J&K: Half-a-dozen drones from Pakistan sighted near LoC; believed to be launched for surveillance | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Security forces on Monday launched a search operation after sighting half-a-dozen drones from Pakistan over several forward areas along the Line of Control.According to officials, the movement of the drones from across the border was picked up over Balakote, Langote and Gursai nallah in Mendhar sector at 9.15 pm on Sunday. Indian…

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Maharashtra election row: SC stays cases against psephologist Sanjay Kumar; he had apologised for sharing faulty voter data | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in the complaints registered against psephologist Sanjay Kumar over his tweet pointing out discrepancies in the Maharashtra assembly elections.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice NV Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice on the writ petition filed by Kumar seeking the…

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‘Freedom not on commercial speech’: Supreme Court directs comedians to apologise; asks Centre for guidelines | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed five social media influencers, including India’s Got Latent host Samay Raina, to issue a public apology for mocking persons with disabilities. The apex court observed that freedom of speech and expression can’t be applicable to commercial speech hurting sentiments of other community.The court asked the Centre…

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Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation: Is ex-VP under ‘house arrest’? Amit Shah responds | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned due to health reasons and urged people not to read political motives into the development.“Dhankhar ji was sitting on a constitutional post and during his tenure, he did good work according to the constitution. He has resigned…

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Mumbai rains hit flights: IndiGo warns of delays; passengers asked to check status | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Private airline IndiGo on Monday said that continuous rainfall in Mumbai has affected air traffic, leading to minor delays in flight operations.“Our teams are working closely with air traffic control and will get you moving as soon as conditions allow,” the airline posted on X.IndiGo advised passengers to check their flight status…

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‘Hanuman ji first to travel to space’: Anurag Thakur’s interaction with students sparks row; DMK says ‘science is not mythology’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur, during an interaction with school children on National Space Day, asked “who was the first person to travel to space.” When the students answered “Neil Armstrong,” Thakur responded, “I think Hanuman ji was the first person to travel to space.” The exchange has drawn sharp criticism from the…

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CISF set to induct first women commando team into core operations | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Keen to engage women personnel in frontline, operational roles, the Central Industrial Security force (CISF) is set to induct the first-ever all-women commando team into its core operations. Likely to be deployed at airports and sensitive installations post-training, around 100 women CISF personnel will be imparted operational skills, such as physical fitness…

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