7 November 2013 Current Affairs
Mullah Fazlullah is new chief of Pakistani Taliban
Mullah Fazlullah alias Mullah Radio has been elected on 7 November as the new chief of the Pakistani Taliban following the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike.The decision to appoint the new Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief and his deputy Sheikh Khalid Haqqani was taken during the meeting of the Taliban ruling council.
Prem Narain Appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Overseas Affairs
The central government appointed Prem Narain as the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry in place of Rajiv Mehrishi, who is now new Fertilisers Secretary.Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer, was shifted from the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry to the Department of Fertilisers as Secretary in place of Sudhir Mital who retires this month end.Narain, a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was on a compulsory wait in Women and Child Development ministry.Snehlata Kumar, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as Secretary (Border Management) in Union Home Ministry.