Author: DA Correspondent

IAF monitoring situation along Indo-Pak border; ready for Balakot-type strike: new IAF Chief Bhadauria

Monitoring developments; ready for Balakot-type strike, says new IAF Chief

9:04 pm September 30, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is monitoring the developments along the western front and is prepared to carry out a Balakot-type strike, if directed by the government, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria said after taking charge of the IAF on Monday. Bhadauria, who has around 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]

Interests of Haryana BJP leaders denied tickets will be kept in mind: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Haryana Assembly polls: Seven MLAs denied BJP ticket

8:41 pm September 30, 2019

Chandigarh: Two ministers are among the seven MLAs who have been denied a BJP ticket in the first list of 78 candidates announced by the party on Monday for the October 21 Haryana Assembly polls. While Vipul Goel was sitting MLA from Faridabad, Rao Narbir Singh represented Badshahpur constituency in Gurgaon district. Besides, Deputy Speaker […]

IIT Delhi, Ayurveda institute to develop herbal wound dressing, fumigation device for wound healing

Hike in fees for IIT MTech courses not for existing students: HRD ministry

9:50 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: The HRD Ministry said on Sunday that the recent hike in fees for M Tech courses at Indian Institutes of Technology will not impact existing students. It said the hike will be applicable on fresh admissions only and “needy students” will be provided necessary financial support. “There is no fee hike for the existing students. […]

SDMC: Rs 50K fine on ‘bhandara’ organiser for thermo-plastic use

9:45 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: Stepping up its anti-plastic campaign, the SDMC on Sunday imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the organisers of a ‘bhandara’ (community meal) in Chirag Delhi for using plastic material and littering the place, officials said. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has been running a campaign to urge people to shun single-use […]