Searched for
MINISTRY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Separate case keeps ex-navy official Tiwary in Qatari jail; efforts on to free him: SourcesFormer Indian Navy officer Purnendu Tiwary stays in Qatar. He was arrested with seven others for espionage in 2022. While others returned, ...
CAPF Bill 2026 explained: What is the controversy & why are officers protesting? IPS quota, SC ruling and all you need to knowCAPF Bill 2026 Explained: A new Bill seeks to reserve top leadership roles in CAPFs for IPS officers. This move follows a Supreme Court rul...
US-Israeli bombardment of Iran intensifies, as Tehran vows to destroy Mideast infrastructureIntense strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran's forces mark a dangerous escalation. The conflict has spread to Lebanon, Bahrain, and Kuwai...
Qatar releases 8 Navy veterans awarded death; 7 return to IndiaEarlier the capital punishment was commuted to an extended prison term following diplomatic intervention by the government. Last year, the ...
Saved from the Gallows: Who are the 8 Indian ex-Navy veterans released by Qatar?Eight Indian Navy veterans, including esteemed officers like Captains Navtej Gill and Saurabh Vasisht, were freed from Qatar. Their release...
"Wouldn't have been possible...": Freed ex-Navy vets chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', praise PM Modi on return from QatarAfter months of captivity in Kuwait, seven of the eight Indian navy veterans, initially sentenced to death on espionage charges, were relea...
Big diplomatic victory for India: Qatar frees eight ex-Navy veterans jailed on espionage chargesThe decision to release the senior officers was welcomed by the Union government, which issued an official statement stating, "The Governme...
Case involving 8 Indians in Qatar: Legal team has 60 days to appeal, says MEALast month, the Court of Appeal in Qatar commuted the death sentence handed down to the Indians and sentenced them to prison for varying du...
Defence Ministry to hold 'chintan shivir' to brainstorm on critical issuesThe departments of defence, defence production, military affairs and ex-servicemen welfare have identified a number of themes, on which sub...
China adopts new law to provide support for retired military personnelThe law stipulates that it is the common responsibility of the whole society to respect and care for demobilised military personnel, and th...
KP Krishnan joins the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)Krishnan assumed the position of the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) chair professor in regulatory economics, NCAER said. “Kr...
Ministry of Corporate Affairs widens ambit of CSR activitiesThe notification, on Wednesday, widened the scope of CSR, which was earlier restricted activities benefiting the army, navy and air force v...
After Harsh Vardhan's tweet creates buzz, Sushma Swaraj says news not trueSwaraj took to Twitter denying the news, while Vardhan too deleted his tweet within less than an hour.
Parliamentary affairs team changed for better resultsWith the experience of the last two years in office, Modi appears to have realised that a change is required to improve government’s strike...
China grants special allowance to WWII veteransChina has scheduled a series of events to mark the anniversary, culminating in a military parade on September 3 in Beijing.
Rajnath Singh gets Home Ministry, Sushma Swaraj is Foreign ministerJaitley, 61, is one of the top corporate lawyers and has served as a commerce minister in a previous administration. He is a close associat...
Does India really need a separate Railway Budget and Railways Ministry?An honest answer would probably point more towards the egos of railways ministers, but this could lead to another question — why do we have...