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Gen (retd) VK Singh, MoS Road, Transport and Highways 2019: Former army chief was earlier Minister of State for External Affairs
Fp Staff •Retired General Vijay Kumar Singh — a former four-star general in the Indian Army — who has served as the Minister of State for External Affairs in the NDA-led Government of India formed in 2014, was made the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways.
Narendra Modi, new ministers to be sworn-in on 30 May: PM-led Council of Ministers advises President, accountable to Lok Sabha
Fp Research •India will get a new Council of Ministers led by Modi on 30 May, when President Ram Nath Kovind administers them the oath of office and secrecy at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal's resignation: Jitendra Singh says move lacks conviction, Omar Abdullah counters
•Hot in the heels of Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal's resignation, Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the Narendra Modi-government saying everyone could relate to Faesal's predicament.
#MeToo; MJ Akbar defamation case hearing updates: Delhi court's next hearing on 31 Oct, ex-minister to be present
Fp Staff •#MeToo; MJ Akbar defamation case hearing LIVE updates: The court has taken cognisance of Akbar's complaint and fixed 31 October as the date to hear the matter further and for submission of due evidence. MJ Akbar will have to appear in person to record pre-summoning evidence
MJ Akbar resigns updates: What Priya Ramani has done is where we should be going, says writer Sandhya Menon
Fp Staff •MJ Akbar resigns Live Updates: Congress spokesperson said that MJ Akbar should have resigned earlier. Several women have welcomed the resignation of MJ Akbar. Priya Ramani said that she feels vindicated.
Centre has agreed to allocate Rs 5,439 lakh to scheme for empowerment of rural women: WCD MoS Virendra Kumar
•The Centre has approved Rs 5,439.14 lakh for a new scheme aimed to empower rural women through community participation Virendra Kumar said, Women and Child Development, Minister of State.
Computer Baba, 4 others accorded MoS status by BJP govt in Madhya Pradesh ahead of Assembly polls
•The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh accorded the Minister of State (MoS) status to five Hindu religious leaders, a move which was slammed by Opposition Congress.
PDP's Gujjar leader Choudhary Zafar Ali Khatana quits party on Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's death anniversary
•The ruling PDP's Gujjar leader Choudhary Zafar Ali Khatana on Sunday quit the party, alleging it had become a hub of corrupt people.
KJ Alphons takes oath as Rajya Sabha member after being elected from Rajasthan
•Union minister KJ Alphons on Monday took oath as the Rajya Sabha member before Upper House chairman Venkaiah Naidu.
Jammu and Kashmir border dwellers can soon participate in recruitment rallies, says Jitendra Singh
•Recruitment rallies for military and paramilitary forces would soon be organised for border dwellers of Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.