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India & Japan agree to commence bullet train signalling work

Paving the way for the operation of a Japanese Shinkansen train on the Gujarat section of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, India and Japan Friday agreed to immediately commence signalling work, including the Japanese system, for introduction of a general inspection train and one set of the E5 series Shinkansen train. The govt plans to start […]

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Health scheme extended to 500 cadets discharged on medical grounds

New Delhi: Govt on Friday approved extension of ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) to around 500 officer cadets who over the years have been boarded out of military academies on medical grounds after being injured during rigorous physical training.The one-time Rs 1.2 lakh subscription fee applicable to ex-servicemen officers for joining ECHS will not be […]

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Bhairav commandos to add muscle to Army by October 31

NEW DELHI: The Army is now raising the first lot of five ‘Bhairav’ light commando battalions, each with 250 specially trained and equipped soldiers, to enhance swift strike capabilities along the borders with Pakistan and China.The plan is to progressively raise 23 “agile and lethal” ‘Bhairav’ battalions from existing troops to bridge the gap between […]

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Japanese PM condemns Pahalgam terror attack

New Delhi: Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba joined PM Modi in unequivocally condemning terrorism, including the Pahalgam terrorist attack, and took note of the UNSC Monitoring Team Report of July 29 mentioning for the first time The Resistance Front (TRF), the group which carried out the attack.According to a joint statement, Modi explained to his counterpart […]

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ED secures first Interpol 'Purple Notice'

NEW DELHI: In a first, the ED has secured an Interpol Purple Notice on trade-based money laundering modus operandi. The notice was published on August 21 and alerts all investigative agencies across Interpol’s 196 member countries to keep watch on shell entities engaged in such activities.The enforcement agency has shared an organised network of domestic […]

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Mumbai among 7 safest cities for women, Delhi on unsafe list

NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Kohima, Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar are top scorers among seven cities that qualified as safest for women in the ‘Index on Women Safety (NARI) 2025’ – based on a survey conducted in 31 major cities covering all states. Ranchi and Srinagar have the lowest scores on the index.Among metropolitan cities, Mumbai figures […]

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SC to hear RJD plea to extend SIR deadline

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday RJD‘s request for a week’s extension of the Sept 1 deadline for people in Bihar to submit their claims and objections to the draft voter list prepared by the Election Commission after special intensive revision (SIR).Appearing for RJD, advocate Prashant Bhushan told a […]

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During Modi's visit, India and Japan ink pact for Chandrayaan-5 mission to explore water on lunar south pole

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba, in Tokyo on Friday. NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Friday signed an implementing arrangement for a joint lunar exploration mission to the south pole of the Moon called Chandrayaan-5, during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo.The arrangement between Isro and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) […]

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