1,057 personnel awarded Gallantry, Service Medals ahead of Independence Day NEW DELHI: A total of 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, the ministry of home affairs said.The awards include 301 Medals for Gallantry (GM),…
The invitation for the event has been extended by Afghanistan charge d’affaires Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor NEW DELHI: As India and the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan further intensify their pragmatic engagement focused on trade, humanitarian aid, and regional security, the Taliban will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Victory Day in the Afghanistan embassy here on Monday,…
Hours of interrogation, motive still unclear NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked near a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, leaving him with injuries to his hand. One of his security personnel also sustained injuries.Badal, who has a ‘Z+’ security cover, was injured after Jaspal Singh, a man believed…
Sukhbir Badal was attacked at a gurudwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said she was “deeply touched” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “kind gesture” of reaching out to enquire about the health of her husband and party chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked at…
Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people. NEW DELHI: A day ahead of Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to those affected by the Partition of India, remembering their courage and resilience on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.He described the day as an…
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay NEW DELHI: Breakaway Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has urged PM Narendra Modi to appoint a NDA convener, saying it will allow the governing alliance parties to convey their views to him and exchange ideas, more so when Parliament is not in session.He…
Airbus has asked Air In- dia to carry out multiple tests and share the aircraft’s recent maintenance activi- ties as it continues its event assessment NEW DELHI: “The elevators (control up and down movement of aircraft) and ailerons (controls left and right movement) surfaces were lost for around four seconds.” Airbus, in its initial assessment…
After this one-time mega exercise, AI will conduct dope tests according to regulatory requirement NEW DELHI: Over 5,000 pilots of Air India and Air India Express have started undergoing “mandatory substance screening” from Thursday. The airline took this move to “protect and sustain” passenger trust – which had taken a hit after last June’s Ahmedabad…
Several BJP functionaries came out strongly against Rahul and accused him of insulting voters NEW DELHI: BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi on Thursday for using “vulgar and crude” language in targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he appears less like the leader of the opposition and more like a failed stand-up comedian. Several BJP functionaries came…