A total of 855 police and paramilitary personnel were awarded police medals today, including 149 for gallantry in Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal violence affected areas and others, ahead of the Republic Day.
Author: PTI
The Supreme Court today decided to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10 percent reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category.
Union Science and Technology and Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday said the ‘Green Good Deeds’ movement should be launched here in a big way.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, slamming the Telangana Congress for featuring him in a cartoon, asked how would the Congress leaders in Telangana feel if a cartoon with the party’s top leaders was made.
Viswanathan Anand’s quest for a sixth title in the Tata Steel chess tournament suffered a serious setback as he lost to reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the tenth round.
ISRO in its first mission of the new year launched the 700 kg imaging satellite Microsat-R, meant for Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and Kalamsat from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Kemar Roach spearheaded a devastating West Indies fast bowling effort to rout England for 77 in their first innings and put his team in a commanding position on the second day of the first Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.
The Pakistan Army today targeted forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district with mortars and small arms, official said. The Indian Army is effectively retaliating. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms fire and shelling with mortars in Sunderbani Sector since 9.15 am,” the Defence PRO said.
Justice A K Sikri recused himself from hearing the petition challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as CBI interim director today. The top court bench led by Justice Sikri listed the matter for hearing on Friday before a different bench. As soon as the matter came up for hearing, Justice Sikri told senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for petitioner NGO Common Cause, that he would not like to hear the matter and was recusing himself.