Tag: SEC
Snehlata Shrivastava Is First Woman Secretary General Of Lok Sabha
Snehlata Shrivastava, a 1982-batch retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was on Wednesday appointed the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha.....
Destroy Terror 'safe Havens' Or Else US Will: CIA Tells Pakistan
In a stern warning to Pakistan, the CIA chief has said if Islamabad does not eliminate terrorist "safe havens" in its territory, the US will do "everything" it can to destroy them....
US May Stop Spouses Of H-1B Visa Holders From Working
US President Donald Trump's administration is set to propose revoking a rule that makes spouses of thousands of H1-B visa holders eligible to work while in the US, potentially complicating a major driver of technology jobs, the media reported.....
India, Myanmar Sign MoU For Rakhine State's Development
India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed a MoU to develop Rakhine State, from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh following a military crackdown. ....
Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal Win Sahitya Akademi Award
Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have won this year's Sahitya Akademi award for their work "The Black Hill", a novel, and "Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar", a literary criticism, in English and Hindi respectively. ....
Pakistan Again Violates Ceasefire On LoC
Pakistan Army on Friday again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, leading to a heavy exchange of fire with Indian troops that was on late into the evening, officials said.....
Northern Ireland Secretary Quits As UK PM Shuffles Cabinet
The UK's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Monday resigned while Prime Minister Theresa May embarked on the most substantial cabinet reshuffle since losing her party's majority in June. Most senior ministers are expected to keep their posts. ....
India Needs To Maintain Its Strategic Autonomy.
With the call that "America is in the game and America is going to win", strongly reminiscent of his populist campaign speeches, US President Donald Trump launched his first National Strategic Security (NSS) policy document on December 18, 2017. He categorised his ambitions for the US based on "principled realism" to be propelled by the "re-awakening of America". ....
Australian Open: Bhambri, Ramnathan In Second Round Of Qualifiers
Indias Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramnathan got through the first match while Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost their matches in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne on Wednesday.....
Scientist Warns Of More Frequent Cyclones In Arabian Sea
Cyclonic turbulence is expected to increase in the Arabian Sea over the coming years, a scientist warned on Friday.....
