Two Indian soldiers to be honoured posthumously at the UN

IANS | May 29, 2025 4:24 PM

New Delhi, 29 May (IANS) Brigadier Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh will be posthumously awarded the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold Medal by the UN in New York in recognition of their supreme sacrifice in the service of global peace, a defence official said on Thursday.

Closer, quicker, cleaner: How ECI plans to redefine voting in India

IANS | May 29, 2025 3:38 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) In a sweeping drive to strengthen electoral management and improve voter facilitation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out 21 major initiatives over the past 100 days. The reforms, introduced under the leadership of the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, showcase a big strategic push for several areas. These include procedural clarity, technological integration, and stakeholder inclusivity in the electoral process, say EC sources.

PoK will return to India sooner or later, they are our own: Defence Minister Singh (Ld)

IANS | May 29, 2025 3:12 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declared that Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) will return to India on its own, sooner or later, as "those living across the Line of Control (LoC) feel a deep connection with us." He also emphasised the role of indigenous Defence capabilities developed under the ‘Made in India’ initiative, stressing how they played a pivotal role in India’s military action against cross-border terrorism.