In Brief: Congress leader Sonia admitted to hospital

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, sources said on Thursday. She is doing fine and is likely to be discharged on Friday, they said. Gandhi had turned 78 in December 2024. While the exact time of admission is not immediately known, a source said, she was admitted on Thursday morning. TNS

Envoys of 5 nations present credentials

New Delhi: The envoys of five countries presented credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. The envoys included Alonso Correa Miguel (Panama), Dharamkumar Seeraj (Guyana), Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom (Sudan), Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen (Denmark) and Abdullah Mohammad A Abushawesh (Palestine). TNS

NITI Aayog CEO gets one-year extension

New Delhi: The Centre has extended the tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subrahmanyam by a year, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Subrahmanyam, a 1987-batch retired IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, was in February 2023 appointed to the post for two years.

CEA Nageswaran’s tenure up by 2 yrs

New Delhi: The government on Thursday extended the tenure of Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran until March 31, 2027. The finance ministry notified the extension after approval of the Prime Minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. The notification said Nageswaran will have an extension of tenure on contract till March 31, 2027, or until further orders whichever is earlier.