News18 Afternoon Digest: Army Chief Announces 'Rudra' On Kargil Vijay Diwas, What CJI Gavai Plans To Do After Retirement & Other Top Stories
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In today's News18 afternoon digest, we bring to you the latest on Army Chief Announces 'Rudra' On Kargil Vijay Diwas, Maldives' Ex-Defence Minister Bats For 'Closest Neighbour', Road Blocked, Protest Rally Held As Udaipur's Medical College Faces Outrage Over Student Suicide, and other stories.
Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi announced new 'all-arms brigades" named 'Rudra' on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Saturday. Laying down the Indian Army's steps towards modernisation and transformation, he said that all-arms brigades and lethal special forces units were being formed to make the army a 'future-oriented force".
'It is very sad that for political reasons alone, such a good relationship between both countries (India and Maldives) was put at risk, but fortunately, everyone in the government here has come to their senses and we are hopefully seeing a new trend to the relationship," Maldives' former defence minister, Mariya
A medical student allegedly took her own life in her hostel room in a private medical college in Rajasthan's Udaipur, officials said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday night when a final-year BDS student from Jammu and Kashmir, Sweta Singh, was found hanging in her room. Her roommate allegedly discovered her hanging, after which she alerted the hostel authorities, and the police were called. Reda More
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