NEW DELHI: Commander Nishant Singh, a handsome young naval MiG-29K The fighter pilot operating from the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, had asked his commander-in-chief for permission to drop “a nuclear bomb on himself” and “willingly sacrifice himself in time of absolute peace” to enter the “spiral of the marriage cemetery. …
Read More »Exam schedule after extended talks: Pokhriyal | India News
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education said on Friday that the 2021 Class X and XII Board exams and other competitive tests would be held after due consultation with students, parents and teachers in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said: “Taking exams is no less than …
Read More »BMC illegal demolition of Kangana’s house, malafide: HC | India News
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday he said that BMC’s action to wipe out renovations in actor Kangana Ranautbungalow in mumbai Bandra zone, was “illegal and arrogant” and “acted by malafides”. Setting aside the September 9 demolition order, a court of Judges SJ Kathawalla and Riyaz Chagla said that …
Read More »SC criticizes states, says Covid situation has gone from bad to worse | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed deep disappointment with state governments for failing to take concrete action against the spread of the coronavirus in the country, saying that “the situation in the last three weeks has gone from bad to worse.” Attorney General Tushar Mehta said the Union …
Read More »After a day of fighting, farmers offered a place of protest in Burari | India News
NEW DELHI: Concrete slabs, concertina wires, trucks full of sand, and nervous police officers firing rounds of tear gas kept the huge crowd of agitated farmers paralyzed at the Singhu border on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway until Friday afternoon. By the time the administration finally relented and offered the Nirankari samagam …
Read More »Bengal: Double setback for TMC when MLA joins BJP, minister leaves Mamata cabinet | India News
NEW DELHI: With the BJP targeting winning candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal and weakening the ruling Trinamool Congress, political circles in the state are ready for the change talks that have already begun. While the rumor about TMC MLA from Midnapore and a chief minister of …
Read More »Indian and Russian satellites a few meters in space; Roscosmos says 224 million, Isro says 420 million | India News
BENGALURU: India’s CARTOSAT-2F remote sensing satellite is “dangerously close” to a Russian Earth observation satellite (Kanopus-V) in close Earth orbit, and space agencies in both countries are closely monitoring them . Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Friday that according to the main information and analysis center TsNIIMash of the …
Read More »India assures Vietnam of all aid in military modernization | India News
NEW DELHI: With an eye on China, India has ensured Vietnam of all possible assistance in modernizing its armed forces, including supplying weapons, training its combat pilots and divers, and enhancing its maritime capabilities. The two countries also decided to publish a new five-year “joint vision statement” next year to …
Read More »War of Words Turns Bitter as Nitish and Tejashwi Trade Personal Spikes | India News
NEW DELHI: Nitish kumar, who is known to remain calm, on Friday lost his cool on the floor of the Bihar Mount as leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav launched a relentless attack on him and even accused the prime minister of being afraid of a girl. “You are lying …
Read More »TMC Heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari Leaves Mamata’s Cabinet; Bengal BJP says ‘we have kept our doors open’ | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of West Bengal Mamata banerjee, who faces one of the most challenging elections of his political career, suffered another setback as a senior on Friday Trinamool Congress Leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned as state transport minister. The BJP said the resignation was a reflection of TMC leaders’ …
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