Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, Corps Commander of the White Knight Corps, visited Rajouri to strengthen civil-military ties, and recognize the pivotal role of local communities and veterans in maintaining peace and stability in the region, a press release said on Saturday.
Former champions Mithun Manjunath and Sourabh Varma banker on their experience to pack off their much younger opponents while holders Chirag Sen and Anmol Kharb had an easy outing in the second round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament on Saturday.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Chetan Sharma on Saturday said that India skipper Rohit Sharma should open for the upcoming Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday highlighted the importance of 'Dharma' as duty, saying that it is written in Chanakya Sutra how only the nations which follow dharma (as duty) can live in peace and happiness.
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Saturday, accused the BJP and RSS of undermining the freedom struggle and called for the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over Ambedkar remark.
Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar slammed the centre on Saturday for not even visiting Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-onto-death at the Khanouri border between Punjab and Haryana to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers' demands.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena on Saturday visited the city's Rangpuri Pahari area and said that the Aam Aadmi Party government has not provided basic facilities in the area.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called upon the Chief Ministers, Governors and people of the northeast to spare no effort to make the region drug-free, adding that the larger target is to make entire India drug-free.
Describing the Rann Utsav as an "unforgettable experience," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to visit Gujarat's Kutch to attend the Rann Utsav and said that it will be a "lifetime experience."
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released the commemorative environmental calendar at Dharamshala in Kangra on Saturday, marking 50 activities to be undertaken during the Golden Jubilee Year of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPPCB).