Siliguri: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday criticised former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the delay in fencing the India-Bangladesh border, saying neither the state nor the country can remain safe without secure frontiers. Amit Shah alleged that his repeated requests to the state government to provide land for border fencing had Read More…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha showed signs of improvement on Friday as water levels in major rivers receded below danger marks, with no significant rainfall reported, allowing authorities to accelerate restoration efforts. However, the relief may be temporary, as the India Meteorological Department has forecast rain across the state from Friday to August 27, Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on today interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth, highlighting the rapid growth of the country’s private space sector. The startups are working across areas including rockets, reusable launch vehicles, satellites, advanced propulsion, space intelligence, space debris removal and AI-based weather technology. Modi Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the requirement of prior legal practice for candidates seeking entry into the judicial service, while providing a limited transitional relaxation. Candidates applying under notifications issued between May 25, 2025 and March 31, 2027 can appear without prior practice. Those selected will undergo one year of Judicial Academy training Read More…
Maharashtra: CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Friday demanded an inquiry into the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Junior Engineer recruitment examination, alleging irregularities in the results. Speaking to reporters at his residence, Abhijit Dipke claimed that some candidates who had scored very low marks in other examinations performed exceptionally well in the MMRDA recruitment Read More…
Pune: Former Army chief General Manoj Naravane on Thursday said China is likely to remain India’s main long-term competitor across multiple domains, while the threat of terrorism has largely driven New Delhi’s focus on Pakistan.Speaking on India’s security challenges from its neighbours, Naravane said Pakistan and China belong to different strategic categories, despite India having Read More…
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night said its answer key challenge system is designed to ensure fairness for all candidates and rejected concerns that the process is expensive. The answer key challenge is an online process through which candidates appearing for examinations such as JEE Main, NEET and UGC-NET can raise Read More…
New Delhi: Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is on an official visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, with the two sides discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral defence and security cooperation. During the meeting, Modi recalled his recent discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her visit to India Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for closer engagement among government departments, universities and young people to bring fresh ideas and perspectives into policymaking. Chairing the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India, Modi emphasised the need for effective use of artificial intelligence in governance while stressing that human Read More…
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has directed public institutions to give preference to locally produced goods and services while making official purchases, officials said on Thursday. The move has been taken under the direction of Prime Minister Balendra Shah to promote the use of domestic products across government establishments. The directive requires government offices to implement Read More…