New Delhi: Twenty-two acceptance of necessity (AoN) have been accorded by government authorities for induction of several DRDO-developed systems worth approximately Rs 1.30 lakh crore to be manufactured by Indian industries in 2025, officials said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering at an event, DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat said the efforts of DRDO have given…
Jaipur: A global platform where startups and young entrepreneurs from Rajasthan can get funding and mentoring will be held in Jaipur from January 4-6, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Thursday. Chairing a review meeting on the preparations of the Rajasthan DigiFest-TiE Global Summit 2026, Sharma said it is expected to draw over 10,000 participants,…
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has finalised 10,231 polling stations across the metropolis for civic polls to be held on January 15. In a release issued on Thursday evening, BMC said 4,386 of these will be located in government and semi-government buildings, 702 in cooperative housing societies, and 5,143 in private buildings. The polling stations…
Kolkata: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has issued a detailed set of instructions to all district election officers (DEOs) to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalised groups in the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a notification said. According to an official communication on Wednesday, the guidelines were…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Karnataka BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar and lauded his feat of cycling from Bengaluru to Kanniyakumari. The 70-year-old Kumar achieved the feat of bicycling 702 km over five days after recovering from a rare neurological condition that had left him bedridden for months. “Shri S….
Few geopolitical questions today are as volatile—or as selectively interpreted—as China’s claim over Taiwan. Beijing insists that reunification is inevitable, lawful, and historically ordained. Much of the world urges restraint, dialogue, and maintenance of the status quo. Between these positions lies a hard truth: there is no single, universally accepted answer—only competing narratives, legal interpretations,…
The decision of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, to drag its long-running dispute with Dr. Neeraj Kumar to the Supreme Court has raised troubling questions—not just about administrative judgment, but about the reckless use of public money to pursue what increasingly appears to be a personal vendetta. NIPER Mohali has…
With Assembly elections approaching in Assam, West Bengal, and Puducherry, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political trajectory for 2026 is no longer speculative—it is visible, deliberate and assertive. The Modi–Amit Shah combine continues to dictate the tempo of national politics, and increasingly, even their critics are forced to acknowledge this reality. It is telling that Prashant…
A new year isn’t just a change in the calendar. It marks a pause in our lives—a time where we look back, understand the present, and chart a course for the future. Each new year brings with it new hopes, new resolutions, and new possibilities. It’s a moment when we look within ourselves and ask…
On a sanctified day, as instructed by the sage Bruhadaswa, Markandeya began to recount how Kuvalaswa, the son of King Bruhadaswa, under the guidance of the seer Udanka, set forth to vanquish the demon, Dundhu. Bound by solemn oath and filled with radiant zeal, he advanced as though proceeding to a joyous festival. His ministers,…
