Ten police personnel, civilian driver killed as Naxals strike in Dhantewada
Dantewada: Ten police personnel and a driver were killed after Naxals blew up the vehicle in which they were traveling in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday, police said. This was the biggest strike by the Maoists on the security forces in the state in the last two years. The blast, carried out using an Improvised […]
Conflicts in last few decades established pre-eminence of aerospace power: IAF chief
New Delhi: India has the capability and the will to respond to any security challenges at a level that it deems appropriate, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Tuesday, in comments that came amid a lingering border row in eastern Ladakh and Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism. The Chief of Air Staff also said conflicts […]
New injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis developed
New Delhi: Scientists have developed a new injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis that they say reduces inflammation and also regenerates the cartilage. Osteoarthritis affects over 520 million people worldwide who deal with pain and inflammation. It is typically induced by mechanical or traumatic stress in the joint, leading to damaged cartilage that cannot be […]
Insurance ‘scam’ in JK: Plea challenging IT Rules amendment
Misleading information has potential to fan separatist movements, says Centre
Mumbai: False and misleading information has the potential to fan separatist movements and intensify social and political conflict, the Central government told Bombay High Court on Friday while responding to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s petition challenging an amendment to the Information Technology Rules. Citing a study, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), further […]
No lawyer can go on strike or abstain from court work, says SC
Asks HCs to set up panel for grievance redressal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said no lawyer can go on strike or abstain from court work and asked all high courts to constitute ‘grievance redressal committees’ headed by their chief justices to address the problems of advocates. A bench of Justices MR Shah and Ahsanuddin Amanullah acknowledged members of the Bar might have […]
India, US facing same security challenge from China: US Commander
Washington: The US is providing assistance to its critical partner India to enhance capabilities that it might need to defend its border with China and also develop its own defence industrial base, a top American commander has said, stressing that New Delhi and Washington face the same security challenge from Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region. […]
Twitter to restrict visibility of tweets that violate its policy
New Delhi: Social media platform Twitter will allow freedom of speech but not “freedom of reach” as it will restrict visibility of tweets that violate its rules, the company said in its policy update. Twitter will initially apply the visibility filter on tweets that are found violating hateful conduct rules and expand it to other […]
Army-BSF synergy conference held in Jalandhar
Chandigarh: A synergy conference between the Army and the Border Security Force was held in Jalandhar in Punjab on Tuesday and common issues of operational preparedness, joint training and contemporary operational challenges were discussed. The conference was held at the Vajra Corps headquarters. Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps, presided over the […]
Migrants can’t be denied ration cards if population ratio under NFSA not properly maintained: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre and state governments cannot deny ration cards to migrant workers solely on the ground that population ratio under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) has not been properly maintained. Observing that every citizen should benefit from welfare schemes, a bench comprising justices MR Shah and Ahsanuddin […]
MHA to prepare SOPs for journalists
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to prepare standard operating procedures for the safety and security of journalists in the wake of three assailants posing as media persons killing gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, sources said. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]