National
File covers made by Tihar inmates find takers in SC, HC, Delhi Govt Depts
New Delhi : In a move aimed at reform and rehabilitation, at least 50 convicted inmates of Jail No. 2 at the Tihar prison complex have been engaged to manufacture paper file covers and file boards, which are being procured by the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and several Delhi…
Read More »Himachali becomes first blind Indian woman to scale Mt Everest
Shimla : Chhonzin Angmo, a tribal woman from a remote village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, suffers from total blindness but she has never let her visual impairment stand in the way of her dreams.Angmo, who idolises Hellen Keller, believes deeply in her words of wisdom — “The only thing…
Read More »EC allows booths to distribute unofficial voter ID slips at 100 metres from polling station entrance
New Delhi: Seeking to rationalise poll day management, the EC on Friday decided to allow parties and candidates to set up booths to distribute unofficial voter identification slips at 100 metres from the polling station entrance.Till now, the limit was 200 metres from the “polling location”.In another move aimed at…
Read More »India to make strong case with FATF to put Pakistan back in “Grey List”, block World Bank funds
New Delhi : India will highlight Pakistan’s persistent support for terrorism and its funnelling of multilateral funds for arms procurement to build a strong case for reinstating Islamabad on the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog’s ‘grey list’, and block funding from the World Bank.On April 22, Pakistan-trained terrorists…
Read More »Earth observation mission: When ISRO’s trusted workhorse PSLV suffered a rare setback
Sriharikota: ISRO’s most trusted and versatile launch vehicle, PSLV on Sunday suffered a rare setback when it failed to inject an earth observation satellite into the desired orbit.Boasting of an excellent strike rate–a mere three failures in 63 launches so far, PSLV was expected to deliver yet again with ease…
Read More »If women can fly Rafale in IAF, why fewer of them in Army Legal Branch? SC asks centre
New Delhi, May 14: If a woman can fly Rafale fighter jet in the Indian Air Force, then why are fewer women officers in gender neutral posts of Judge Advocate General (legal) branch of the Army, the Supreme Court wondered recently and questioned the Centre’s rationale on a 50-50 selection…
Read More »PM Modi on Operation Sindoor: “Terror and Talks Cannot Go Together”
New Delhi, May 12:In a strongly worded address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the Indian armed forces for their decisive and courageous execution of Operation Sindoor — a massive counter-terror strike targeting militant infrastructure across the border in Pakistan. Hailing the bravery and determination of…
Read More »Border regions come back to life as fog of war lifts
New Delhi: After teetering on the edge for nearly a week, border regions in the north experienced a less fraught day, with no shelling, no sightings of drones, and a comparatively lighter yoke of emergency measures.New Delhi and Islamabad reached an understanding Saturday to halt military actions with immediate effect…
Read More »India Shows Resolve in Operation Sindoor: DGMO & Air Marshal Address Nation
New Delhi, May 11 : In a solemn and assertive press conference, India’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, paid tribute to the five armed forces personnel and civilians who lost their lives during Operation Sindoor. Calling them “fallen colleagues and brothers,” he stated, “Our…
Read More »Indo-Pak: PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting
NEW DELHI, May 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday with top government functionaries, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, a day after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop military actions. NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff…
Read More »
Govt bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India
New Delhi: The government has barred communication infrastructure providers, including those involved in cloud-based …
