The Nag missiles, which can seek and destroy enemy tanks and can function during day or night under any adverse conditions, have been successfully test fired by DRDO three times in the Pokhran firing range. The indigenously developed anti-tank missiles, which were test-fired on Sunday, are expected to be soon inducted into the Army. DRDO officials said, “The missiles were test-fired during both day and night on Sunday during the trials. All three tests were successful.” The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of DRDO’s designed and developed NAG Missile System (NAMIS) at the cost of Rs. 524 crore…
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A discrimination lawsuit against Scotland Yard over racism and sexism was filed by Parm Sandhu, an Indian-origin top female officer working in the UK’s largest police force. The Indian-origin officer, who works as temporary Chief Superintendent with the Metropolitan Police, claims she was denied promotions and opportunities at work due to her race and gender. The officer is supported by the Metropolitan Black Police Association as they are concerned about the lack of senior female ethnic minority officers. Ms Sandhu, who joined the police service in 1989, rose through the ranks to become Borough Commander in Richmond-upon-Thames. She is one…
An Indian woman from Kerala has won $ 3.2 million in the monthly raffle draw in the UAE. The raffle draw is held at the Abu Dhabi International Airport monthly and it is the UAE’s largest and longest running raffle draw who can buy tickets online. The monthly event has become hugely popular due to its high winning returns, with participants including both residents and those living outside. Indian expatriate Sapna Nair says she wants to put that money to good use for her family and charitable causes. Nair, who has a five-year old daughter, won the jackpot recently. She…
A 55-year old Muslim, who works as a security guard has alleged that he was attacked by members of his own community for reading Ramayana at his residence in Aligarh. Dilshad said that he had been in the habit of reading Hindu scriptures since 1979. The people who attacked him threatened to shoot him if he continued reading the Hindu Holy Scriptures and also took away his Ramayana and Gita. The incident was reported on Thursday, when two youths named Zakir and Samir forcefully entered Dilshad’s house, broke his harmonium and warned him of dire consequences if he continued reading…
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday won both Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat with thumping majority. In spite of Congress trying to create hurdles by going to Supreme Court, both External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Jugal Thakor were declared winners in Rajya Sabha by-polls for two seats in Gujarat. The bye-election was held as the two Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant after BJP leaders Amit Shah and Smriti Irani, who were elected to Lok Sabha, resigned from the upper House. Two Gujarat Congress legislators, Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala, resigned from the State Assembly, after voting against the Congress…
Making provisions easier for NRI’s, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Union Budget that non-resident Indians (NRIs) may get Aadhaar cards on arrival, without the mandatory waiting period of 180 days. The government plans to enable them to apply for an Aadhar card using their Indian passport. As of now, NRIs have to follow the waiting period of 180 days to be eligible for an Aadhaar card. Also Read: Jaitley Presents Union Budget 2018,Rural, Health and Education Sectors Get Major Sops This is the first Budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government after his re-election with a massive mandate. Among…
RSS wing honoured a social media group “Clean the Nation” by giving away an award. The aim of the group was to clean and weedout anti-national elements from the society. Barely after two days after the terror attack in Pulwama in February, the group began their group “Clean the Nation”. It was repeatedly taken down by Facebook, but its Twitter handle @CleanTheNation1 now has over 7,750 followers. “We gave the award to them because we saw how much this group loves the nation,” told Vagish Issar, secretary of RSS-affiliate Indraprastha Vishwa Samvad Kendra. “Many people love the nation, but some…
To commemorate 71st Independance Day, an Israeli company indulged in controversial branding of liquor bottles that sported the image of Mahatma Gandhi. The company ultimately ended up apologising for hurting Indian sentiments This incident irked the conscience of parliamentarians here in India. Rajya Sabha members on Tuesday expressed concern over the picture and this prompted Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu to direct External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar to look into the matter. The brand manager of the company, Gilad Dror, offered its heartfelt apologies to the people of Government of India for hurting their sentiments,” Gilad Dror, the brand manager of the…
As a move to boost the capability of the country’s armed forces and also to replace the aging combat aircraft fleet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved a step closer for bidding for world’s largest deal for going for the purchase of 114 fighter jets. Valued at more than $15 billion, the deal has attracted initial offers from global defense majors, including Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Sweden’s Saab AB. At least 85% of production has to be in India. PM Modi is keen on modernizing the country’s defense forces as in his last term he hardly signed any new…
To spread the teachings of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to mark the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the Gandhi under the initiative ‘Gandhi 150’, BJP president Amit Shah said that the party workers would take out ‘padyatras’ across the country. Addressing party workers from seven assembly segments as part of his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP chief said, “In 2022, our country will be celebrating 75 years of Independence and 150 years of Gandhiji’s birth (this year). “On the occasion of ‘Gandhi 150’, Gujarat BJP workers should set a goal to reach out to the…