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BJP wants J&K to get full statehood again at ‘right time’: Ram Madhav

04 Jul 2020 03:54 AM IST

BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav has said that the party would support the restoration of full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir at a “favourable time” in future. Talking to IANS, he said, “BJP’s Jammu & Kashmir unit is of the opinion that statehood should be given back when the

With 14 ministers, Scindia gets a big share in MP Cabinet

03 Jul 2020 05:55 AM IST

Jyotitaditya Scindia must be a happy man today as he has managed to get a substantial share for his supporters in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan ministry in Madhya Pradesh. With 14 nonMLAs bagging ministerial berths, the 33-member state cabinet has a considerable presence of Scindia’s men. In the process, the

Cancellation of Tablighi visas on case-to-case basis: Centre to SC

03 Jul 2020 05:54 AM IST

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that cancellation of visas of 2,679 foreigners from 35 countries in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi was done on a “caseto-case basis”. The top court was hearing a petition challenging the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs to blacklist

India won’t back down: Nikki Haley on Chinese app ban

03 Jul 2020 05:54 AM IST

Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has hailed India’s action to ban 59 apps linked to Chinese firms including Tik Tok and said New Delhi is continuing to show it will not back down from China’s aggression. “Good to see India banning 59 popular apps owned by Chinese

Shah stresses on more tests to flatten Covid curve in NCR

03 Jul 2020 05:45 AM IST

Union Home Minister emphasises on more Rapid Antigen Testing facilities in meet with CMs of Delhi, UP and Haryana.

IOC sets up joint venture firm for LPG business in Bangladesh

03 Jul 2020 05:44 AM IST

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has set up a joint venture with Bangladesh’s RR Holdings Ltd for LPG business in that country. The joint venture company will import LPG for sale in the local market. In a statement, the company said: “IOC Middle East FZE, Dubai, a whollyowned subsidiary of

Punjab Police books banned SFJ’s Pannu, another member for sedition

03 Jul 2020 05:44 AM IST

A day after Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) was declared a designated terrorist by the Union Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Punjab Police on Thursday registered two separate FIRs, in Amritsar and Kapurthala, against him and his associates. The list includes an active SFJ

Rafael unveils multi-missile launcher

03 Jul 2020 05:37 AM IST

The new launcher and the missiles will be co-produced in Poland.

INS Jalashwa brings back 687 Indians from Iran

03 Jul 2020 05:37 AM IST

INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for the operation Samudra Setu, entered Tuticorin harbour on Wednesday early morning with 687 Indian nationals embarked from Bandar Abbas, Iran. Thus far Indian Navy ships have brought back 920 Indian citizens from Iran. The embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the

IAF develops airborne locust control system

03 Jul 2020 05:37 AM IST

Anticipating locust attack, the Ministry of Agriculture signed a contract with M/s Micron, UK, to modify two Mi-17 helicopters for spraying atomised pesticide to arrest locust breeding in May 2020. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the UK-based firm would be able to manufacture and supply the modification kit to IAF only

IAF SASOS’ CONFERENCE AMIDST INDIA-CHINA LAC TENSION

03 Jul 2020 05:36 AM IST

Indian Air Force Senior Air Staff Officers’ (SASOs’) conference was inaugurated by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on Wednesday. The meet was conducted through video conferencing, in a first of its kind effort in the backdrop of the prevailing security environment and Covid-19 pandemic. The

DRDO all set to take on adversaries with state-of-the-art weapon systems

03 Jul 2020 05:35 AM IST

DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy on Thursday stated that air-to-air missile Astra, Software Defined Radio, Pinaka munitions and Land Attack Cruise Missile are state-of-the-art systems developed by DRDO which can very well be utilised by the Indian armed forces to take on any adversary. After the Defence Acquisition Council’s approvals