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President Trump has been urged to appoint US envoy to India on priority basis

President Trump has been urged to appoint US envoy to India on priority basis

USA
An influential US lawmaker has urged President Donald Trump to appoint America’s new ambassador to India on a priority basis, saying that Washington’s relation with New Delhi is of utmost importance. The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. In June, the White House said that Kenneth I Juster, 62, a top economic aide of Trump and an expert on India, will be America’s new ambassador to India. “As the co-founder and former chairman of the Congressional Caucus on India, Indian issues and representing one of the largest Indian-American constituencies in Congress, the relationship between our two great nations is of the utmost importance to me and my constituencies. I urge you to make the appointment of a US amba...
Committee led by PM Modi appoints directors for Ten IIMs

Committee led by PM Modi appoints directors for Ten IIMs

National
Filling up some of the pending vacancies at 10 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed Appointments Cabinet Committee (ACC) on Friday notified appointment of directors for the premier B-schools. As per a notification by the Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, appointment to posts of IIM director has been made “on contract basis in the scale of pay of Rs 80,000 (fixed) plus usual allowances for a period of 05 years w.e.f. the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest”. The 10 IIMs include Bangalore, Bodhgaya, Sirmaur, Vishakapatnam, Tiruchirappalli, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Raipur, Rohtak and Ranchi. Among these, IIM Ahmedabad fac...