New Delhi: Ahead of the G20 summit, India on Friday said the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration is “almost ready” and will be recommended to the leaders of the grouping during the conclave. India also said its presidency of the G20 has lived up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of being inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented and very…
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan is the cinema god for not just hugs and dimples but also for world saving, says Kangana Ranaut, praising the superstar for his transformation into a “mass super hero” with new movie “Jawan”. The Atlee directorial, which is Shah Rukh’s second release of 2023 after “Pathaan”, opened to rousing welcome from the…
Mumbai: Music, like an ever flowing river, never ends, says Asha Bhosle. And as she turns 90 on Friday with a live concert in Dubai, India’s singer for all times and ages could well be describing her own career that started an incredible eight decades ago. “At the age of 90, I have to stand for…
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has given a conditional approval to Air India for simulator training of pilots at the airline’s facilities in Hyderabad and Mumbai after certain deficiencies were rectified, according to officials. Last month, the watchdog had temporarily suspended simulator training activities at the two facilities due to certain lapses. A senior official at…
Kottayam (Kerala): Opposition Congress-UDF on Friday retained the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala as its candidate Chandy Ommen won by a margin of over 36,000 votes in the bypoll, Election Commission sources said. While Oommen, son of late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, gained a clear edge since the initial round, his nearest rival and ruling…
Bengaluru: BJP will have an understanding with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda led JD(S) for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Friday, an announcement that shot up political temperature in the State. The veteran leader, who is also the BJP parliamentary board member, said that, as part…
Agarthala: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the bypolls to the state’s Boxanagar and Dhanpur assembly seats, according to the Election Commission. BJP’s Tafajjal Hossain won the Boxanagar seat, which has around 66 per cent minority voters, by 30,237 votes. Hossain got 34,146 votes, while his nearest rival Mizan Hossain of the CPI(M) got…
New Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel with the same name which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of forest and environment issues. The CEC, initially established by the apex court in 2002, served as a watchdog for issues pertaining to environmental…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold over 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders between Friday and Sunday as India hosts the G20 summit meeting over the weekend. Official sources said he will hold bilateral meetings with the US president and the Bangladeshi prime minister on Friday at his official residence. He will also hold…
Visakhapatnam: The Waltair Division of East Coast Railways has taken the initiative of a Series of Talks by Distinguished luminaries called ‘Prerna’ or ‘Inspiration’ aimed at inspiring the workforce of railways to strive for the betterment not only of the institution they work for but also for the nation as well as the world. The…
