President appoints new Governors for 8 states in major rejig

New Delhi (IANS) In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed eight new governors giving them charge of administration of new states. While many were transferred, others were new appointments.

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai,…

Lord Jagannath willing, there will be proper Rath Yatra next year, says CJI

New Delhi (IANS) In a major reshuffle, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed eight new governors giving them charge of administration of new states. While many were transferred, others were new appointments.

P.S. Sreedharan Pillai,…

IAF to procure 10 anti-drone systems for border deployment

New Delhi (IANS) After a drone attack at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jammu, the force has decided to procure 10 anti-drone systems to stop such attacks in future in the border areas.

The force has floated a Request for Information…

Pakistan finding it hard to conceal contacts with Israel

New Delhi (IANS) As Pakistani officials work on keeping the Taliban away from India, Prime Minister Imran Khan and his advisors have to try and dodge political bullets with lousy denials of contact with Israel they are finding increasingly hard to…

Possibility of Pak internal groups targeting Hafiz Saeed can't be ruled out

New Delhi/Lahore (IANS) There are sections in the Pakistani society who feel that those of the likes of Hafeez Saeed, Sajid Mir, Asghar Rauf, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi are elements who are solely responsible for the ever deteriorating relations between…

Twitter losing immunity due to non-compliance of IT Rules: Centre to Delhi HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1, on four counts: Chief compliance officer not being appointed; the position of the resident grievance officer is vacant;…

Bhima-Koregaon accused Stan Swamy dies seeking bail

Mumbai (IANS) Ailing octogenarian tribal rights activist Fr. Stan Lourduswamy -- an arrested-accused in the sensitive Bhima-Koregoan case and awaiting bail on medical grounds -- passed away here on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Swamy's…

Ex-Minister Anil Deshmukh ducks ED date thrice

Mumbai (IANS) While moving the Supreme Court for protection against coercive action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the embattled ex-Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh skipped an ED summons for the third time in a week, this time, accusing…

Taliban captures 700 trucks, Humvees from Afghan forces

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) An investigation of imagery posted on social media concludes that in June, the Taliban captured a staggering 700 trucks and Humvees from the Afghan security forces as well as dozens of armoured vehicles and artillery systems,…

First International Partnership to save children and future from third COVID wave

Ranchi (IANS) Specialized doctors from the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Texas and University of Illinois, USA, Sunday imparted online training to several hundred Jharkhand doctors,on critical care, preparation of Pediatric…