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Manipur govt announces to make 1,946 new police recruits peace messengers

THE Manipur govt will make an endeavour towards restoring peace in the ethnic violence-hit state by not disintegrating a team of 1,946 newly-inducted India Reserve Battalion personnel from Meitei, Kuki, Naga and other communities who were trained together in Assam.

SHOULD EVALUATE ONOE IN NATIONAL INTEREST

Amid the political heat surrounding the issue, the Modi government has tasked you with heading the JPC. Why do you think this concept is needed for India in the coming years?

Building young talent key for New India: Modi

Distributes over 71K appointment letters to new recruits in govt depts under Rozgar Mela

200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains in line

THE Indian Railways is preparing to launch 200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains following the success of its chair car trains, which have reportedly received positive feedbacks in the regions they are running through.

E-forensics platform to connect 117 labs: MHA

KEEPING in view the special importance given to forensic evidence after implementation of revamped criminal laws---Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has developed and operationalised an e-Forensics IT platform, which is connected with 117 forensic science laboratories across the country, officials said on Monday.

PMO steps in, asks health ministry to act against misleading adverts

THE Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed the Health Ministry to take \"appropriate action\" to amend the draft Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, which aimed to take stringent action against misleading advertisements, including Ayush medicines.

Army's equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG

THE Indian Army's Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) fell short of achieving half of its training objectives and failed to fully utilise its Animal Transport (AT) Units, revealed a recent audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the defence services.

RELIGION IN THE TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES

A few months ago, Elon Musk said 'woke' was a virus and he would not rest till he destroyed it. Apart from other motivations, he said he 'lost' his young son to the left as the progressive establishment wholeheartedly assisted the boy's irrevocable transition to become a girl.

INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR: ALGORITHM

Algorithms affect most parts of our lives today. With quantum computing set to be unleashed, the future looks loaded in favour of the abilities of instructions coded in machines

Capital honours trailblazing achievements of its women

IT was an all-woman show without any pink bows. The 30th edition of the Devi Awards instituted by The New Indian Express Group, and the sixth in Delhi on December 23, was marked by nothing girly, no tears, no speeches, but the showcasing of solid and sustained body of work by women in the arts, economics, public service, and governance.

HC flays Kerala govt over dumping med waste in TN

COMING down heavily on the state government over the dumping of biomedical waste from Kerala in Tamil Nadu, the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the secretary of the local self-government department to file an affidavit with details of the agencies engaged in collection and disposal of waste from local authorities and other bulk waste generators, including hospitals.

Cops summon actor Allu Arjun for questioning

THE Hyderabad city police on Monday issued a notice to actor Allu Arjun, directing him to appear at the Chikkadpally police station on Tuesday.

Not closed chapter: Laxmi vows to carry on legal battle

Women and Child Development Minister releases two video clips containing Ravi's derogatory remarks

MLC to move breach of privilege motion in Council

BJP MLC C T Ravi on Monday said he will move a breach of privilege motion in the Legislative Council over his arrest by the police outside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha after a heated exchange between the ruling Congress and Opposition members in the House.

HDK SAYS CONGRESS RE-STARTED REVENGE POLITICS IN KARNATAKA

Taking Congress leaders to task for allegedly doing the worst politics in the state, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy said that the state government is deliberately targeting opposition leaders using police force.

HC directs cops to conclude probe against MLA Manjunatha

THE Karnataka High Court directed the state police to conduct and conclude the investigation as expeditiously as possible against the then Mulbagal MLA G Manjunatha, now representing Kolar from Congress, since the crime related to a false caste certificate allegedly obtained by him in 2012 is six years old.

Warring BJP factions close ranks over Ravi episode, to take on Cong

WITH Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and the Congress looking to keep alive the issue of MLC CT Ravi's alleged derogatory statement against her, the BJP is planning to give a fitting reply.

Statues of Ambedkar, Babu Jagjivan Ram unveiled

Social Welfare and District Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa on Monday unveiled statues of Dr B R Ambedkar and Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram on the premises of the joint director's office of the Social Welfare Department in Mysuru.

Statues of Ambedkar, Babu Jagjivan Ram unveiled

DESPITE opposition from environmentalists and farmers, the state government has given its approval for the project to upgrade Brindavan Gardens at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk into a world-class tourism attraction at a cost of Rs 2,663.74 crore under a public-private partnership (PPP).

Govt given approval for Rs 2,663-cr upgradation of Brindavan Gardens

DESPITE opposition from environmentalists and farmers, the state government has given its approval for the project to upgrade Brindavan Gardens at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Srirangapatna taluk into a world-class tourism attraction at a cost of Rs 2,663.74 crore under a public-private partnership (PPP).

C T Ravi doing drama to gain sympathy: Yathindra

Minister H C Mahadevappa says Amit Shah wanted to destroy the spirit of the constitution to make India a Hindu country

DISTRICT-LEVEL PRATIBHA KARANJI, KALOTSAVA HELD IN CITY

CHILDREN should not confine themselves solely to academics but must seize opportunities to unveil their inherent talents, said Gayathri K M, Chief Executive officer of the Zilla Panchayat.

DISTRICT-LEVEL PRATIBHA KARANJI, KALOTSAVA

CHILDREN should not confine themselves solely to academics but must seize opportunities to unveil their inherent talents, said Gayathri K M, Chief Executive officer of the Zilla Panchayat.

Run 16-coach train to B'luru from KGF, says Congress MLA

Says technologies have been adopted in each district of the state where not a single drop of water is wasted

Run 16-coach train to B'luru from KGF, says Congress MLA

KGF Congress MLA Roopa Kala Sashidhar said she will meet the Divisional Railway Manager on December 27 along with daily commuters and appeal to the senior official to run a 16-compartment train to Bengaluru from KGF.

Piyush to reintroduce integrated coffee development scheme

UNDERLINING the importance of mechanization of coffee industry, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Vedaprakash Goyal said on Monday that his ministry will reintroduce the integrated coffee development scheme to improve the livelihood of coffee growers.

Now, Dhaka note verbale for Hasina's extradition

Ministry of External Affairs confirms receiving it, offers no comment

Pioneer of Parallel Cinema

DAYS after celebrating his 90th birthday, Shyam Benegal, a towering figure in Indian cinema and a pioneer of the Parallel Cinema movement, passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening.

Govt schools can fail students of Classes 5 & 8

In a major decision, the Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it, which means students will be failed if they do not clear the year-end examinations.

An Indian perspective

As universities evolve and the SAT goes digital, a question looms: What is the future of the SAT? From adaptive AI tools to India-focused initiatives, Saumya Solanki and Varsha Sagi find out how the SAT is reshaping its role in a global education landscape