Jaitley to chair crucial DAC meeting
New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will this Saturday chair a crucial meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest body in the Defence Ministry that decides on procurements for the armed forces. A number of “significant” issues are likely to come up for discussion in the meeting and some proposals may be cleared, sources said here on Wednesday.
Modi’s second radio show on November 2
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold his second round of Mann Ki Baat radio programme on November 2. Modi has invited people to share their thoughts, comments and examples of good governance initiatives that have left an impression on their mind. “looking forward to the 2nd Mann Ki Baat radio programme on Sunday 2nd November 2014 at 11am,” the PM tweeted.
UGC asks varsities to celebrate Patel’s b’day
New Delhi: The UGC on Wednesday asked the universities to celebrate as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' as the birth of anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31. The HRD Ministry backed commission has also asked institutions to organise events and take pledge to uphold unity and security of the nation. They have been asked to also organise panel discussions on the contrubution of Sardar Patel, debates, publicise his works and screening of documentary films on his life.
incursion during Xi’s visit uncommon: ITBP
New Delhi: The ITBP, which guards the Sino-Indian border, on Wednesday said that the incursion by China in ladakh during the recent visit of its President Xi Jinping to India was “uncommon” as it had gone on for a fortnight, unlike past episodes which had lasted no longer than 10-15 minutes. "It was uncommon as normally such incidents do not last for more than 10-15 minutes. When they come, we show them a banner telling them that the territory is of India's and ask them to go back. They normally do. But this time the incident lasted for long,” ITBP Director General Subhas Goswami said at a Press conference here.