Rajesh Kumar Singh, currently serving as secretary for the department for promotion of industry and internal trade, has been appointed as the new defence secretary. He will initially take on the role of OSD in the ministry before succeeding the current defence secretary, Aramane Giridhar, who is set to retire on October 31, 2024.

The parents of the post-graduate trainee doctor told the CBI that several interns and physicians from the hospital might be involved in the crime

The approval for the metro projects in Thane and Pune comes a few months ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, the poll dates for which are yet to be announced