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Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin became the first woman officer to take over as the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) on October 1.
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 56.01 percent of voters exercising their franchise till 3 pm in the third phase of the assembly polls on Tuesday.
The recent discourse surrounding the Khalistan movement, as aired on the UK-based MATV program Gurdwara MiriPiri, exposes deepening fractures within the proponents of Khalistan in the diaspora.
Chennai/IBNS: The Madras High Court has questioned spiritual leader Sadhguru's intent behind encouraging others' daughters to live lives of hermitness when he got his own daughter married, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no religious structure- be it temple or dargah or gurudwara- can obstruct public flagging the "secular" nature of the country, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal junior doctors have returned to complete ceasework over their demands related to the RG Kar rape-murder incident, more than a week after resuming their services at only emergency units.
Indian religious preacher Zakir Naik, who faces charges of money laundering and hate speech in India, arrived in Pakistan on Monday for a month-long visit.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Hours after the Enforcement Directorate named Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiha in a money laundering case related to the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) land scam, his wife BN Parvathi, has written to the authority offering to return the plots of land that are at the heart of the corruption cases against her family.
U.S. Mission releases new appointments to meet Visa demand
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid tension in the Middle East, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israel counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and stated 'terrorism has no place in our world'.
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a money laundering case filed in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam.
India and Nepal signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for undertaking 12 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) recently.
The 8th edition of India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2024 commenced on Monday, at Surya Foreign Training Node, Auli, Uttarakhand.
Swedish envoy to India Jan Thesleff has appreciated India's space missions and its achievements in the field.
Swedish envoy to India Jan Thesleff has appreciated India's space missions and its achievements in the field.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the Andhra Pradesh government for issuing public statements over the alleged finding of animal fat in ghee meant for preparing laddoos at Tirupati temple, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has demanded Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation "on moral grounds" after the Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been named in a First Information Report following allegations of extortion involving the now-defunct electoral bonds.
Mumbai/IBNS: Fresh summons have been issued to BookMyShow co-founder and chief executive officer Ashish Hemrajani and the company's technical head after they failed to appear before the concerned authority for a probe into the alleged fake tickets being sold online for the concert of British rock band Coldplay in India.
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has slammed a lawyer who used the informal word "yeah" in front of the CJI during a court hearing on Monday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing the case pertaining to the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the intervening night of August 8 and 9.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was "delighted" that veteran Indian actor Mithun Chakraborty was conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2022.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has lashed out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for "dragging" Prime Minister Narendra Modi into his "personal health matters" during a poll campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chennai/IBNS: Proving two speculations true, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has promoted Sports Minister and Chief Minister MK Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, to the post of deputy chief minister and re-inducted former transport minister Senthil Balaji, two days after he got bail in a money laundering case.
Gurez (Jammu and Kashmir): The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not just routine, but a powerful demonstration of India's democratic strength, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Gurugram police lodged an FIR against WhatsApp's directors and nodal officers following the messaging app's refusal to provide information about three accounts linked to an investigation.
New Delhi: Veteran CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat has been appointed as the interim coordinator of the party’s Polit Bureau and Central Committee until the 24th Party Congress, which is scheduled for April next year, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) announced on Sunday.
In a case of road rage in Delhi's Nangloi area, a 30-year-old police constable, Sandeep, lost his life after being dragged by a car late last night, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a road rage case, a 30-year-old police constable died of head injuries after a car dragged him through the road in Delhi's Nangloi area late last night.
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered a stern message to Pakistan during his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York. He warned Islamabad that its longstanding policy of promoting terrorism would have inevitable repercussions, stating, "Actions will most certainly have consequences."
New Delhi: A gold robbery and three shooting incidents have rocked Delhi in the last 24 hours, highlighting a recent surge in criminal activity, media reports said.
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