Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Sopore sub-division on Saturday carried out searches at 15 locations in connection with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) cases linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami organisation.Police said that in Sopore sub-division searches were carried out at over 15 locations across Bomai, Warpora, Sopore and Tarzoo in connection with a UAPA case linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami network.The ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party was extended by the g…
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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), statutory oversight under the Dam Safety Act, 2021, and digital tools such as DHARMA are strengthening real-time monitoring, inspection and data-driven safety management of Indian dams, the government said on Friday.The nation is shifting focus from dam expansion to safety, resilience and lifecycle management to deal with the increasing age of its extensive network of large dams and changing climatic conditions, an o…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The busting of the Faridabad module was a major success for Indian security agencies. The Faridabad module, which had procured thousands of kilograms of ammonium nitrate to carry out blasts in Delhi and neighbouring areas, failed to execute its plans as agencies managed to bust the network in the nick of time.However, the module managed to execute one suicide attack near the Red Fort.Agencies later learnt that the bomber, Umar Un Nabi, had carried out the blast …
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre has appointed Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan, whose tenure is set to conclude on May 30. Along with assuming charge as the country’s top military officer, Lieutenant General Raja Subramani will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs from the date he takes over the post until further orders.Announcing the appointment, the Ministry of…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Union government notified 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector under the automatic route, paving the way for greater participation by overseas investors, according to a report released on Saturday.NDTV Profit has reported that foreign investment in insurance companies will be subject to compliance with provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938, and mandatory approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) f…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) On April 29 the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) launched a voter registration for a Khalistan Referendum targeting the Sikhs living in India. The venue where the announcement was made was the Karachi Press Club. The SFJ and its chief, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun are both proscribed by the Indian government.Officials say that this shows the open support that the Pakistan establishment offers the SFJ despite the outfit calling for violent attacks in India and also the assassination of …
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parent of IndiGo, opened flat with negative bias on Monday, as global brokerage UBS downgraded the stock and trimmed its price target, citing rising macroeconomic headwinds and sustained pressure on airline profitability. However, it recovered from early losses and were trading at Rs 4,560.50, down by Rs 37.40 or 0.83 per cent during noon trade.UBS lowered its rating on the stock to “neutral” from “buy” and cut its price …
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday alleged that despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated assertions that farmers are the backbone of the nation, ground realities reflect deep distress in the agricultural sector, turning the lives of farmers and farm labourers into what it described as a “living hell”.In a sharply worded editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana, the party accused the central government and the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government of …
Kathmandu, April 23 (IANS) A school building is being constructed at Gauradaha Municipality in Jhapa district, eastern Nepal, with grant assistance from the Indian government. Hikmat Kumar Karki, Chief Minister of Koshi Province; Gitanjali Brandon, Counsellor at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu; and Chhatrapati Subedi, Mayor of Gauradaha Municipality, jointly laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new building at Shree Janata Secondary School on Thursday, the Indian Embassy said in…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Union Government on Friday allowed 15 major banks, including State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank, to import gold and silver from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029. The Union Bank of India and Sberbank have been authorised to import only gold during this period.The notification has been issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).The move is part of the government’s ongoing effort to streamline bullion imports and ensure they are routed thr…