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IFS officer Nidhi Tewari appointed private secretary to PM

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tewari is currently serving as deputy secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Tewari’s appointment as private secretary on a co-terminus basis, said the order dated March 29.

Bihar: ED seizes over Rs 11 crore cash during raids in IAS officer Hans case

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has seized cash worth Rs 11.64 crore after it conducted fresh searches against some people being probed in a money laundering case against Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans. The raids were launched on Thursday at seven locations in Patna. The federal probe agency said in a statement that it searched the premises of Tarini Das, chief engineer of Bihar Construction Department (BCD); Mumukshu Chaudhary, joint secretary in Bihar government’s finance department; and Umesh Kumar Singh, executive engineer of Urban Development and Housing Dept. (UDHD) among others. Raids were also

India weighs scrapping import tax on US LNG, boost purchases, sources say

NEW DELHI, March 28 (Reuters) – India is considering a proposal to scrap import tax on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to boost purchases and help cut the trade surplus with Washington, a key irritant for President Donald Trump, four government and industry sources said. The United States is India’s second biggest supplier but the two sides are looking to ramp up volumes for India’s energy-hungry economy, one of the fastest growing in the world. Qatar is the top LNG supplier to India. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news.

Union Cabinet hikes 2% DA/DR for central govt employees, pensioners

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Friday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 2 percentage points effective from January 1 this year, benefitting nearly 1.15 crore central government employees and pensioners. The Union Cabinet has approved the release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from January 1, 2025, representing an increase of 2 per cent over the existing rate of 53 per cent of the basic pay/pension, to compensate against price rise, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Cabinet meeting.

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