Jammu: (Nov 22) The Centre has approved an increase in the number of person-days provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to 150 for Jammu and Kashmir, a move welcomed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare had recommended extending the benefit of additional employment of 50…
Bengaluru: A case of electoral fraud has been registered by police here following a complaint alleging large-scale inclusion of fake voters in the Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency voter rolls in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to the FIR, the complainant, Y Vinoda (39), resident of Nallurhalli in Bengaluru, alleged that unidentified officials…
Thiruvanthapuram: A case has been registered after a fake video of the Chief Election Commissioner related to the local body election in Kerala circulated on social media platforms, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered a case after the fake video was found during cyber patrolling operations on Friday. Police…
By Vinay Rao Niyat” is a Hindi/Urdu word that means intention, motive, or inner purpose. It refers to the true mindset or sincerity behind an action In sport, as in governance, intention — Niyat — determines direction. Hyderabad cricket today finds itself in a moment where intention matters more than ever. Some within the system…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Johannesburg and the two leaders took stock of progress in cooperation in diverse areas, including defence and security, critical minerals, trade & investment and people-to-people ties. PM Modi met Albanese hours after he arrived in South Africa to attend the G20…
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sunil Ambekar on Friday said many positive changes have been introduced in history textbooks, and the epithet ‘the great’ is no longer used to describe Mughal emperor Akbar or Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan. Although the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has brought these changes, “nobody has…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday announced that it will hold a rally on December 14 at Ramlila Maidan here, against the alleged “vote chori”. It alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is now a “blatantly partisan player” that is “destroying” the very concept of a level-playing field for all political parties during…
Faridabad: Ongoing probe has revealed that Al Falah University, which has come under the scanner following the busting of a “white-collar terror module” and the blast near Red Fort, had long-standing links with terror operatives, sources said on Friday. They said fugitive Indian Mujahideen bomber Mirza Shadab Baig — wanted for a series of explosions…
Every time an Indian military aircraft goes down—especially one built indigenously—a predictable chorus springs to life. The naysayers awaken, foreign arms lobbies turn hyperactive, and social-media warriors with little understanding of aviation technology rush to ridicule India’s capabilities. Worse, a private TV news channel promoter, who imagines himself an expert in all things under the…
Russia’s offer to open the full technological vault of its fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter to India is not just another defence deal—it is a strategic earthquake. For the first time in independent India’s history, a major global military power has proposed unrestricted access to an entire fifth-generation fighter ecosystem: engines, stealth materials, avionics, sensors, AI-enabled…
