Ahmedabad, December 1 Polling began at 8 am on Thursday for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region and southern parts of the state to decide the fate of 788 candidates. The voting is being held…
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Indian Army trains kites dogs to bring down enemy drones
New Delhi, November 30 Facing threat of drones from across the Himalayas, the Indian Army has trained kites and dogs who work as a team to prey on enemy drones. The use of two trained animals was demonstrated during the ongoing exercise “Yudh Abhyas” between India and the US….
View More Indian Army trains kites dogs to bring down enemy dronesChina to India: Military drill with US violates spirit of border pacts
New Delhi, November 30China has reacted sharply to the joint Indo-US military exercises being held near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and claimed that it “violates the spirit” of the border agreements signed with India.The two-week joint training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 22”, which began on November 19, is being…
View More China to India: Military drill with US violates spirit of border pactsGDP growth dips to 6.3% in second quarter
New Delhi, November 30India remained the fastest-growing major economy in the world during the July-September quarter though its GDP growth slowed down to 6.3 per cent mainly due to poor performance by the manufacturing and mining sectors as well as due to the moderating of a favourable base effect.The economy…
View More GDP growth dips to 6.3% in second quarterChina-made drones from Pakistan major challenge, says BSF DG
New Delhi, November 30 The government has sanctioned Rs 30 crore to procure surveillance cameras, drones and other monitoring gadgets for the BSF deployed to guard Indian fronts along Pakistan and Bangladesh even as it is deploying 5,500 security cameras in the front areas, the chief of the paramilitary…
View More China-made drones from Pakistan major challenge, says BSF DGUnlawful conversion to invite jail term for 3 to 10 years, Uttarakhand Assembly passes stricter Bill
Dehradun, November 30Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed a stricter anti-conversion Bill making unlawful conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of at least three to a maximum of 10 years.It also passed a Bill granting 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the…
View More Unlawful conversion to invite jail term for 3 to 10 years, Uttarakhand Assembly passes stricter BillIslamic State leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle
Beirut, November 30 The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday without giving further details. Little had been known about al-Qurayshi, who took over the group’s leadership following the death of his predecessor,…
View More Islamic State leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battlePunjab minister Inderbir Nijjar’s calls Punjabis ‘bewakoof kaum’, apologises after comment stirs controversy
Amritsar, November 30 AAP leader and Punjab Local Bodies Minister Dr Inderbir Nijjar on Wednesday invited criticism from several quarters for his controversial remarks regarding the Punjabis. Interacting with the media in Amritsar, Nijjar while trying to make a point regarding the need for crop diversity and dwindling ground…
View More Punjab minister Inderbir Nijjar’s calls Punjabis ‘bewakoof kaum’, apologises after comment stirs controversySenior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV
Chandigarh, November 30Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from NDTV on Wednesday, as per an announcement made through an internal mail of the news broadcaster.This came a day after channel’s founder promoters— Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy— resigned as directors on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited.RRPR, a promotor…
View More Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTVGujarat Assembly polls: Congress urges EC to take action against channels allegedly airing opinion polls ahead of voting
New Delhi, November 30 The Congress has urged the Election Commission to take strict action against the alleged airing of “sponsored” opinion polls on the Gujarat assembly election ahead of voting in the first phase on Thursday and claimed it was a brazen attempt to influence the electorate. They…
View More Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress urges EC to take action against channels allegedly airing opinion polls ahead of votingSitting on tanker rudder for 11 days, 3 migrants arrive in Spain from Nigeria; ask for asylum
Madrid, November 30 Three migrants who arrived to the Canary Islands from Nigeria after enduring 11 days on a tanker rudder have asked for asylum in Spain, local authorities said on Wednesday. The three Nigerian men were hospitalized upon reaching the port of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria on Monday…
View More Sitting on tanker rudder for 11 days, 3 migrants arrive in Spain from Nigeria; ask for asylumIndia GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in July-September quarter, in line with RBI projection
New Delhi, November 30 India’s economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, official data released on Wednesday showed. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 8.4 per cent in the July-September quarter of 2021-22, according to data released by the National Statistical…
View More India GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in July-September quarter, in line with RBI projectionIndia GDP growth slips to 6.3 pc in Q2, dragged down by manufacturing, mining sectors
New Delhi, November 30 India’s economic growth slowed down to 6.3 per cent in the July-September quarter of this fiscal, dragged down mainly by the poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors, official data showed on Wednesday. However, India remained the fastest-growing major economy as China registered an economic growth…
View More India GDP growth slips to 6.3 pc in Q2, dragged down by manufacturing, mining sectorsCops ‘cane-charge’ protesting labourers marching towards CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur
Parvesh Sharma Sangrur, November 30 After struggling for hours to prevent labourers from marching towards the residence of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Dreamland Colony on Patiala road here, police on Wednesday allegedly cane-charged the protesters to disperse them. After getting time for a meeting with CM Bhagwant Mann…
View More Cops ‘cane-charge’ protesting labourers marching towards CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur‘Making bad films is not a crime, but…’: Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid stands by his comments on ‘Kashmir Files’
Jerusalem, November 30Unfazed by the widespread criticism of his comments against the Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”, Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he “knows how to recognise propaganda disguised as a movie”.Reacting to the backlash he received for calling…
View More ‘Making bad films is not a crime, but…’: Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid stands by his comments on ‘Kashmir Files’