NEW DELHI: US govt has approved proposed sale of equipment and follow-on support worth $1.1 billion to India for multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters already being inducted by Indian Navy.The Biden administration notified the US Congress that India wanted to procure 30 multifunctional information distribution system-joint tactical radio systems, advanced data transfer systems, external fuel tanks,…
NEW DELHI: A flagship initiative towards internationalisation of Indian education, Study in India (SII) Portal, received a record 72,218 students from 200 countries for the academic year 2024-25. After a significant jump in numbers which started in 2014-15, followed by a significant decline due to Covid, the renewed multi-pronged effort of govt seems to have…
NEW DELHI: From the academic year 2026-27, CBSE schools will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system – standard and basic – for science and social science subjects. This move aligns with the existing dual-level system for mathematics. The Board plans to extend this to other subjects as well, as part of implementation of National Education Policy 2020.This…
NEW DELHI: Defence ministry on Tuesday gave its preliminary approval for five military modernisation projects worth Rs 21,772 crore, which include fast attack crafts for Navy, electronic warfare suites for Sukhoi-30MKI fighters of IAF and helicopters for Coast Guard.The Rajnath Singh-led defence acquisitions council (DAC) granted the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for the procurement of…
New Delhi: Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will pay a day-long visit to India on Thursday, govt said in an official announcement. During the visit, the king will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. External affairs minister S Jaishankar will also call on the king.Significantly, the visit follows Chinese ambassador to India Xu…
NEW DELHI: A Congress delegation raised concerns with Election Commission on Tuesday over alleged anomalies in updation of electoral rolls and post-poll surge in electoral turnout in Maharashtra elections, leading the poll panel to respond with a point-by-point clarification on all the doubts expressed by the opposition party. The Congress delegation, comprising Rajya Sabha MP…
New Delhi: Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, which seeks to create an enabling environment for investors by promoting “ease of doing business” and delinks petroleum operations from mining, was passed by a voice vote in RS Tuesday.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “This is an important legislation which will boost energy security…
NEW DELHI: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said he does not feel like visiting Delhi due to severe air pollution here and often gives it a second thought every time before coming to the capital. Delhi’s air pollution has been an annual affair with the onset of winter, resulting in curbs on…
NEW DELHI:A soldier, who was part of ‘Operation Rakshak‘ and deployed near LOC in J&K lost his life in extreme climactic conditions, while discharging his duty in the wee hours of a chilly Jan morning in 2013 but his widow was denied Liberalised Family Pension (LFP) despite getting order in her favour from armed forces…
Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, passes away at 69 due to cancer (Picture credit: X) Debbie Nelson, mother of rapper Eminem, has passed away at the age of 69 from complications related to lung cancer. According to TMZ, a representative for Eminem confirmed the news that she died on December 2 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Nelson’s…
