Frugal spending and high efficiency, new mantra of China’s PLA: Report
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) 'Living a tight life' seems to be the key focus of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) as it begins multi-pronged campaign to cut down costs, enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
The purported shift in PLA's approach and policy comes as the force embarks on a mission to shed excess flab and become lean and mean…
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Polling ends for elections to 92 urban bodies in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati, Nov 1 (IANS) Polling for elections to 92 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Andhra Pradesh was peaceful, barring minor incidents, State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said on Sunday.
The polling, which began at 7 a.m. in…
Tamil Nadu to set up 26 new POCSO courts, four courts for drug cases
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the establishment of 26 additional special courts exclusively to try cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, strengthening the judicial…
NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Hanoi, to hold talks with Vietnamese leadership
Hanoi, Nov 1 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval arrived in Hanoi on Sunday on an official visit during which he will meet the Vietnamese leadership in line with the India-Vietnam Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.…
CIL marks 51st foundation day with record high output of 70.3 million tonnes in Oct
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Public sector giant Coal India Limited (CIL) marked its 51st Foundation Day on Sunday with its highest-ever monthly coal production and total coal supply, while also achieving the highest-ever monthly supply to the…
Bullet Train Corridor to connect Bengaluru with Hyderabad & Chennai, Vande Bharat linking…
Bengaluru, Nov 1 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday announced that the proposed South Bullet Train corridor would connect Bengaluru with Hyderabad, Amaravati, and Chennai, while a Vande Bharat train service between Bengaluru…
Rahul Gandhi can become PM only in ‘Mock Parliament’: HM Amit Shah
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that if Rahul Gandhi wants to become the country's Prime Minister, he should spend his entire life in a 'Mock Parliament' only, in the real one, "your number will never…
NCB order to freeze 25 properties worth Rs 20.10 crore upheld in pharma drug diversion case
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured confirmation of its order freezing 25 immovable properties with an aggregate invested value of Rs 20.10 crore in an inter-state pharmaceutical drug diversion case, an…
‘Cong sponsored 1984 Sikh massacre, Rahul now rubbing salt into their wounds’: HM Shah
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress' "politics" had led to the "brutal killing" of Sikhs in 1984 and that the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was now "rubbing salt into the…
Democracy murdered during municipal polls in Andhra, says Jagan
Pulivendula (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 1 (IANS) YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday alleged that democracy was murdered in broad daylight during the Municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh as TDP…