NEW DELHI: The government has appointed senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit as the next Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the country’s domestic intelligence agency, PTI reported on Thursday.The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre,…
Sanjay Dina Patil issued apology and expressed regret over the altercation with journalist NEW DELHI: Hours after hurling abuse at journalists, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil on Thursday issued an apology and expressed regret over the altercation.“Ever since I joined the Shiv Sena, I have been subjected to continuous humiliation. When journalist friends came…
NEW DELHI: “None of our MPs will split. Not a single one of our MLAs is going anywhere … ” Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s confident, if not bold, assertion that his party remains united and will not tread the same path as Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) or Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress.This…
The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980 NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an increase in passport and related travel document fees, with the revised rates set to come into effect from July 1, according to a notification issued by the…
Under the new rules, no entity affiliated with AIIMS can use its name, logo, emblem or branding in any material without written permission. NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at protecting its brand image and safeguarding patient confidentiality, AIIMS Delhi has issued comprehensive social media guidelines barring students, resident doctors, employees and affiliated bodies from…
During the Bihar SIR, Assam’s special revision, and subsequent phases of electoral roll revision, passports have consistently been listed as one of the 12 documents that individuals can submit when applying to register or maintain their status on the electoral rolls. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday said that an Indian passport is among…
Dinesh Trivedi was named as the envoy to Bangladesh on April 27, becoming the first politician to serve in this position NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday assigned the equivalent status of a Union Cabinet minister to India’s new high commissioner to Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi, in the Table of Precedence.According to an office memorandum issued…
NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old woman arrested in Jaipur last week was planning to travel to Pakistan to marry a close associate of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, officials said on Thursday.The woman, identified as Babita Dhakar alias “Khadija”, allegedly intended to enter Pakistan via Nepal. She had been under surveillance by military intelligence agencies for…
CBI raids over 80 locations across 16 States in digital arrest scam crackdown; 2 arrested New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted searches at 80 locations across 16 states as part of a nationwide crackdown on a network allegedly involved in digital arrest scams that targeted hundreds of victims using a…
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das addresses the press about the assault on protesters. NEW DELHI: A person protesting with CJP sustained serious head injuries during the prolonged protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday night. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and CJP spokesperson Saurav Das have demanded that the Delhi Police take strict action against those responsible, alleging…
