Spread the love President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards NEW DELHI: Govt Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. Paramilitary and police personnel engaged in the successful anti-Maoist operations dominated the police gallantry awards, with 197 of the 301 medals going to...
Lord’s to Lahore: A look at India’s milestone Tests before the 600th at Galle
Spread the love (clockwise from top left): Dravid, Yuvraj and Kaif after Jamaica Test; Brian Lara falls; R Ashwin in Kanpur; Mohammed Shami after his wicket of Mark Craig in Kanpur; A picture of All India Cricket side which played first Test in 1932. Ninety-four years after Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (CK Nayadu) led a motley crew of a resurgent...
Strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Spread the love The earthquake struck offshore in the Flores region An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck Indonesia’s Flores region early Saturday, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).The quake occurred at 3:28 am IST at a depth of 49 km, with its epicentre located at 8.557°S latitude and 121.181°E longitude. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially recorded the earthquake...
Two American jets with same flight number avoid mid-air disaster
Spread the love The two jets were kept at different altitudes and remained safely separated as they passed through the same area. A potential aviation disaster was narrowly avoided near Phoenix after an air traffic controller noticed that two American Airlines jets were operating under the same flight number while approaching and departing the airport at almost the same time.The...
Caste, bank accounts, Covid jabs: Census Phase-II to have 40 questions
Spread the love Data will remain confidential, can’t be used for legal evidence, govt benefits or public disclosure NEW DELHI: The second phase of Census 2027 — involving population enumeration — will, for the first time, capture caste “as declared by the respondent” among its 40 fields, which include new ones such as number of bank accounts, place of Covid...
‘Pretty soon’: Trump vows to claim Hormuz as US territory; Iran hits back
Spread the love Trump’s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a “WALL OF STEEL”. US President Donald Trump Friday said the United States will soon declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz a territory of the US, escalating his rhetoric over the...
Be mindful of strong India-Italy ties, says MEA after Rahul’s jibe at Modi & Meloni
Spread the love At an event Thursday, Rahul had ridiculed PM Modi’s handling of foreign policy. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs Friday urged everyone to be mindful of strong India-Italy ties and the need to be respectful to each other. The remark followed a controversy over Congress member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi as well as party neta Sandeep...
Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead
Spread the love Arday resigned as Cambridge’s professor of sociology of education on August 5 Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned from his post last week following allegations of plagiarism and questions over claims about his achievements, has been found dead in south London.Arday, 41, was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea on Friday afternoon, according...
Public exams to become more transparent, secure and trustworthy: President Murmu
Spread the love Noting that 65% of India’s population is below the age of 35, Murmu said, “This young population is our most valuable asset.” NEW DELHI: Referring to students as “architects of India’s future”, President Droupadi Murmu Friday said govt is undertaking comprehensive steps to reform the public examination system to “completely curb” the use of unfair means, make...
‘First Islamic republic with nuclear weapons’: Netanyahu’s sharp rebuke of UK
Spread the love Netanyahu’s comments came as he also pushed back against a US-backed plan aimed at ending the Gaza war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a sharp rebuke against the UK, calling it the “Islamic republic of Britain” and describing it as a potential “first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons” in a podcast interview.Netanyahu made the comments...
