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F-16 fighter jets. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine on Friday (October 3, 2026) denied that it was facing maintenance and supply problems with its F-16 fighter jets, insisting that it can keep them in the air throughout winter. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that delays in maintenance and a shortage of parts…
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Men of the local defense force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed in an armed gang attack on August 23, in Kenscoff, Haiti, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Patrice Noel | Photo Credit: Patrice Noel Haiti’s gang violence crisis has left at least 5,700 people dead or wounded this year while…
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The story so far: Wipro recently changed how long some of its employees can remain without a billable project. Under its revised bench policy, effective October 1, employees in Band 2 and below can reportedly remain unallocated for up to 180 calendar days. For Band 3 and above, the standard period is 45 days, while…
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The Government of India, in consultation with the Union Territory administration of Ladakh, has identified 28 places and geographical features in the region by standardised names on the official Survey of India (SoI) map. | Photo Credit: @SpokespersonMoD via ANI The Government of India, in consultation with the Union Territory administration of Ladakh, has identified…
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Voters at a camp in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: File Photo NEW DELHI Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) were named as ‘objectors’ for as many as 25 voters among thousands of objections filed against electors in Delhi’s draft roll, according to an analysis of Form 10 reports — a…
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New options have been introduced on the Election Commission’s ECINET portal allowing Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in Delhi to mark an elector as eligible without requiring documents or a hearing to dispose of a notice issued against the elector’s name, officials told The Hindu on Friday. The change comes amid allegations of “centralisation” of the…
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Seeking to standardise recruitment and eligibility for various tribunal posts, establish a formal inquiry mechanism for misconduct complaints and prescribe service conditions and remuneration, the government has come out with rules for the National Tribunals Commission. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto/Getty Images Seeking to standardise recruitment and eligibility for various tribunal posts, establish a formal inquiry…
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National Conference leader Altaf Kaloo | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Ruling National Conference (NC) legislator Altaf Kaloo alleged on Friday that his bodyguard had “grabbed him by the neck” during a fracas over his reported truancy. Meanwhile the J&K Police have lodged an FIR against Mr. Kaloo for “assaulting a policeman on duty”. “My Personal…
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Not much has been done on the ground to put in place a firefighting mechanism in Broadway despite a major fire at Koluthara Bazaar in December 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Broadway continues to sit on a powder keg, as the busy business centre in Kochi is yet to get proper firefighting infrastructure despite…
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Across Bihar and West Bengal, lakhs of voters were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, leaving them unable to vote in the 2025 and 2026 Assembly elections. Over 47 lakh names were deleted in Bihar and nearly 91 lakh in West Bengal. Shrabana Chatterjee and Senjuti Sengupta met some…