Rise in govt blocking social media urls
New Delhi: The number of social media URls blocked by the Government on the recommendation of an official panel has shown a rising trend with 652 web addresses shut down this year alone compared to just 10 in 2014.
37 defence aircrafts, copters crashed
New Delhi: A total of 37 defence aircraft and helicopters have crashed since May 2014 in which 55 people were killed, the Government told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. According to details provided by the Minister of State for Defence, the armed forces lost 25 aircraft and 12 helicopters during the period. Out of the total, the Indian Air Force lost 24 aircraft and five helicopters in crashes since 2014-15 and main reasons for the accidents were human error and technical defect.
cong creates 2 new organisational depts
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday created two new organisational departments — Professionals Congress and Unorganised Workers Congress — to reach out to tax-paying professionals, as part of its revival plan. Party leader Shashi Tharoor, who has been appointed as the new chairman of the All India Professionals Congress, said the idea is to integrate the educated tax-paying professionals of the country and their aspirations for the future of India into the Congress's political system.
Somalia’s FM meets Sushma, MJ akbar
New Delhi: Somalia's Foreign Minister Yusuf-Garaad Omar held meetings with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and MOS MJ Akbar on Tuesday. This is the Omar's first official visit to India. During their meeting, the entire gamut of India-Somalia bilateral relations including issue of piracy and maritime security were discussed.
Govt: 74 tiger deaths recorded in 2017
New Delhi: The Government informed the lok Sabha on Tuesday that 74 tigers have died so far this year, which works out an average of 11 tigers in the first seven months.
4 deaths due to swine flu in RMl, AIIMS
New Delhi: Three persons, including a woman, have died at the Ram Manohar lohia hospital last month reportedly due to swine flu, while one other succumbed to the H1N1 virus at the AIIMS here, officials said.
CBI to probe fake encounters in Manipur
New Delhi: The CBI has constituted a special team of five officers under a Superintendent of Police to look into records of about 95 extra-judicial killings by the army, State police and paramilitary forces in Manipur between 2000 and 2012.
4 killed in road crash on lucknow-Agra E-way
Firozabad: Four persons, including a seven-year-old child, were killed and two others injured when their car met with an accident on the lucknow-Agra Expressway here this afternoon, police said. The accident took place near Datavali under Matsena police station area when the car dashed into the divider, overturned and fell from the bridge, ASP Rajesh Kumar Singh said.