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"India consistently supported us in crisis": Ex-President of Maldives, Moh
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
He highlighted India's role as a "first responder" for the Maldives, emphasising that India's support during critical periods has been fundamental to the stability and security of the island nation.
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"When world is critical of his 'dear friend' Netanyahu, PM Modi will be di
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The Congerss leader pointed out that on May 20, 1960, Jawaharlal Nehru was in Gaza and met with the Indian contingent of the UN Emergency Force there, adding that India issued a commemorative postage stamp in solidarity with Palestine on November 29, 1981 and formally recognised the state
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Shimla Police detain 18 habitual drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in 25-da
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In a major anti-drug operation, Shimla district police have detained 18 habitual and organised drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988 over the past 25 days, sending them to jail for three months as part of a
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Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia takes over as Air Officer Commanding-In-C
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, IAF on February 1, 2026. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 11 June 1988.
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Ashwin terms Daryl Mitchell a "brainy cricketer", highlights his utility a
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Mitchell had an ODI series against India in Indian conditions to remember, as his two back-to-back centuries helped the Kiwis bounce back from the loss in the first ODI to seal the other two matches and get their first-ever ODI series win in India after first playing there in 1988. The serie
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Shimla: Police crackdown on drug networks; 50 repeat traffickers identifie
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh government has launched an aggressive state-wide campaign to eradicate chitta (heroin) and other narcotics. Shimla district police have evolved a new preventive policing model aimed at choking drug supply chains at the street level. Under this model, the district poli
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West Bengal Governor grants sanction to prosecute former Education Board o
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Jana Raj Bhavan Media Cell announced on Tuesday that the West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has granted sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against two former senior officials of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.
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"This milestone belongs to unseen heroes....": Ex-captain MM Somaya on 100
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Somaya also had the honour of captaining India at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, as per a press release from Hockey India.
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CBI books Punjab's Ropar DIG for demanding Rs 8 lakh bribe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The FIR, was filed by the CBI Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Chandigarh, under Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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"Most devastating flood in Punjab...PM needs to be extremely generous": Ma
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Describing the floods as the most severe in Punjab since 1988, Tewari emphasised that both states, being border regions, require not just empathy but sustained financial backing to rebuild lives and livelihoods.
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Prof Shyama Rath assumes charge as member secretary of AICTE
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prof Rath brings an illustrious career spanning over three decades in teaching, research, and academic leadership. She earned her B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Utkal University in 1986, followed by an M.Sc. from IIT Kanpur in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Physics from IIT Delhi in 1994.
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AAP's Manish Sisodia visits Punjab's flood affected areas; distributes foo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the AAP leader, the local elders have compared the disaster to the 1988 devastating floods in the region. The locals have said that while the water from the 1988 floods, which displaced thousands, receded within 2 days, currently it has been 12 days and the water seems to be ris
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