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‘SAD will not allow tinkering with MSP’

24 Jul 2020 07:05 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal once again said on Thursday that they would not allow tinkering with the MSP or assured marketing of wheat and paddy. He said that Congress’s 2017 assembly election manifesto clearly states that the party would amend the state APMC Act to

DETAILED GUIDELINES FOR SHOOTING MUSIC VIDEOS

24 Jul 2020 07:04 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday approved detailed guidelines for shooting of films/music videos during Unlock-2 period in the state, with restriction of 50 persons at the shooting venue, along with strict adherence to other Covid safety protocols. Rupinder Singh `Gippy Grewal’, Ranjit Bawa and Gurpeet Ghuggi

Army man shoots self

24 Jul 2020 07:04 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: A 41-year-old army jawan allegedly shot himself dead with his licensed pistol while on duty on Wednesday night. Victim has been identified as Manoj a native of Jharkhand. Victim’s family has been informed about the incident and the body has been shifted to GMCH 32 for postmortem. As information

Post Galwan, Army needs to be future-ready

24 Jul 2020 06:59 AM IST

This time China went wrong in assessing India’s resolute response along the LAC, next time it will be prepared. India, and the Army in particular, should now be ready to counter the Dragon.

DRDO sets up a Covid testing facility in Ladakh

24 Jul 2020 06:59 AM IST

DRDO has established a Covid-19 testing facility at the Leh-based laboratory Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) to enhance the rate of testing to identify the corona cases in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The testing facility will also help in keeping close watch of the infected persons. The

Boeing to provide aircrew training support

24 Jul 2020 06:58 AM IST

Boeing will provide aircrew training support for the Strategic Airlift Capability’s multinational fleet of C-17 aircraft under a new US Air Force Foreign Military Sale contract for a C-17 Weapon System Trainer (WST) that will be stationed at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. “The NATO Airlift Management Programme provides Strategic Airlift

Navy’s largest solar power plant commissioned

24 Jul 2020 06:58 AM IST

Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, commissioned a 3 MW solar power plant at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, on Thursday, via virtual conferencing. This is in line with the Government of India initiative of ‘National Solar Mission’ to achieve 100GW of solar power by 2022. The solar

Extra-judicial killings can never become an instrument of state policy

24 Jul 2020 06:56 AM IST

In a democracy, we must remember the rule of law is not a means to an end, but an end in itself.

Indian PMs and the art of not learning from the past

24 Jul 2020 06:56 AM IST

Rajiv Dogra’s new book takes a deep, perceptive look at the role played by Prime Ministers in shaping India’s foreign affairs. The author, however, could have written more on the maverick P.V. Narasimha Rao, says Utpal Kumar.

Unveiling the layers of elusive Mohini

24 Jul 2020 06:55 AM IST

Anuja Chandramouli’s novel Mohini: The Enchantress intends to bring back a poignant LGBTQ character into the mainstream consciousness that was obliterated in Indian mythology. She talks to The Daily Guardian about her new novel. Excerpts:

Books to look out for this week

24 Jul 2020 06:54 AM IST

Slices of Life Richa Gupta Bluerose Publishers, Rs 298 The book is a collection of short stories or vignettes that provide an immersive and entertaining experience of diverse scenarios of life in motion. They are slivers of existence with the ingredients of plot and characters, sprinkled with human emotion, pervaded

Forced to do ‘Krrish’ alongside Hrithik: Kangana Ranaut

24 Jul 2020 06:51 AM IST

Actress Kangana Ranaut has hit back with yet another startling revelation. On Thursday, the Twitter account of Kangana Ranaut, which goes by the name Team Kangana Ranaut, shared that the actress was forced to do Hrithik Roshan-starrer Krrish. In a series of tweets, Kangana clarified that she never dated Aditya