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Oppn slams move on one nation, one election after Govt set up panel under ex-President Kovind

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023

The government has formed a committee over One Nation, One Poll, which will be headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind. The committee’s objective is to investigate the feasibility...

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Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal arrested in Rs 538 crore bank fraud case

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in the alleged Rs 538 crore Canara Bank fraud case, officials said. Goyal,74, was taken into custody...

Nation Top Stories

PM hails UPI’s achievement of crossing one thousand crore transactions in a month mark for first time

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023

Instant payment system Unified payments interface (UPI) has crossed the mark of 10 billion transactions for the first time in the month of August 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Indian-origin economist Shanmugaratnam wins Presidential election in Singapore

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023

Indian-origin Economist and Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has registered a landslide victory in Singapore’s Presidential election. The results were announced at past midnight on Friday. The Minister won...

Field news Top Stories

US Army Receives First Upgraded IVAS Prototypes After Long Delay.

Deepak BoraSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023

American soldiers using the IVAS augmented reality goggles. Photo, Sgt. Thiem Huynh/US Army. Last week, the Army accepted delivery of the first 20 prototypes of the Integrated Visual Augmentation...

Field news Top Stories

First Deployment of Pakistani J-10CE Jet in Exercise with China.

Deepak BoraAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

J-10CE fighter @AVIC. August 30, 2023. Pakistani and Chinese Air Forces on Wednesday began the Shaheen-X exercise in which the PAF deployed for the first time, the J10-CE aircraft,...

Field news Top Stories

US Navy’s Anti-Improvised Explosives Technology Achieves Operational Capability.

Deepak BoraAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Soldier recovers a radio after disarming an improvised explosive device (IED). Photo: US Air Force. *The Evolution of Portable Jamming Devices: Protecting Soldiers on the Frontline. The U.S. Navy’s...

States Top Stories

Centre likely to provide timeframe to Supreme Court to restore J&K statehood today

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

The Centre is likely to provide a timeframe on restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood to the Supreme Court today, more than four years after the state was converted...

Business and Commerce Top Stories

NDIA meet in Mumbai today to finalise logo, joint action plan for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

The leaders at the helm of the recently established INDIA alliance, a coalition of Opposition forces, are set to convene for their third meeting in Mumbai today. Over the...

Nation Top Stories

India’s set to grow at its fastest pace in a year: report

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the April-June quarter, driven by services and manufacturing, data is expected to show on Thursday, though economists warn...