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The year 2024 saw a total of 787 surrenders, mostly by the “engagements” made by the Central Reserve Police Force and its special commando unit CoBRA. File | Photo Credit: PTI Surrenders by Maoists in the first quarter of 2025 have more than doubled from the comparative period last year, with the CRPF activating its intelligence … Read more
Long periods of stay of officers in postings breed corruption, and remedial measures should be taken to ensure that they do not stay beyond the prescribed time limit in any Ministry, a parliamentary panel has said. There has been a rotational policy for all officers but it is not being implemented in toto, the Department-related … Read more
AFSPA extended for six months in the entire Manipur, except the jurisdictions of 13 police stations. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre, was on Sunday (March 30, 2025) extended for six … Read more
Supreme Court has rejected a plea by an activist seeking directions to the Punjab and Haryana governments to take strict measures to control stubble burning. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by an activist seeking directions to the Punjab and Haryana governments to take strict measures to control stubble … Read more
PM Modi stressed the campaign for “catch the rain” by conserving water through various means and asserted that over 11 billion cubic metre water has been saved in the last seven to eight years through such practices. File Photo: Nagara Gopal Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) that various festivals being … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to RSS founder KB Hedgewar at his memorial, in Nagpur, Sunday, March 30, 2025. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is also seen | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (March 30, 2025) visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and paid tributes at the memorials dedicated to … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and paid tributes at memorials dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, and second sarsanghchalak (chief) M S Golwalkar. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was present during Mr. Modi’s visit to the Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh, the administrative headquarters of the RSS. … Read more
Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh with Aparna Yadav, who later joined the BJP, at an Iftar event at Baba Kasim dargah in Lucknow on June 20, 2016. | Photo Credit: file photo With the holy month of Ramzan almost over, many in Uttar Pradesh, including clerics, parliamentarians, political commentators, and common citizens, observed how Iftar parties, which used … Read more
Lawyers during the second day of their indefinite strike over Justice Yashwant Varma’s transfer to the Allahabad High Court, in Prayagraj, on March 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Lawyers of the Allahabad High Court, agitating since Tuesday against the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, suspended their … Read more
A team of U.S. officials is in Delhi for negotiations on the proposed agreement. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Almost 30% of MHA’s takedown notices to X target posts on Union Ministers, government agencies Nearly a third of the 66 takedown notices sent to X, formerly Twitter, by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Indian Cyber … Read more