India assures maldives on defence front
New Delhi: Amid increasing Chinese influence in Maldives, India has assured the archipelago nation that New Delhi will remain its net security provider. The assurance was given during a meeting held between visiting Maldivian Defence and National Security Minister Adam Shareef and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar here on Tuesday. The two sides also decided to deepen and broaden their Defence cooperation, Defence sources said.
upsc pushes 126 more candidates for jobs
New Delhi: As many as 126 more candidates were on Wednesday recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointments to various Government services. These candidates, who have cleared civil services examination 2014, results of which were declared on July 4, last year, were put on a reserved list.
ashutosh maharaj’s biography launched
New Delhi: The first ever biography of spiritual guru Ashutosh Maharaj, founder & Head of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, was launched at the just concluded World Book Fair on Sunday. Written by journalist- turned-author Sandeep Dev, the book titled Ashutosh Maharaj: Mahayogika Maharehasya, was launched in the presence of lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari and senior journalist Ram Bahadur Rai amongst others in the event organised by the publishers Bloomsbury India.
Shakespearean era re-created in Amity varsity
New Delhi: The Shakespearean era was re-created in Amity University during the finale of national level essay competition of ‘The Great Essay 2016’ organised by British High Commission in collaboration with the university this week. Over 250 students from various Universities and Colleges across India participated. They were given a choice to write about a topic of their interest out of four options which included “Uniform Currency Worldwide”, “World Tourism”, “Net Neutrality, “Ethics as a roadblock to Power” and “Changes in India”.
I&B announces winners of r-day contests
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced winners of Republic Day contests on social media platforms. Nine winners from across the country have been invited for the Republic Day parade. While for Graffiti wall, the themes were Start Up India, Stand Up India; Digital Empowerment; Entrepreneurs of Young India amongst others, the response on graffiti was witnessed 419 entries across all themes. Regarding the Poster making contest on Facebook, participants were invited to send posters on three themes; Give It Up - lPG Subsidy, Per Drop More Crop and Save the Girl Child. Total of 432 posters were received by the Ministry.
truck overturns on car, kills 3 in south delhi
New Delhi: A 52-year-old businessman and two of his employees were crushed to death after a truck overturned on a car parked inside an Indian Oil petrol pump in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas on Tuesday night. The car’s occupants were returning to their homes in South-East Delhi from Haryana’sBhiwani district, police said on Wednesday. However, the truck driver managed to escape from the spot and is absconding till now, told police. The deceased were identified as businessman RajivSuri, Rupesh (30) and Bablu Mehto(27).
4 killed in road accident due to dense fog in UP
lucknow: Four people were killed when their car plunged into a canal due to dense fog in Auraiya district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday night when a sedan car fell in Chairee canal culvert turn under Bela police station, police said. The deceased have been identified as Prashant (27), Priyank (23), Shivendra Kumar (25) and Rohit (23), police said, adding that hunt was on for a four-year-old girl who was missing after the accident.