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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Government of India has appointed Pranay Verma (IFS: 1994), currently serving as Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium, as the next Ambassador of India to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with concurrent accreditation. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Verma will continue to be based in…

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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed Rudra Gaurav Shresth (IFS: 1999) as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Türkiye. Shresth is currently serving as India’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran and is expected to take up his new assignment in Ankara shortly. A seasoned…

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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Central Government has appointed Varun Nayyar (IDAS: 2014) as Internal Financial Advisor (IFA) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the Deputy Secretary level. According to the appointment order, Nayyar will serve in the position for a tenure extending up to December 12, 2028. An officer of the Indian…

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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Central Government has entrusted Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (IAS: 2002: Bihar), Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, with the additional charge of Director General (Joint Secretary level), National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. According to an official order, Agarwal has been assigned the additional responsibility…

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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Government of India on Thursday issued a series of appointments and tenure-extension orders involving key positions in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Tarun Kapoor’s Tenure in PMO Extended The tenure of Tarun Kapoor as Advisor to the Prime Minister in the…

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The Central Government on Monday issued a series of appointment and service-related notifications involving senior officers from the education, diplomatic, police, and policy sectors. The changes include the appointment of a new CBSE Secretary, India’s next Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the repatriation of a senior BSF officer, and an extension of tenure for a NITI…

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Himanshu Gupta (IAS: 2012: AGMUT), serving as Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The order stipulates an extended cooling-off period, making him ineligible for any future central…

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By NSB.News New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the waiver of the mandatory cooling-off period for Vidhi Kumar Birdi, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 2003 batch from the AGMUT cadre. The relaxation has been granted under the provisions of the IPS Tenure Policy, enabling Birdi to be…

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