DIG Ashish Mehrotra is new Commander of Coast Guard District No.4 (Kerala and Mahe)

Deputy Inspector General Ashish Mehrotra Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ashish Mehrotra assumed the duties of Commander, Indian Coast Guard District No.4 (Kerala and Mahe) on Monday (April 28), taking over from the outgoing District Commander, DIG N. Ravi. The new ICG Commander for the region graduated in electronics from Lucknow University and holds a Master’s…

May 10 is last date to apply for PGCET, Diploma CET

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has invited online applications for admission to postgraduate courses (MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.E) for the academic year 2025-26 through PGCET, and for lateral entry admissions to engineering courses through Diploma CET (DCET). The last date to submit applications online for both these examinations is May 10. The last date to…

Man suffers gunshot wound – The Hindu

A 22-year-old man suffered a gunshot injury after he allegedly went to check a suspicious light in the bushes while riding his bike at night at Bakrabail, Manjeswaram. The victim, Savad, sustained wound to his thigh but is reportedly out of danger. The incident occurred when Savad, on his way home, noticed a light coming…

Eight booked for child marriage in Chamarajanagar

The Chamarajanagar women’s police have booked eight persons in connection with a child marriage that had taken place in a village in Chamarajanagar taluk. After a complaint was received on the District Child Protection Unit’s (DCPU) Child Helpline 1098 regarding a child marriage between a 15-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man, the officials visited the…

A protective force must be deployed to occupied Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict

In the past few weeks, demands for the deployment of a protective force in Gaza and the West Bank have resurfaced. They have come from health professionals and medical organisations, Palestinian NGOs and even Arab civilians. Last year, the Arab League and human rights organisations also called for a peacekeeping force to be sent to Gaza. In light of the global normalisation of livestreamed genocide…

India signs Rs 63,000-crore deal to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets for Indian Navy: 10 key takeaways

The Narendra Modi 3.0 government on Monday said it has signed an inter-governmental deal with France to procure 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets—a carrier-borne combat-ready aircraft—for the Indian Navy. The deal—involving 22 single-seater and four two-seater aircraft—was estimated to be worth Rs 63,000 crore. The order is set to give more teeth to the Indian Navy…