Day: October 26, 2019

Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

Sig Sauer rifles to be made available to infantry by year-end: Army chief

12:41 am October 26, 2019

New Delhi: Army is working to empower its infantry forces and one of the world’s best rifles, manufactured by firearm major Sig Sauer, will be made available to them by the end of this year, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday. In his closing remarks at the Field Marshal KM Cariappa memorial lecture […]

Queen Elizabeth honours Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood

12:39 am October 26, 2019

London : Shortly after winning her second Booker Prize, Margaret Atwood has received a rare honour from Queen Elizabeth II for her services to literature. The Canadian novelist and poet was presented with an Order of the Companions of Honour in a ceremony at Windsor Castle Friday. She said the experience made her “a bit […]

Hamilton scarred for life by childhood racial abuse, says Wolff

12:25 am October 26, 2019

Mexico City : Formula One’s world champion-elect Lewis Hamilton has been scarred for life by racist abuse that he experienced as a young driver, Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff said on Friday. “When Lewis was younger he was the only black kid among the white kids, and I know he was racially abused on the […]

Cyclonic storm Kyarr: Several boats at sea off Palghar coast

12:21 am October 26, 2019

Palghar : The cyclonic storm “Kyarr” is likely to bring very heavy to extremely heavy rains in coastal Maharashtra, IMD officials said on Friday, prompting Palghar district collector Kailas Shinde to issue a warning to fishermen to not venture into the sea. District fisheries department officials on Friday said 1,411 boats had sailed, of which […]

IRCTC to resume e-catering services from next month

No vacancy for people with disabilities will be filled by any other category: Rlys

12:09 am October 26, 2019

New Delhi: As the protest against “irregularities” in railway recruitment in the disabled category entered the third day on Friday, the railways assured the agitators that no vacancy for ‘divyangjan’ will be filled by any other category. The sit-in protest, which has led to massive traffic snarls in central Delhi since October 23, is over […]

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