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Meet IPS officer Charu Sinha: CRPF gets first woman to head Srinagar sector

Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector, one of the terrorist-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 1, 2020

Karachi (Pakistan), July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles run through a flooded road in the heavy monsoon rain in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on July 6, 2020

Karachi turns blind eye to waterclogged roads, power outage; residents protest

The protesters, carrying placards and chanting slogans, demanded that the drainage system in the areas be improved and roads be repaired and made from scratch.

Aug 31, 2020

Delete Facebook: Step-by-step guide on how to delete your account permanently

Delete Facebook is trending on social media after Mark Zuckerberg's failure to remove Kenosha militia page and calling it "operational mistake." Well, that did not go well.

Aug 29, 2020

Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 paramilitary troops from Jammu and Kashmir

The companies of paramilitary personnel to be taken out of Jammu and Kashmir by this week include 40 companies of CRPF and 20 each of the BSF, CISF and SSB from the Kashmir Valley, officials said.

Aug 19, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 11, 2020. French Army command/Handout via REUTERS

India sends team to Mauritius to tackle oil spill

India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday.

Aug 16, 2020

Coronavirus India update: Record single-day spike of 64,399 cases, tally nears 21,53,011

Out of the overall 21,53,011 coronavirus cases in India, 6,28,747 are active, 14,80,884 have recovered from the deadly virus while 43,379 people have died.

Aug 9, 2020

Civil Aviation expert flagged concerns about Kozhikode airport runway back in 2011

The civil aviation authorities were alerted about the dangers associated with the Kozhikode runway by Captain Ranganathan, Member Ops-CASAC (Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, a government-appointed air safety panel) in a letter dated June 17, 2011.

Aug 8, 2020

People stranded in Hyderabad due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, arrive at Secunderabad Junction railway station to board special trains being run by the Indian Railways to return to their respective nativ

Railways moves to end colonial-era 'khalasi' system of appointing bungalow peons

The Railway Board has said the issue regarding telephone attendant-cum-dak khalasis (TADKs) is under review in an order issued yesterday (August 6).

Aug 7, 2020

Emirates promises 'free funeral' to loyal fliers if Covid infected

Benefits provided under the scheme are medical treatment and hotel quarantine cover and a paid funeral

Aug 6, 2020

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Draft Defence Production policy makes defence sector 'Atnmanirbhar' [Full Text]

The policy aims to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme.

Aug 3, 2020

Amazon aims to hire 'many more' people in India

Amazon is planning to get more sellers on board as the company focuses on digitising a lot of micro, small and medium-sized businesses in India and hiring many more people, a top company executive has said.

Aug 1, 2020

Rafale factory already operational in Kanpur since a year; NO not the jet but pan masala

We've been eagerly waiting for the rafale fighter jets to take off. We didn't know we already had Rafale pan masala in Kanpur.

Jul 30, 2020

Rafale jets in arrow formation as they enter Indian airspace

Five Rafale jets touch down at Ambala Airbase. Watch video

The 'game-changing' Rafales have covered a distance of almost 7,000 km to join the Indian Air Force fleet in Ambala today.

Jul 29, 2020

Even as IPL teams await SOP, ISL clubs handed roadmap for Season 7

The football clubs in season 7 of the Indian Super League have received the Standard Operating Procedure for the games and this time the game will look different, that much is certain.