Saturday, August 13 2005 16:31 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Sanjaya Baru, Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been promoted to the rank of Secretary.

The promotion has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet, official sources said.

Baru, who was Additional Secretary, will be now in the rank and pay of a Secretary, they said.