Retired IAS officers appointed advisers to PM

New Delhi: Two former IAS officers of 1983-batch, Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha were on Friday appointed advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Their appointments in the rank and scale of secretary on contract for two years or until further orders, which ever is earlier, an appointments committee of Cabinet order said. TNS

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Centre, TN oppose Nalini’s plea in Rajiv case

Chennai: The Centre has reaffirmed in the Madras High Court its stand that the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts cannot be set free without its consent. It said the Tamil Nadu Cabinet recommendation for their premature release would have ‘zero’ effect. PTI

Uniform Civil Code can’t be enforced: Surjewala

New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said a Uniform Civil Code couldn’t be forced upon people and it had to be optional. INSIDE

After furore, MP scraps circular on sterilisation

Bhopal: The MP Government on Friday scrapped a controversial circular that set sterilisation targets for male multi-purpose health workers and warned of salary loss for not meeting goals. INSIDE