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Former Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia has launched a new video series titled “Education Systems of the World and India”, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of quality education in national development.In the first episode, released on…

NEW DELHI: Sameer Kulkarni, one of the seven individuals cleared of charges in the Malegaon blast has accused senior Congress leaders and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of orchestrating a conspiracy to malign the Hindu community and manipulate evidence. Speaking to ANI, Kulkarni alleged that the entire case was built for political gain during the…

IPS officer Sonali Mishra (Image: PIB press release) NEW DELHI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has appointed senior IPS officer Sonali Mishra as its new Director General. This makes her the first woman to head the 143-year-old central security force. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared her appointment and she will hold the post…

NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected a British parliamentary committee report that accuses it of engaging in transnational repression (TNR) activities in the UK, dismissing the claims as baseless and sourced from “dubious” and “discredited” individuals with a history of “anti-India hostility”.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement said: “We have…

LUCKNOW: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh has officially removed cricketer Rinku Singh from his role as the state icon of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program. The decision, approved by the Election Commission of India (ECI), was communicated to the Aligarh district election officer (DEO), citing concerns over political…

NEW DELHI: The embassy of India in Dublin has issued a security advisory urging Indian citizens in Ireland to exercise caution, following a recent rise in physical attacks targeting members of the Indian community.“There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently,” the embassy said in…

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan on Friday assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS)Expert in Gunnery and Missile system, Vatsayan has had an illustrious career spanning over three decades where he has led various diverse array of command, operational, and staff appointments.Who is Sanjay Vatsayan?Vatsyan is an alumnus of several premier…

The Election Commission (EC) released the draft electoral rolls for Bihar on Friday, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted over a month, in preparation for the forthcoming assembly elections.Whilst the consolidated list was not provided, voters can verify their details on the EC’s official website.Prior to the SIR commencement in…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the criminal defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor regarding his “scorpion sitting on a Shivling” comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 should be closed, Live Law reported.A bench, comprising Justices MM Sundresh and NK Singh, heard the matter and, commenting on the case,…