The National Informatics Centre, which designs government websites, has said that it has no information about who has created the Aarogya Setu app and how it has been created. The Chief Information Commission has pulled up the NIC, which comes under the ministry of electronics, and issueda showcause notice to […]
Suspension of international flights extended till Nov 30 amid Covid-19 crisis
The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till November 30 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. “However, the international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” the Indian aviation regulator said […]
Imran Khan punched above his weight; snubbed by Saudi Arabia, Iran
Saudi Arabia and Iran, the Sunni and Shia shoulders of Islam, refused to allow Pakistan missions to hold public events to observe the 27 October anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India as a Black Day, a departure from previous years that signals Pakistan’s shifting equations in West Asia. […]
JEE candidate in Assam allegedly used proxy to appear in exam; scores 99.8%
Police in Assam are probing a case of a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains candidate allegedly using a proxy to appear in the test on his behalf during the examination held in September this year. According to a FIR lodged by Mitradev Sharma at the Azara police station in Guwahati, […]
Delhi schools to remain closed until further notice; 1,330 new seats added to higher education institutes
While announcing that all schools in the Capital will remain closed until further notice keeping the Covid-19 situation in mind, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that school students graduating this year will have more opportunities as the government has added around 1,330 seats in the state’s higher […]
Dismiss Nitish Kumar govt immediately over Munger firing, Grand Alliance tells PM Modi
Amid the first phase of polling for the Bihar assembly election, the opposition Grand Alliance (GA) comprising RJD-Congress and Left parties on Wednesday came down heavily on chief minister Nitish Kumar over the Munger police firing incident calling it brutal and a reflection of the state government’s total inability to handle law […]
ED takes CM Vijayan’s former secretary M Sivasankar into custody
The Kerala high court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by suspended IAS officer, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former secretary M Sivasankar in connection with the gold smuggling case. Customs and the Enforcement Directorate opposed his bail plea saying that he was aware of the smuggling activities of […]
NIA raids several locations across Kashmir in terror-funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Srinagar, including the office of Greater Kashmir newspaper and the residence of human rights activist Khurram Parvaiz in Sonwar in connection with ‘unaccounted funding’. The offices of NGO Athrout are also being raided. The NIA has registered a new […]
2 terrorists killed in J-K’s Badgam in encounter with security forces: Police
Two unidentified terrorists were killed by security forces in an encounter on Tuesday night in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and J-K police launched a joint cordon-and-search operation at Machama in Chadoora area of Budgam district around 7pm on Tuesday following a […]
India registers 43,893 new Covid-19 cases as tally nears eight million
A day after India reported its lowest daily novel coronavirus (Covid-19) count since July, the country logged nearly 44,000 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its overall tally closer to the eight million mark, the Union health ministry’s dashboard showed on Wednesday. With 43,893 new Covid-19 cases in the […]
Campaigning for phase-2 of Bihar polls begins; Modi, Rahul to address rallies today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address rallies for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar on Wednesday. The rallies will coincide with the first of the three-phase polling in the state. Modi will address meetings in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, and Patna, where voting will be […]
Defence minister Rajnath Singh to address top brass at army commanders’ conference
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will address the top brass at the ongoing army commanders’ conference, officials said. The minister’s address is expected to touch on different aspects such as the security situation along the borders, modernisation of the armed forces and achieving self-reliance in the defence sector. The four-day conference, […]
Indian Air Force to get a big Rafale boost, 16 fighters to land by April
The Indian Air Force’s strike capability is set for a boost with 16 omni-role Rafale jet fighters to be inducted into the Golden Arrows squadron by April 2021 and with France’s biggest jet engine maker Safran ready to make fighter engines and ancillaries in India, people familiar with the matter […]
Rajya Sabha poll: BJP candidate Naresh Bansal files nomination
Senior BJP leader Naresh Bansal filed his nominations on Tuesday as the party’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls from Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Pradesh BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Madan Kaushik, Minister of State for Higher Education Dhan Singh Rawat and a host of party MLAs accompanied […]
‘Corruption hurts development’: PM Modi calls for transparent admin process
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday singled out corruption as the biggest enemy of transparent and responsible administrative processes. PM Modi was addressing the national conference on vigilance and anti-corruption via video conferencing. “It is imperative for development that our administrative processes are transparent, responsible, accountable and answerable to the […]