The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested at least three suspected terrorists believed to be associated with the global terror outfit, the Islamic State (ISIS).
According to reports, those arrested are believed to be part of an ISIS module that was looking for potential recruits in Bihar, UP, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
The Uttar Pradesh ATS, with the help of police teams from six states, arrested these three suspected ISIS terrorists from Jalandhar in Punjab, Mumbai and Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh.
Naval Gallantry Service Awards
Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba conferred Gallantry and Service Awards to Navy personnel on behalf of the President Pranab Mukherjee.
The Naval Investiture Ceremony is an annual event for the Indian Navy.
Apr 20, 2017
Babri Masjid Demolition
The Supreme Court revived the conspiracy charges against Bharatiya Janata Party L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti in the politically sensitive 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case.
The SC order is a huge setback for Advani as reports were doing rounds that the BJP patriarch was the front-runner for the presidential post.
Ban on Red and Blue Beacons
The Union Cabinet has decided that beacon light will be removed from all vehicles, including that of Prime Minister from May 1.
However, emergency vehicles, like ambulance, can continue to use red or blue beacons.
Apr 19, 2017
Agra Airport to be Renamed
The Yogi Adityanath government took the decision to name Agra Airport after RSS ideologue Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
The upcoming civil terminal at Gorakhpur Air Force station would be named after Mahayogi Gorakhnath who is known as the founder of the Nath monastic movement.
UP Government Rejigs Bureaucracy
The Yogi Adityanath government has transferred 41 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, among them six District Magistrates.
This is the second major reshuffle of the bureaucracy by the Yogi Adityanath government.
In the first rejig, Adityanath had shifted 20 IAS officials.
Arvinder Singh Lovely Joins BJP
Former Delhi Congress President and ex-minister Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lovely is known as a very influential leader, especially among the Punjabi community in the national capital.
Lovely's move comes amid reports of massive resentment within the Delhi Congress over ticket distribution for the upcoming MCD polls.
Apr 18, 2017
INS Chennai Dedicated to City
Indian Navy's indigenously designed guided missile destroyer "INS Chennai" (P15A Guided Missile Destroyer) was formally dedicated to the city.
The ship, commissioned by former Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar, is one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India.
The vessel's anti-submarine warfare capabilities include indigenously developed rocket and torpedo launchers. Besides, it is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions.
INS Chennai Dedicated to City
Indian Navy's indigenously designed guided missile destroyer "INS Chennai" (P15A Guided Missile Destroyer) was formally dedicated to the city.
The ship, commissioned by former Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar, is one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India.
The vessel's anti-submarine warfare capabilities include indigenously developed rocket and torpedo launchers. Besides, it is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions.
Apr 17, 2017
Fifty-one Names for Appointment as HC judges
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 High Courts in the country.
The 51 names were cleared by the collegium by trimming a list of 90 names.
Of the 51, 20 are judicial officers and 31 are advocates.
The collegium has recommended the names for the High Courts of Bombay, Punjab and Haryana, Patna, Hyderabad (for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), Delhi and Chhattisgarh.