INDIA
CBI summons Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam
The CBI has made Sisodia the accused number one in its FIR. Soon after receiving the summon, Sisodia took to Twitter to criticize the agency. "They conducted 14 hours raid at my house, they didn't find anything. They searched my locker nothing was found from there too. They went to my village but returned empty handed. Now they have called me to join the investigation.
Govt slams Global Hunger Index report that placed India at 107
"The index is an erroneous measure of hunger and suffers from serious methodological issues. Three out of the four indicators used for calculation of the index are related to health of children and cannot be representative of the entire population. The fourth and most important indicator estimate of Proportion of Undernourished (PoU) population is based on an opinion poll conducted on a very small sample size of 3,000," said a statement by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Kashmiri Pandit shot at by terrorists in J&K's Shopian succumbs
Jammu and Kashmir Police said that Puran Krishan Bhat, son of Tarak Nath Bhat, of Choudhary Gund village in Shopian was shot and critically injured by militants today. "He was immediately shifted to hospital where he succumbed to critical injuries." "The area has been surrounded for searches. Senior police and paramilitary officers have reached the spot," police said.
Remembering Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: Top 10 inspiring quotes by the 'Missile Man of India'
Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born in Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He was an aerospace scientist who played an instrumental role in the May 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests. Because of his contributions in the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology, he earned the title "Missile Man of India". It is important to know that his birth anniversary is observed as World Students' Day.
Self-reliance, secured borders central to making India powerful nation: Rajnath Singh
Addressing the inaugural session of the Conclave 2022 here, minsiter Singh echoed the government's unwavering resolve to transform India into one of the most powerful nations by 2047, asserting that Ministry of Defence (MoD) is leaving no stone unturned to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.
Stay on release of former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, Supreme Court suspends Bombay High Court's order
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Bela M. Trivedi suspended the high court's judgment and issued notice on the appeal filed by the Maharashtra government challenging the order. The top court said: "We are of the firm opinion that the impugned judgment of the High Court is required to be suspended..."
India logs 2,430 new Covid cases, 17 deaths
The new fatalities increased the overall death toll to 5,28,874. The active caseload of 26,618 accounts for 0.06 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 2,378 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,70,935. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.
Indian rocket to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on Oct 23
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the launch of its rocket Geosynchrounous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV MkIII) with 36 satellites of OneWeb is scheduled on October 23 at 12.07 a.m. It said that, the cryogenic engine stage and the equipment bay assembly has been completed. The satellites are encapsulated and assembled in the rocket and final checks are in progress.
DefExpo 2022: DRDO to showcase 430 strategic, tactical weapon systems
This year, several technologies developed for land based, Naval and air-based systems will be showcased through experience zones -- a closed room immersive cinematic experience. In a first, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) simulator will also be made available to experience, among other augmented and virtual reality Naval, Land and Air product simulators.
India launches Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile from INS Arihant
The successful user training launch of the SLBM by INS Arihant is significant to prove crew competency and validate the SSBN programme, a key element of India's nuclear deterrence capability, it said. A robust, survivable and assured retaliatory capability is in keeping with India's policy to have 'credible minimum deterrence' that underpins its 'No First Use' commitment, the Defence Ministry said.
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