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‘If women can make it’: Pete Hegseth calls for ‘gender-neutral’ fitness rules; signals fewer women in combat roles

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced new directives for the military, including implementing gender-neutral physical fitness standards and eliminating what he des Read More

Cheque bounce: New SC rules for speedy disposal; Rajasthan tops the clog list

Supreme Court NEW DELHI: As cheque bounce cases continue to clog courts, constituting up to 50% of pendency in some states, SC has issued fresh guidelines for their speedy disposal, including service of summons via WhatsApp and ema Read More

Deadline to switch from NPS to UPS now Nov 30

Generative AI image NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt em Read More

Monsoon season ends; India gets 8% more than normal rainfall – 5th highest since 2001

File photo NEW DELHI: The four-month summer (southwest) monsoon season ended on Tuesday, with India reporting 8% more than normal rainfall. Read More

Punjab: Amit Shah assures CM Mann of support to flood-hit state

Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Centre is standing shoulder to shoulder with Punjab and is committed to providing all possible help to the state’s flood-affected people. Read More

‘Cruelty by husband’: Crimes against women up marginally in 2023 – NCRB report

Representative photo NEW DELHI: Cases of crimes against women rose marginally by 0.7% in 2023 to 4.48 lakh from 4.45 lakh in 2022. As in past years, ‘cruelty by husband or relatives’ accounted for the largest share at 29.8% (1. Read More

Extremist violence dips 63% in 2023; jihadi attacks down 87% – NCRB report

File photo NEW DELHI: Incidents of extremist, insurgent and terrorist violence have recorded a sharp fall from 446 in 2022 to 163 in 2023. Read More

Corruption cases decline 1.7%, cybercrimes rise 31%: NCRB

Representative image NEW DELHI: While corruption cases declined 1.7% in 2023 compared to the previous year, economic offences rose 6% and cybercrimes 31% in the same period, as per the NCRB report. Read More