Author: Suman Sengupta

The government New scheme may recruit youths between 17-21 years of age as soldiers for four years. The Armed Forces will enroll candidates from all over India and from all classes.Cadets will have a distinct insignia of their own. Move aims to keep the three services younger and reduce pension burden The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday, announced a new recruitment scheme for the armed forces. The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs provided an upshot of the scheme. The Agnipath scheme will have recruits aged between 17-21 years serving for four years. The cabinet committee cleared…

Mazumdar was arrested under Section 144, CrPC after he defied West Bengal government order and tried to visit violence torn areas in Howrah. The Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government arrested state BJP President Sukanta Mazumdar on Saturday morning. Police stopped Mr. Mazumdar at his residence in New Town while he was about to visit Howrah. They said his visit could worsen law and order in the district. Mazumdar then tried leaving again as they restrained him, leading to a scuffle between them and Mazumdar’s supporters. The police finally arrested Mazumdar at the Vidyasagar setu after his third attempt. “…

Indian and American army units will hold join exercises at  9,000-10,000 feet to increase interoperability at high altitudes, he said. Gen.Manoj Pandey receiving US Gen. Charles  E  Flynn, image source PTI. General Charles E Flynn, Commanding General of the United States Army, Pacific, attended a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the South Block, he warned about Chinese infrastructure build-up near Ladakh. “I believe that the ( Chinese) activity level is eye-opening. Some of the infrastructure that the Chinese are creating in the Western Theatre is alarming. Much like across all of their military arsenal, one…

Lieutenant Generals, Air Marshals, and Vice Admirals under 62 are now eligible for the post of CDS.

There are rumbles of discontent in Delhi BJP’s unit after Nupur Sharma’s suspension and Naveen Jindal’s expulsion Hindus are Second Class Citizens Everywhere, tweets Kapil Mishra. Nupur Sharma’s suspension and Naveen Jindal’s expulsion has caused dissensions within Delhi’s BJP unit, sources say. Nupur Sharma was suspended after she had made an offensive remark against Prophet Muhammad on television. Naveen Jindal followed suit with a tweet on the same.Sharma tweeted that she did this in response to Insults aimed at Shiva. Almost immediately Islamic nations in the middle east severely criticised the Modi government. Soon after, the party suspended her and…

Naveen Patnaik unveiled his new Council of Ministers. The Chief Minister of Odisha has dropped controversial Ministers and gives more representation to the western part of the state. Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Reshuffles Council On Sunday, Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha, unveiled his new Council of Ministers. He reshuffled his Council after all 20 ministers resigned. Patnaik inducted 13 MLA’s in his Cabinet an appointed 8 others as ministers of state with independent charge. Three out of five women ministers in his Council have cabinet ranks. These include  Pramila Mallick, Usha Devi and Tukuni Sahu. They and others swore…

Russian invasion of Ukraine crosses its 100th day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares: “Victory will be ours”. Russia currently controls 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. The Russian invasion of Ukraine crossed its 100th day yesterday. Its troops are currently trying to snatch the Donbas region away from Ukraine. On the other hand, Ukraine has offered stiff resistance in Donbas and other areas. The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the world and his nation yesterday. He was speaking outside the Presidential palace in Kyiv and was flanked by key advisors. Ukrainian troops have “done what seemed impossible”. They have “stopped the…

The AAP government in Punjab promised to restore security cover of 424 VVIPs yesterday. Government’s stance comes in the face of  Sidhu Moosewala’s assassination and a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Punjab government promised to reinstate the security cover of 424 VVIPs on Thursday. It temporarily withdrew the security cover of these individuals in a notification on May 26, previously. Later, Om Prakash Soni, Congress leader and  former deputy chief minister of Punjab, filed a PIL at the high court. The government passed the order days before Sidhu Moosewala’s assassination. Opposition leaders claim withdrawal of Moosewala’s…

Russia criticised the US decision to send multiple rocket systems to Kyiv. It also accuses Washington of wanting to “fight Russia to the last Ukrainian”. Highlights • US decides to sell advanced rocket systems to Kyiv, draws Russian rebuke •Ukraine assures that the weapons won’t be used on Russian soil and would defend Ukraine • the US unveiled a new package of weapons cache with M142 HIMARS for Kyiv yesterday Russians have nearly taken Severodonetsk. Ukrainian defenders control merely 20 per cent of the city. Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Pskov criticized American plans to send rockets to Kyiv on Wednesday He…

Punjab Police arrests Manpreet Singh Bhau in connection with the pop icon’s murder. They have also detained five men connected with it. Meanwhile, Delhi Police questioned Lawrence Bishnoi regarding the assassination