Ahead Of Budget, Ashok Gehlot Firm On Old Pension Scheme In Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that the Rajasthan government is firm on its decision to revive the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for the state government employees.
He said the employees are an integral part of the state government and play an important role in taking the benefits of public welfare schemes run by the government to the last...
On Camera, Madhya Pradesh Man Beaten For Alleged Molestation, 6 Arrested
A young man was assaulted mercilessly in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly molesting a woman. Six men have been arrested and a case has been filed by the police in Khandwa, where the assault took place.
A video of the attack, which is being widely circulated on social media, show a group of men surrounding the man in the parking lot of a shopping mall....
A French City Appeals to Madonna for Clues About a Long-Lost Painting
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BJP Upset, Others Welcome Meghalaya Poll Date Announcement
The Election Commission's announcement of Meghalaya Assembly poll on February 27 was welcomed by most political parties in the state, barring the BJP on Wednesday.
The ruling alliance partners NPP, UDP and the opposition TMC and Congress welcomed the EC announcement and said they are ready for the poll battle.
Meghalaya BJP was, however, discountenanced...
Iranian-American Prisoner in Tehran Starts Hunger Strike
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Query On Kashmir In Bengal School Question Papers Stirs Controversy
An image of a model question paper from a school in Bengal, asking students to mark "Azad Kashmir" on a map, has been widely distributed on social media, setting off a controversy ahead of Class 10 board exams.
The school in question is Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir School of Malda. Pakistan and terrorist organisations refer to Pakistan-Occupied...
China Returns to Davos With Clear Message: We’re Open for Business
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Ex BSF Director General Appointed Deputy National Security Adviser
Retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh was on Monday appointed as deputy national security adviser.
According to an official order, Mr Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed on a re-employment contract for a period of two years. Mr Singh retired as BSF chief on December 31,...
