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PM Modi to visit Indonesia to attend G20 summit
According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, during the Bali summit, G20 leaders will deliberate extensively upon key issues of global concern under the summit theme of "Recover Together, Recover Stronger". Three working sessions will be held as part of the G20 summit agenda, namely on food and energy security, health and digital transformation.
Concerted international efforts needed to counter threats like cyber attacks, info warfare: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh was addressing the officers of the Indian Armed Forces, Civil Services as well as those from friendly foreign countries during the 60th National Defence College (NDC) course convocation ceremony.
Concerted international efforts needed to counter threats like cyber attacks, info warfare: Rajnath
Singh was addressing the officers of the Indian Armed Forces, Civil Services as well as those from friendly foreign countries during the 60th National Defence College (NDC) course convocation ceremony. During the convocation ceremony, 80 officers from the 60th NDC Course (2020 batch) were awarded the prestigious MPhil degree from the University of Madras.
'Long fight that we have won': CBI on Nirav Modi's extradition
Nirav Modi, who allegedly cheated Punjab National Bank (PNB) of over Rs 11,000 crore, is likely to be extradited soon to India from the UK as he lost his appeal in the High Court. Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay, who heard the appeal earlier this year, delivered the verdict that allowed the fugitive businessman's extradition to India, according to reports.
Will ensure trust of people not only through words, but through my work: CJI Chandrachud
After the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Chief Justice Chandrachud reached the Supreme Court premises and paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. He said heading the Indian judiciary was a great opportunity and responsibility. He said that serving common people was his priority and he will work for all the citizens of the country.
'Very embarrassing', SC adjourns demonetisation hearing as Centre fails to file affidavit
On October 11, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and RBI to file comprehensive affidavits on the 2016 demonetisation decision and also keep the files ready in connection with Centre's letter to the RBI, the decision of the RBI Board, and the demonetisation announcement.
Delhi's air quality continues to be 'very poor', schools reopen today
As per the SAFAR system, the overall Air quality Index of the capital city was reported 329 in the very poor category. The concentration of both PM 2.5 and PM 10 in the environment was recorded at 329 under very poor category and 216 under very poor and poor category respectively this morning.
Justice DY Chandrachud sworn-in as 50th Chief Justice of India
Justice Chandrachud took the oath at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit, Supreme Court judges' and other dignitaries. On October 11, former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit named Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the senior most judge in the Supreme Court, as his successor.
Insurgency in Northeast reduced by 74%, Maoist violence by 55%: MHA
It also said that since 2014, there was a reduction of up to 55 per cent in Maoist violence incidents in the country in 2021. In the report, the MHA stated that there has been a great improvement in internal security of the country. According to the Home Ministry, the security in the north eastern states of India has improved significantly since 2014. These states have recorded the least number of incidents of militancy and deaths of security forces and civilians in 2020.
Why the Army is so interested in festivals in a restive Meghalaya
The Rising Sun Water Fest -- 2022 was organised at the Umiam Lake in Meghalaya (close to Shillong) between November 3 and 5. This was the first time that such an event was organised at the picturesque location and it did witness participation from teams across the country and also brought in a large number of tourists. The organisers were the state governments of Assam and Meghalaya with help from the Indian Army's Eastern Command.
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