Day: July 26, 2019

God-given opportunity to fight in Kargil, says Colonel

8:27 pm July 26, 2019

Chennai: Reminiscing India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil war fought against Pakistan, a colonel said fighting in the war was a god-given opportunity as many soldiers retire without seeing action. Colonel K V Madhusoodan, who was with 108 medium regiment, one of the three artillery regiments that played a key role in the conflict, said […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Man held for duping people on pretext of installing mobile towers

8:25 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: A 28-year-old Delhiite was arrested for allegedly duping more than 500 people in Kerala, Assam and Maharashtra on pretext of installing mobile towers, police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ritesh Sharma, a resident of Uttam Nagar, they said, adding efforts are on to nab his associates. The accused used […]

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

India will become self-reliant in defence production in next 5 years: DRDO chief

8:24 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Satheesh Reddy asserted on Friday that India will become completely self-reliant in defence manufacturing in the next five years and will not need critical technologies from outside. He said India is self-reliant in a number of areas such as radars, electronic warfare system, torpedoes and communications […]

Tunisia prepares for polls after death of president

8:21 pm July 26, 2019

Tunis: Tunisia is gearing up for snap elections as early as September following the death of president Beji Caid Essebsi, amid uncertainty over who could step forward to run the North African country. Essebsi, the country’s first head of state elected in nationwide polls, died Thursday at the age of 92, triggering fears of political […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

HC junks plea to direct govt not to disengage guest teachers in schools, imposes Rs 10K cost

8:17 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 while dismissing the plea seeking direction to the Delhi government not to disengage guest teachers. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner organisation, Dilli Athithi Shikshak Sangh, wanted “legal appointment of illegal appointees” […]