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NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is moving forward as a future-ready force, with a strong emphasis on indigenous equipment, which has now become a “strategic necessity”, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Thursday.Speaking to reporters in Jaipur after the Army Day parade, General Dwivedi said the Army is progressing with well-trained soldiers, modern equipment…
NEW DELHI: Senior Indian Police Service officer Rakesh Aggarwal was on Wednesday appointed as the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Aggarwal, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as Special Director General in the anti-terror agency. He had also been holding the additional charge of the DG, NIA,…
NEW DELHI: General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday the Army is ready to induct women in the infantry but that is contingent on societal acceptance.Stressing that women should not be seen as a “vulnerable commodity”, the General, during a media briefing, said the Army’s focus is on “gender neutrality”. “If standards are same, if capabilities…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections are entitled to general category posts if they secure the cutoff marks stipulated for general category.The ruling by a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine G Masih was inspired by SC’s landmark verdict…
As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, Zohran Mamdani will officially assume office as the mayor of New York City, marking the start of his term with two separate swearing-in ceremonies.The Democrat’s team has planned a private oath-taking with family at midnight, followed by a public ceremony in the afternoon outside City Hall….
MOHALI: Ashok Kumari Goyal, wife of former additional advocate general Krishna Kumar Goyal, was found strangled to death in her home, while the family’s servant was discovered tied to a chair. According to police, the murder was committed with the intention of robbery. The robbers bound the servant and fled with jewellery and cash. Krishna…
MUMBAI: The Irdai on Friday, fined Reliance General Insurance Rs 1 crore in Hyderabad for routing unauthorised payouts through marketing and awareness expenses that amounted to disguised commissions. The penalty follows Irdai’s examination of transactions across FY19, FY20 and FY21. According to the regulator, the insurer channeled payments to brokers, agents, corporate agents and unlicensed…
A senior Russian military officer has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in southern Moscow, news agency AP reported citing Russian investigators. The blast occurred on Monday morning in the Yasenevo district as the officer was travelling to work. Russian media identified the victim as Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, 56, head…
General degree vs. Honours degree For decades, Indian students have been told that an honours degree is the safer, smarter choice. It sounds more rigorous, looks better on paper and often comes with higher cut-offs. A general degree, by comparison, is seen as a compromise—something you settle for if you don’t make the list.But the…
Kevyn Adams of the Buffalo Sabres attends the NHL (Credit: Getty Images) The Buffalo Sabres are once again at the center of NHL updates, but this time for reasons off the ice. Just days after parting ways with general manager Kevyn Adams, the organization finds itself dealing with the fallout of sensitive contract information being…
