Sarang calls for collective action on climate change at regional policy dialogue

Sarang calls for collective action on climate change at regional policy dialogue

Friday, 16 May 2025 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Framing climate change as a critical threat to India’s agricultural sector, Madhya Pradesh’s Minister for Cooperation, Sports & Youth Welfare, Vishvas Kailash Sarang, on Wednesday, made an impassioned appeal for heightened awareness and collective action. Speaking at the Regional Policy Dialogue on Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture, Sarang...

SP prepares for tough days ahead of changing political situation in UP

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Lucknow

The Samajwadi Party (SP) is bracing for tough days following the fast pace change in political situation after the terror strike at Pahalgam followed by Operation Sindoor. SP is busy in crafting new strategy for enlarging its caste based electoral vote bank — PDA, finds sudden changes in mood of...

Why spurious liquor thrives in Punjab

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh

Even as Punjab reels under yet another hooch tragedy-this time claiming 23 lives, so far, in Majithia area of Amritsar, what emerges is a grim truth the state can no longer ignore — the deadly concoction of methanol-laced spurious liquor continues to be a popular choice among the state's poor. Despite...

CPI(M) MP Brittas writes to Nadda: Mismatch in COVID death figures

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Thiruvananthapuram

CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Wednesday wrote to Health Minister JP Nadda claiming there is a mismatch between the official COVID-19 death toll and the figures according to the recently-released Civil Registration System (CRS) data. The Rajya Sabha member, in his letter, said while the Union government has reported approximately 3.3...

Matter of great pride for me, villagers and country: Air Marshal Bharti’s father

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Purnea (Bihar)

For the parents of Director General of Air Operations Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, the heroic role played by their son during ‘Operation Sindoor’ is yet to sink in. “It’s a matter of great pride for me, the villagers and the country that our forces gave a strong reply to terrorists....

Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar appointed UPSC chairman

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar has been appointed chairman of the UPSC, according to a Union Personnel Ministry order. The post of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairman fell vacant after the completion of Preeti Sudan’s tenure on April 29. Kumar’s appointment was cleared by President Droupadi Murmu, according to the order...

Railway stations illuminated to cheer Operation Sindoor

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

In honour of the indomitable courage and valour displayed by the Indian Army during Operation Sindoor, railway stations across the country lit up in a radiant tribute. Indian Railways organised this unique initiative to express its deep gratitude towards the brave soldiers of the Nation. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Gujarat to...

India redefines deterrence with Operation Sindoor: Expert

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

India unveiled a new national security doctrine through its Operation Sindoor and exceeded its strategic aims of destroying terrorist infrastructure and demonstrating its military superiority over Pakistan, a strategic affairs expert said on Wednesday. John Spencer, the chair of Urban Warfare Studies at US-based think-tank Modern War Institute, said India showcased...

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