In the first serious escalation between the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Raj Bhawan, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has shot off letters to Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the transfer of 48 officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) on April 1. … Read more
For eight-year-old Ananya Yadav, the schoolbag containing Hindi, English and “ginti ki” (maths) books is her most prized possession, a medium to one day become an “IAS adhikari” and “protect the country”. So, when a shed close to where the bag was kept caught fire during a demolition drive in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar on … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced that 15 places in Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts would be renamed in accordance with “public sentiment and Indian culture and heritage”. Dhami said the move is aimed at inspiring people by honouring great personalities who contributed to the “preservation of Indian culture”. … Read more
Police have taken into custody a 25-year-old driver in connection with the alleged rape of a German tourist in Hyderabad. The woman, 25, was allegedly raped on Monday by a man who offered to show her and her German friend around the city in a car. “The accused is a driver by profession but not … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained six members of a family, including four women, for allegedly helping the militants involved in last week’s Kathua encounter in which four policemen were killed. Sources said the six detained were family members of an overground worker who is already in jail for allegedly providing logistical support for militants … Read more
CONSIDERED one of the main reasons behind the AIADMK and BJP falling apart in 2023, K Annamalai may step down as BJP Tamil Nadu president as alliance talks between the parties gather pace. But, say BJP sources, it won’t be as “punishment” – rather due to caste equations. Should the parties fight the 2026 state … Read more
Brace for an intense summer as India is set to experience hotter-than-usual temperatures between April and June, with a significant increase in heatwave days, particularly in central and eastern regions, and the northwestern plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Monday. IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, addressing an online press conference, said that most parts … Read more
Iqbal is an Urdu word which is often difficult to translate with exact meaning into English. But it is most commonly used to denote authority, power, glory or the high position of a person, group of persons or an organisation/government as the case may be. The Regiment of Artillery’s motto says, ‘Sarvatra Izzat-o-Iqbal (Everywhere with … Read more
Four people, including the principal, vice-principal and teacher, of a private school in Noida were booked on Saturday for allegedly hurting and assaulting a 10-year-old student with special needs. Officials said the school has since been sealed after it was found to be unauthorised. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Sumit Shukla said the teacher … Read more
Senior bureaucrat Sujata Karthikeyan, the wife of former IAS officer and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik’s close associate V K Pandian, has taken voluntary retirement, sources have said. The Centre approved Karthikeyan’s application, made two weeks ago, on Friday. Karthikeyan, a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, was considered one of the … Read more