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Four prison officers suspended in Kerala after jailbreak by rape-murder convict
Following the escape of Govindachami, a convict in the sensational Soumya rape and murder case, from the Kannur Central Jail, four prison officers have been suspended for their alleged lapses.
Defence Ministry allocates ₹500 cr for deep-tech R&D under TDF scheme
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved an additional grant of ₹500 crore to support deep-tech and cutting-edge projects as distinct verticals under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme.
Unnati Hooda’s remarkable China Open run ends in quarterfinal defeat to Yamaguchi
Third-seeded Yamaguchi, a two-time world champion, defeated the 17-year-old Indian 21-16, 21-12 in just 33 minutes to book her place in the semifinals.
Shruti Haasan pens emotional note as Kamal Haasan takes oath in Rajya Sabha
Shruti Haasan celebrates Kamal Haasan’s Rajya Sabha debut with a heartfelt post as he takes oath in Tamil and begins his political journey.
‘Smiles became their voice’: Sirsa joins specially abled children for tree plantation at Van Mahotsav event
As part of the ongoing mega plantation drive under Van Mahotsav 2025, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ...
Cong condemns MP Assembly order banning slogans and protests
The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Friday strongly condemned an order of the state assembly, which bans protests and raising slogans in its premises for the monsoon session beginning July 28 ...
Principal Secy to PM reiterates Modi’s clarion call of ‘reform, perform, transform’
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra, on Friday appreciated Narendra Modi’s vision of Vikshit Bharat by 2047, and underscored the importance of his mantra -- ‘reform, perform, and ...
Akhilesh Yadav: If schools are shut in UP, SP will launch ‘PDA Pathshala’ in villages
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday announced that if the Uttar Pradesh government closes primary schools in the name of "merger", party workers will go to villages and run PDA ...
Odisha approves Rs 869.8 cr investment in renewable energy projects
The approval was accorded during the 12th meeting of the Single Window Committee (SWC) held yesterday, under the chairmanship of Vishal Kumar Dev, Secretary, Energy Department.
MoD signs Rs 2,000-cr deal with BEL to boost Army’s air defence capabilities
The contract was signed and exchanged by senior MoD and BEL officials in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh here on Friday.
NHRC issues notice to UP govt on man’s suicide over police torture
The National Human Rights Commission on Friday served a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over news of a man ...
DRDO successfully tests next-gen anti-armour missile ULPGM-V3 from UAV platform
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted flight trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area ...