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Air Marshal SP Dharkar assumes charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff
New Delhi: Air Marshal SP Dharkar, an accomplished fighter pilot with 3,600 hours of flying experience, on Thursday assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff.He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh who became the Chief of Air Staff on September 30.Air Marshal Dharkar has flown various types…
Read More »Fight against caste-based discrimination not a battle to be won overnight: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fight against caste-based discrimination is not a battle that can be won overnight and it requires sustained effort, dedication, and the willingness to confront and challenge societal norms that perpetuate inequality.The top court observed that the Constitution stands as a testament…
Read More »German NSA holds talks with counterpart Doval, Jaishankar
New Delhi: German NSA Jens Plötner on Thursday held separate talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as part of preparation for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to India later this month.Scholz is visiting India to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra…
Read More »Cyber Attacks Major Threat To National Security: President Murmu
NEW DELHI, Oct 1: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyber attacks have emerged as a major threat to the national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them. She said the country’s security concerns extend beyond…
Read More »Congress run by ‘Tukde Tukde’ Gang and Urban Naxals, it hates even Ganpati Puja: PM Modi
WARDHA, Sept 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the “ghost of hatred” has entered the Congress and dubbed it as the “most corrupt” party which he alleged was being run by the “tukde tukde” gang or divisive elements and urban Naxals. Further targeting the main opposition party, Modi…
Read More »NGT directs J&KPCC to provide details of action taken against pollution of wetlands
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board to provide details regarding the action it has taken against those polluting and destroying the wetlands and waterbodies in the union territory.The tribunal also sought several details from the UT’s forest, ecology and…
Read More »Election petition can’t be rejected at threshold where there is substantial compliance of law: SC
New Delhi: Election petition should not be rejected at the very threshold where there is a “substantial compliance” of law, the Supreme Court on Friday said as it dismissed a plea of Manipur MLA challenging the decision of the high court which refused to dismiss a plea against her election.A…
Read More »Govt scraps minimum export price thresholds on Onion, Basmati Rice
New Delhi: The government on Friday scrapped the minimum price thresholds for onion and basmati rice to boost outbound shipments and enhance farmers’ income.The decision to remove the Minimum Export Price (MEP) on both onion and basmati rice comes ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.Haryana along with Punjab…
Read More »Supreme Court Grants Bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Excise Policy Case
New Delhi ,September 13: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The case was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has…
Read More »Sitaram Yechury is no more
Srinagar September 12: J&K State Committee CPI(M) pays rich tributes to Comrade Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary CPI(M), who passed away today after a brief illness in AIIMS, New Delhi. Comrade Yechury joined the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in 1974. He was elected as national President of SFI. A…
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Amarnath Yatra to remain “temporarily” suspended
Srinagar, Jul 25: Authorities in Kashmir on Saturday said the Amarnath Yatra will …
