NEW DELHI: The Army will roll out a new combined physical test (CPT) from April next year, under which even senior officers like Brigadiers, Major Generals and Lt Generals will have to prove fitness twice a year. CPT merges the existing battle physical efficiency test (BPET), for officers and soldiers up to the age of…
BHOPAL: The first cases of children’s deaths in Madhya Pradesh after consuming cough syrup were reported on September 3, but it was only on September 16 that the administration recognised the severity of the situation and began a survey to check children’s health in Parasia block of Chhindwara district.The exercise gained pace two days later,…
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah of failing to protect land and dignity of the people by sitting idle on Land Grant Rules, 2022, which has barred the renewal of the leases of hotels and other institutions, risking their eviction and government takeover.She said her party…
(L to R) Air chief marshal A P Singh, naval chief admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, army chief general Upendra Dwivedi and CDS general Anil Chauhan at the National War Memorial on the 93rd Indian Air Force Day, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: IAF’s “bold and precise” attacks on targets in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor showed…
NEW DELHI: For the first time, India will establish an apex federal agency for planning and monitoring the entire transport sector, similar to institutions in developed countries. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi and attended by five cabinet ministers and their secretaries dealing with this sector.Sources said the agency…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday raised questions with the Election Commission of India (ECI) following its ‘analysis’ of Bihar’s voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). In a statement, the party’s Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) said the ECI released the final list of 7.42 crore registered voters for the upcoming…
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has hit a roadblock amid seat-sharing talks, with smaller allies making large demands as the assembly elections inch closer.Citing sources, news agency PTI reported that both BJP and JD(U) are likely to contest on 102 and 101 seats respectively to manage the…
NEW DELHI: Days after an advocate hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Punjab Police on Wednesday registered several FIRs over objectionable social media post targeting Gavai.According to Punjab Police, the FIRs were registered after several complaints were received in various districts of the state against more than 100 social media handles.A…
NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, the national regulatory authority on quality of drugs, issued an urgent alert to states and union territories on Wednesday after children’s deaths were linked to contaminated cough syrups.The regulator asked state and UT drug controllers to ensure that manufacturers comply with drug-testing rules, monitor production during inspections,…
Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the recent bridge collapse in Mirik. Targeting PM Modi, Banerjee said that Bengal is “not Gujarat,” referencing the 2022 Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, which…
