New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) to eight capital acquisition proposals worth over Rs 54,000 crore. For the Indian Army, AoN for procurement of 1350 HP engine was accorded to upgrade the present 1000 HP engine for the T-90 Tanks. This will enhance…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) In a significant step towards improving mental well-being of the nation’s defence personnel, the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on research and training aimed at enhancing mental health support and…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused both BJP and the AAP of betraying farmers and asserted that the peasants will never forgive these parties for working against their interests. Attacking the two parties for their policies on agriculture, Kharge said, “It seems that the two anti-farmer parties have now…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, was in India to advance the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. He met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Paparo, who participated in the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, also…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Thursday first till 2 pm and later for the day, after members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and other parties created a ruckus on the issue of delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. As soon as the House re-assembled at 2 pm, DMK members…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court recently granted interim protection from eviction to nearly 19,000 street vendors in Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune in Maharashtra. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the order, stating, “The exercise to accommodate the 19,792 street vendors or 14,000 and odd…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its inclination to transfer the money laundering case linked to the 2020 Kerala gold smuggling scandal from Kerala to Karnataka. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal was hearing the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) transfer petition, filed in 2022, seeking to shift the…
Washington/New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) An Indian postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University has been detained by US immigration authorities for his alleged anti-Semitic posts on social media and close ties with a known senior advisor to Hamas. Badar Khan Suri, who was studying and teaching on a student visa, was arrested by masked agents outside…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) DMK MPs Kanimozhi, T Siva along with other MPs on Thursday staged a protest on the issue of delimitation in Parliament House premises, saying it will have a “potential impact’ on the state. Speaking to the reporters, DMK MP Kanimozhi said, “Our leader Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin has…
Ashoknagar, A minor incident during Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav’s visit to Kareeladham in Ashoknagar district today caused a brief disruption as his physical balance was disturbed. However, he quickly regained composure and continued with his scheduled activities. Dr. Yadav was participating in a Color Panchami event at Kareeladham, located in the Bahadarpur police jurisdiction….
