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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite. Addressing the nation, the prime minister said India’s action was not directed against any country. Shooting down a low earth orbit satellite is a rare achievement for the country, he said. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 ...

On 25 March 2019, the IAF formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was the Chief guest and the event was attended by various dignitaries. IAF had signed a contract with M/s Boeing Ltd ...

As part of the inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise , AFINDEX-19 which commenced on 18 March 2019 at Pune, a number of activities in planning and conduct of Humanitarian Mine Assistance has been undertaken by all 18 participating nations. The activities includes demonstrations and training on establishing & functioning of Mine Action Center, identification and survey of contaminated areas, mechanical ...

The Bar Council of India has suspended 5,970 advocates from practising law till they pay pending subscription of the Advocates Welfare Fund (AWF). The Advocates Welfare Fund (BCI) Committee resorted to the action after giving several notices and warning to lawyers. The Supreme Court has made it clear that lawyers who do not subscribe to the fund cannot be permitted ...

Supreme Court’s retired judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been appointed as the first Lokpal of the country. President Ramnath Kovind has approved the appointment of Lokpal on Tuesday. Earlier, the selection committee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, eminent lawmaker Mukul Rohatgi decided his name on Friday and after this his ...

The National Green Tribunal has directed six states to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms, failing which they would be liable to pay environment compensation of Rs 1 crore each. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the chief secretaries of Assam, Jharkhand Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand and ...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar died at his private residence near Panaji on Sunday. He was 63. Parrikar is survived by two sons and their families. “Chief Minister passed away around 6.40 pm Sunday,” a senior state government official told PTI. The BJP stalwart’s health, which has been fluctuating for a year, took a turn for the worse in the ...

Result of Gate 2019 Examination has been released. The results of the examination is available on the official website gate.iitm.ac.in (Gate Result 2019). Students can check their Gate Exam Result by going to this website. After the release of the gate resukts, the website of the GATE has crashed, but the candidates do not need to panic. The website will ...

Fugitive billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused in the USD 2 billion PNB fraud case, is living openly in a swanky 8-million pound apartment in London’s West End and is now involved in a new diamond business, a British daily reported on Saturday. Modi, 48, is currently living in a three-bedroom flat occupying half of a floor of the landmark Centre ...

Since its inception, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has undertaken several initiatives to achieve women empowerment through skill development. Increase of women participation in workforce can give further boost to our economy and Skill India mission is committed to facilitate this through equipping women with market relevant skills and lead them to a path of self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship. Following ...