Terror recruitment & stone pelting in Kashmir has dropped this year, says govt
The number of youth recruited for terror from Kashmir in the first three months of this year is almost half that from the same period last year.
This is how political parties can dodge SC’s interim judgment on electoral bonds
Legally, only SBI, which sells electoral bonds, is expected to have details of donors. So, political parties could claim ignorance on who donated to them.
DGCA to seek concrete & credible revival plan from Jet Airways, says official
A senior official of the aviation regulatory body also said that DGCA will extend help within the regulatory framework to help restart Jet Airways.
Inside story of why DGCA is conducting a safety audit of Indigo’s A320neo Airbus planes
Since 2017, Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos have faced emergency landings, smoke-filled cabins and many questions about passenger safety.
What trial court judge said about Sadhvi Pragya while charging her in Malegaon blast case
In his 2017 order, the Mumbai judge noted there was sufficient material to frame charges against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
War of words breaks out between former civil servants over Modi biopic & EC credibility
A second group of ex-civil servants has written to President Ram Nath Kovind to ‘counter’ the first group’s allegation last week that the EC was ‘weak-kneed’.
IndiGo gets show-cause notice from DGCA over Pratt & Whitney engine issue
The aviation regulator issued the show-cause notice to IndiGo's operations and engineering officials, and also conducted a safety audit.
NaMo TV cannot air election material during silence period as per poll law: Election Commission
The poll body has asked Delhi's chief electoral officer to ensure that its directions are followed by NaMo TV in each of the remaining 6 phases of the ongoing elections.
AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel wants a week’s bail for Easter
Christian Michel moves bail plea in a Delhi court, submitting he ‘wishes to attend the holy mass on the Easter day’. His plea will be heard Thursday.
Jammu-Srinagar highway restrictions temporarily relaxed for civilians with no convoys scheduled
Earlier this month on 7 April, civilian traffic had been restricted on the highway for twice a week until 31 May to enable smooth movement of security envoys.
‘Shehzada’ Rahul & Ahmed ‘Mian’ aren’t routine jibes on Congress, they are Modi’s bigotry
This is not a diatribe on how Modi and BJP have lowered the level of political language in India; it is to point out how exactly they do it.
IAS poll observer: With Modi breaking rules, should EC give him special security treatment?
The Election Commission has suspended an IAS officer who had inspected PM Narendra Modi’s chopper in Odisha’s Sambalpur Tuesday.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.