Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) contingent rehearsing for the upcoming Republic Day parade. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The ITBP has directed its field units not to entertain pleas of troopers seeking permission to undergo gender change procedure, citing the CAPFs medical wing’s opinion that this may have a “bad impact” on the psychology … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches on five business and residential premises in Chandigarh and Ludhiana, in connection with a case alleging fraudulent activities perpetrated by visa consultants. The accused were involved in arranging forged documents to facilitate U.S. visas for the aspirants. The premises are … Read more
Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State of Education. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Minister for skill development (independent charge) and Minister of State for education Jayant Chaudhay waded into the three-language formula controversy charging Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of doublespeak on the issue of languages, and wanting to turn the issues around it into … Read more
India, has traditionally been among the top troop contributing nations to UN peacekeeping. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian peacekeepers are present in most of our peacekeeping missions and they are serving with commitment, the Under-Secretary General for United Nations (U.N.) Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix said on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) while … Read more
The ED probe is based on a First Information Report registered by the Gautam Budh Nagar police in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. File. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Arif Nisar, founder of Vuenow Marketing Services Limited (VMSL) group, in connection with the “cloud particles [servers]“ case, said an agency official. The agency earlier found that … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The national conference of the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), a central trade union supported by the CPI (ML-Liberation) has resolved to hold joint protests with other trade unions if the Centre implements the four Labour Codes. A resolution adopted at the meeting … Read more
The SKM has decided to campaign across the country against the NPFAM and against the alleged corporate exploitation of farmers. File . | Photo Credit: ANI The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of farmers unions, has welcomed the Punjab Assembly’s resolution against the Centre’s draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM), terming … Read more
The Naval Anti-Ship missile uses an indigenous fiber optic gyroscope-based inertial navigation system and radio altimeter for its mid-course guidance. Photo: X/@DRDO_India The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of a Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The trials, carried out on Tuesday, demonstrated … Read more
Former sarpanch of Harmada Panchayat in Ajmer district of Rajasthan Naurati Devi. File image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam To tackle the challenge of proxy leadership by male relatives of women leading Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), a Union government-appointed advisory committee has recommended imposition of “exemplary penalties” in such cases. … Read more
The holy city of Ayodhya on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) witnessed a massive influx of devotees on Maha Shivratri as thousands gathered to offer prayers at Shiva temples across the city, as the 45-day Maha Kumbh drew to a close.. A surge of devotees from nearby districts descended on Ayodhya to perform the sacred ‘Jalabhishek’, … Read more