New Delhi, July 14 -- Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and Delhi-based historian Meenakshi Jain have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
In a notification issued late Saturday night, the Union Home Ministry said President Droupadi Murmu in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha.
The President nominates 12 people of eminence in various fields to the Rajya Sabha. The new nominations come in the wake of vacancies created due to the retirement of previously nominated memb...