Headlines
Former HRD Secretary Khare appointed advisor in PMO

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Former Human Resource Development Secretary Amit Khare was on Tuesday appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Khare's appointment on contract basis on terms and conditions as applicable to re-employed officers of Secretary level.
An IAS officer of the 1985 batch from Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, Khare was instrumental in bringing to light the infamous fodder scam in Bihar in the 1990s. He was also Information & Broadcasting Secretary.
Khare's last achievement before retirement was to put un shape the National Education Policy 2020, an ambitious programme of the current regime.

1 minute ago
India celebrates 'National Handloom Day' today to honour 'Swadeshi Movement'

2 minutes ago
Thief makes off with 30 bottles of coconut oil from Kerala shop amid soaring prices

2 minutes ago
Uttarakhand cloudburst: 50 civilians, JCO, 8 jawans still missing in Dharali

3 minutes ago
6th round of India-US negotiations on Aug 25 important: Morgan Stanley

5 minutes ago
Arundhati Roy's book among 25 declared as ‘forfeited’ by J&K govt for contributing to radicalisation

6 minutes ago
Ready to pay 'heavy price' for welfare of farmers, fishermen: PM Modi

7 minutes ago
TN Special SI murder case: Accused shot dead in encounter, two others surrender

9 minutes ago
One of the greatest thought leaders world has ever seen: Cong pays tributes to Tagore on death anniv

10 minutes ago
Tagore instilled self-esteem, cultural consciousness, spirit of freedom: HM Shah on literary titan's 84th death anniv

10 minutes ago
Anti-terrorist operation enters 7th day in J&K's Kulgam district

12 minutes ago
India, Russia to deepen cooperation in aluminium, fertilisers, railways, mining

12 minutes ago
Uttarkashi cloudburst: Uttarakhand CM meets NDRF, SDRF officials; directs them to intensify heli-rescue ops

33 minutes ago
Executive order by US administration excludes Pharma sector from immediate tariff imposition": Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance