ET Bureau | Jul 19, 2016 DELHI: Cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar had sought Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s help to rescue a plush holiday retreat he frequents in Landour, Mussoorie, from a security dispute with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Such was the urgency of the matter that Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha member, even […]
Sachin Tendulkar sought Defence Minister’s help to rescue business ally’s resort in Mussoorie: Officials
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | Jul 19, 2016 NEW DELHI: Cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar had sought Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s help to rescue a plush holiday retreat he frequents in Landour, Mussoorie, from a security dispute with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Such was the urgency of the matter that Tendulkar, a […]
Contractual appointment post-retirement not in rules
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, May 28, 2012 First Published: 00:18 IST(28/5/2012) | Last Updated: 00:23 IST(28/5/2012) Faced with uncomfortable questions on the lack of clarity in allowing some of its officials to continue in service after retirement, the government has conceded that post-retirement appointment on contract basis is not covered by the rules […]
Nearly 700 scientists quit DRDO in six years, says Govt
NEW DELHI, December 5, 2012 – THE HINDU Nearly 700 scientists have resigned from India’s premier military research body DRDO in little less than six years from 2007, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on resignation of scientists from Defence Research and […]
‘Strategic nature of work doesn’t give DRDO special powers’
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 05, 2012, 17:43 ZEENEWS.COM New Delhi: DRDO is a subordinate organisation under Defence Ministry and does not enjoy any special power or autonomy because of its strategic nature of work, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply to question whether DRDO enjoys a […]
Lokpal: Team Anna to fast from July 25 at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
CNN-IBN- May 21, 2012 at 07:10pm IST Jalgaon: With the Lokpal Bill once against stuck in the Rajya Sabha, Team Anna on Monday announced that it would to go on a fast again from July 25 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. While addressing a press conference in Jalgaon (Maharashtra) even as the Rajya Sabha was […]
