Category: National News
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Cargo ship fire: Indian Coast Guard deploys three ships for firefighting operation
New Delhi : The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) three ships are conducting a firefighting operation after a major fire broke out on the MV Maersk Frankfurt cargo ship near Karwar, Karnataka, which carries dangerous international maritime goods, on Friday. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ships Sujeet and Samrat have augmented firefighting efforts and the operation is…
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Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi to visit Jammu today, review security situation.
New Delhi : Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Jammu on Saturday to review the security situation, officials said. He will be briefed by the formation commanders on the areas being taken by the security forces. A security review meeting with other security agencies is also likely to be held. The Army chief’s…
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UPSC files FIR against Puja Khedkar for ‘faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts’
New Delhi : The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly “faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit”. The Commission said it has also issued her a show cause notice for the cancellation…
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SC seeks Centre reply on plea challenging NEET- SS exam 2024.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea raising allegations of the arbitrary and irrational decision of indefinitely postponing the NEET-SS Examination 2024, taken in a meeting held on February 21. The petitioner has urged the top court to pass an appropriate direction to conduct…
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Electoral Bonds: SC to hear on July 22 plea seeking SIT probe into quid pro between corporates, political parties
New Delhi [India], July 19 : The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear on July 22 a batch of petitions seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged instances of quid pro quo arrangements between corporates and political parties through Electoral Bonds donations. A bench of Chief Justice…
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“Restoration work is underway…”: General Manager North Eastern Railways on Gonda train derailment
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) : The General Manager of North Eastern Railways, Saumya Mathur on Friday said that the restoration work is underway, adding that within a few hours, the upline will be restored. “The restoration work is underway. The checking process is being done and within some hours, the upline will be restored. On the…
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PM Narendra Modi’s monthly radio broadcast, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, to be aired on July 28.
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his monthly radio broadcast, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, for the month of July will air on Sunday, July 28. Taking to X, PM Modi said that he also got numerous inputs for this month’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and he is very happy to see several…
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PM Modi to address BJP workers at party headquarters.
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at the BJP headquarters at around 6:30 pm today and will meet and thank the BJP workers for their efforts in the Lok Sabha election victory. The Prime Minister will meet around 100-150 workers who worked tirelessly for three months, 24 hours a day, to ensure…
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to embark on first official visit to Bhutan.
New Delhi : Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will pay an official visit to Bhutan from July 19 to 20, 2024, which will be his first visit abroad after taking over as Foreign Secretary, the Ministry of External Affairs informed in an official release. During the visit, Foreign Secretary Misri will receive an audience with the…
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“Proud that my son did something for the nation”: Father of braveheart Captain Brijesh Thapa.
Siliguri (West Bengal) : Colonel Bhuwanesh Thapa (retd), the father of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed in action in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, remembered his son and said that he is “proud” that his son has done something for the nation and for the security of the nation.Speaking to a News…