Day: October 23, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Govt nod to 3,000 more personnel in ITBP, two new commands for guarding China front

8:07 pm October 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday approved a full cadre review, resulting in creation of over 3,000 new posts, and creation of two operational commands for the ITBP that guards the LAC with China. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the cadre review exercise of the force has been conducted after 18 years, the last […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

Centre’s move on unauthorised Delhi colonies: Residents laud decision but want quick implementation

8:05 pm October 23, 2019

New Delhi: Residents of various unauthorised colonies in Delhi on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s move to grant them ownership rights but said that the decision should be implemented soon and not be reduced to a “token” promise ahead of the assembly polls. In a move that will benefit 40 lakh people, the Union Cabinet on […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

China says US has ‘weaponised’ visas to target exchanges

8:02 pm October 23, 2019

Beijing: China on Wednesday accused the US of having “weaponised” the issuance of visas following the reported inability of a top Chinese space program official to obtain permission to travel to a key conference in Washington. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters that the head of the Chinese delegation to the International Astronautical Congress […]

Bibek Debroy pens translations of two Hindu mythological texts

7:56 pm October 23, 2019

New Delhi: Economist and author Bibek Debroy has come out with English translations of two Hindu mythological texts — “Markendya Purana” and “The Bhagavad Gita”, publishers Penguin announced. Both the books, translated from Sanskrit, draw out the subtleties of the ancient texts and enable a new generation of readers to savour its timeless riches, they […]

Indian-origin dentist banned after patient bled to death in UK

7:51 pm October 23, 2019

London : An Indian-origin dentist has been banned from practising dentistry for a year after one of his patients bled to death, hours after he had extracted her teeth in a procedure over two years ago. Tushar Patel was found to have failed to warn the unnamed female patient of the risks involved as a […]