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Indian Navy said that it was done in collaboration with South African Navy (SAN) Operational Sea Training Team (OST) Team.The Ministry of Defence said that the Indian Navy delegation was headed by Cmde Amit Gurbuxani, Chief Staff Officer to Flag Officer Sea Training and included specialist officers and sailors.It said that the training was divided into two phases. The harbour training phase focused on lectures/interactive sessions on pilotage, bridgework, handling of Bridge emergencies, Force Protection Measures, fire-fighting and damage control drills, Operational Risk Management, electrical and engineering best practices, and seamanship training. It said that the training was also undertaken…

According to a release from the Raj Bhawan, this enhancement in eligibility will increase the number of beneficiaries being covered by about 70 per cent. “Now, beneficiaries earning upto Rs 27,000 per month rather than the previous amount of Rs 10,000 per month will be eligible for AMR,” it said. This enhancement comes after a long gap of 16 years, when the eligibility for AMR was doubled from Rs 5,000 per month to Rs 10,000 per month, in 2007. In 1995, the GNCTD had fixed the eligibility for AMR amount at Rs 5,000 per month.The LG also approved bifurcation or…

The SAD president was talking to the media after inducting former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Avtar Singh Kalkaji and a large number of his supporters into the party.Badal said “the Chief Minister had lost the trust of Punjabis when he swore on his mother that he would quit consuming liquor but did not keep the promise. He cannot hope to wash away his sin by holding stage managed publicity shows at Sri Harmandir Sahib”.”Instead of doing this, Bhagwant Mann should have set an example to children by quitting alcohol and not undermining the image of the country.”Asking the Chief…

Chandrashekhar appears to have recanted his previous statements, casting doubt on the credibility of the ED’s charge sheet.Notably, Chandrashekhar recently made allegations against the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), contending that the investigation into eight prison officials was biased.He asserted that he hadn’t made any payments to these officials.However, the ED’s charge sheet had previously documented Chandrashekhar’s claims of monthly payments to prison officials and his involvement in procuring a flat for them.Recently, Delhi Lt Governor, V.K. Saxena gave nod to the Delhi Police’s EOW to initiate a probe against the eight prison officials under section 17A of the…

Tokyo, Oct 18 (IANS) American tennis player Tommy Paul overcame compatriot Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2 at the Japan Open ATP 500 event on Wednesday to reach his ninth quarterfinal of the season and sixth on hard courts. This was Pual’s 39th win of the season which also boosted his ATP Finals qualification hopes.The 26-year-old American was strong on serve throughout the 86-minute clash, winning 21 of 22 points behind his first delivery. The fifth seed did not face a break point and showed his athleticism by winning a series of lung-busting rallies where both pulled each other from corner to…

Hong Kong, Oct 18 (IANS) The SARS-CoV-2 infection may worsen Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men.The Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) refer to a group of clinical symptoms involving the bladder, urinary sphincter, urethra and, in men, the prostate.The term is more commonly applied to men as over 40 per cent of older men are affected. The study, published in the ‘Journal of Internal Medicine’, showed that Covid infection is associated with increased incidence of urinary retention, haematuria, UTI and the addition of combination therapy in the short term.Researchers included 17,986 men receiving medication for LUTS within the public health…

The Income Tax officials have seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 32 crore and gold bullion worth Rs 28 crore in the raids carried out on October 5.These groups have been also carrying out other businesses such as pharmaceuticals, hospitals and hotels, etc. About 100 premises were covered during the search action in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.The preliminary analysis, so far, has resulted in collecting evidence for unaccounted fee receipts of more than Rs 400 crore by the educational institutions and incorrect claim of disbursement of scholarship to the tune of Rs 25 crore.In one of the groups, seized evidence…

Talking to Star Sports, Rahim revealed that he advised the bowlers to get rid of Kohli as early as possible and not to sledge him during a game on the field.”Some batters in the world love sledging and get pumped up by that. So I never sledge him because he gets pumped up by that. I always tell my bowlers to get rid of him as early as possible,” said Rahim.”Whenever I play against him, he always tries to sledge me every time I go in to bat because he is a really competitive guy and he doesn’t want to…

As the competition heats up and the race to secure a spot in the ‘Top 15’ intensifies, ‘Indian Idol 14’ will welcome Kavita Krishnamurthy,as a guest judge alongside Kumar Sanu and Vishal Dadlani.On Indian Idol, Kavita not only engaged with each contestant and imparted rich musical knowledge but also enjoyed some nostalgic banter with fellow judges — Kumar Sanu and Vishal.Kavita brought her musical brilliance to the theatre round as a guest judge.She said: “It is truly heartening to witness the incredible talent that ‘Indian Idol’ has nurtured over the years. This show has given India some of its finest…

Mishra, who undertook a review meeting to oversee the progress made towards implementation of the Delhi Declaration, also discussed the forthcoming G20 Virtual Summit, an initiative proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his remarks during the New Delhi G20 summit, last month.Since this is the first time that any country will host such a virtual summit following the main summit, the Principal Secretary emphasised on the need for prompt dissemination of information to all member-states and guest countries.During the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra briefed Mishra on the preparations for the second Voice of Global South Summit, which is…