Indian Army to don new combat uniform next year

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army will have a new combat uniform for its personnel aimed to provide more comfort and sustainability, sources said. The new combat dress would be unveiled during the Army Day Parade on January 15 next year.

For…

'Not judging UPA on 26/11': Tewari in damage control mode at book launch

New Delhi (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari's book "10 Flashpoints: 20 years - National Security Situations That Impacted India", in which he stirred up a row by stating that the then UPA government should have acted in the wake of the 26/11 attacks,…

Twitter removes 3.465 state-linked info ops, Twitterati bemoans bigger 'losses'

New York (IANS) Ask a Twitter jock and youll hear metrics like "engagement" and "quality". Dig deeper and it comes down to the crude number of follows. "Oh, she has just xyz follows (and they are bots), I have a thousand more" might be the predictable…

Enforcement task force, 17 flying squads for measures to reduce air pollution, SC told

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court's rap, the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR has told the apex court that it has constituted a five-member enforcement task force to monitor implementation of its directions to curb…

Clashes with China: Indian warships were deployed at forward positions, says Navy Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Indian warships were deployed at forward positions during the border clashes with China at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, said Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday, pointing out that the security situation…

Congress’s attacks Centre says government does not want to give Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the families of Covid victims

Ranchi: State Congress President Rajesh Thakur has accused the Modi government of the Center and the BJP of ignoring the families of Covid-19 victims. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here he said that it is clearly written in…

Government will give Rs 100 per animal per day for the feeding in Gaushalas: Agri Min Badal

Ranchi: Taking a big decision in the matter of care and protection of the animals of the state, the government has decided to give Rsb100 per animal per day for feeding the animals in the state’s Gaushalas.

Earlier this amount was given at…

Apke Adhikar-Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar: More than 7,52,000 applications received so far, 3,55,000 executed

Ranchi: Under Aapke Adhikar-Apki Sarkar Rights, Aapke Dwar programme various types of certificates are also being issued to the beneficiaries, besides the benefits of various government schemes, by organizing camps every day in various panchayats across…

Equity indices extend gains, Power Grid top gainer

New Delhi (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) extended gains from the previous session in early trade on Thursday.

At 9.30 a.m., the S&P BSE Sensex traded at 57,992 points, up 0.5 per cent.

It opened at 57,781 points from the…

In diplomatic setback to Taliban, UN panel fails to recognise its envoy

United Nations (IANS) In a diplomatic setback to the Taliban, the permanent representative of the democratically-elected government of Afghanistan Ghulam Isaczai has received a temporary reprieve after the deadlocked credentials committee failed to…