Mother Of Army Officer Major Mustafa Bohara Honoured With Shaurya Chakra

Maj Bohara's Shaurya Chakra was accepted by his parents during the investiture ceremony. Soldiers don't die, rather they go on to live "another life" in the hearts of people, said Fatema Bohara, the mother of Major Mustafa Bohara who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation and received a Shaurya …...Read More

UPSC Cancels Puja Khedkar's Candidature, Debars Her From All Future Exams

The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her identity. The UPSC has said in a statement that Ms Khedkar has …...Read More

Om Birla Pulls Up Gaurav Gogoi For Stopping MPs From Asking Questions

Later, amid disruptions, the House proceedings were adjourned briefly. Noting that all members have the right to express themselves in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday pulled up Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi for apparently preventing fellow party MPs from asking questions. During Question Hour, Congress and …...Read More

Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is on track to achieve the target of 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit by 2025-26. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha as part of her reply to the debate on the budget, she also gave numbers for the outlay on agriculture, rural …...Read More

Do Your Homework, Come Prepared: Judge To Cops In Mumbai BMW Hit-And-Run

The Mumbai police on Monday found itself in a spot with the application of a provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the BMW-hit-and-run incident, among the first high-profile cases under the newly-introduced law that replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code. A woman was killed and her husband injured in …...Read More

"I Am Getting Targeted Because...": Vikas Divyakirti Amid Row Over Basement Deaths

Vikas Divyakirti said that he is being targeted because of deaths in the basement of a institute. Amid the Delhi civic body's crackdown on coaching institutes for violating norms after the deaths of three IAS aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar due to drowning on Tuesday, founder and MD of Drishti …...Read More

Rahul Gandhi In Manipur

Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camps in Jiribam and Churachandpur districts today. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had a message of "peace" for the people of Manipur after he visited relief camps in the violence-hit state. "I want to tell Manipur, I come here as your brother. I want to work …...Read More

Why Are So Many Indian Tech Graduates Unemployable? Blame The 'Cliff Effect'

A young tech graduate, full of potential, steps into the job market, only to find their skills outdated and their opportunities limited. This scenario is all too common in India, where despite substantial investments in higher education, a stark divide has emerged among students, particularly in the computer science stream. …...Read More

Assam Flood Situation Improves But 6 More Die, Death Count Rises To 85

The report said more than 18,80,700 people have been affected by the floods The flood situation in Assam improved on Monday even though six more people lost their lives and almost 19 lakh people remained affected across 27 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of …...Read More

5 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Goa In 2 Days, Orange Alert Sounded

Goa has been witnessing heavy rains since Saturday (File) At least five persons have lost their lives in wall collapse incidents over two days in Goa which received heavy rains on the third consecutive day on Monday, inundating several low-lying areas. A 70-year-old woman and her 51-year-old son were killed …...Read More