New Delhi: Traffic movement in central, south and southwest Delhi is likely to be affected for four days from September 10 as the national capital prepares to host the two-day BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, officials said on Friday. Nearly 4,800 traffic personnel have been deployed to manage the movement…
New Delhi: Air India on Friday terminated the services of the pilot-in-command of Phuket-Delhi flight who had tested positive for drug use. The announcement from the airline came hours after probe agency AAIB’s preliminary report into the Phuket flight incident said the drug use by the pilot was a serious concern and asked regulator DGCA…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) representatives on Friday said the Delhi Police has assured that Swatantra Bharadwaj, the man accused of assaulting the father of student activist Nishu Azad during a protest at Jantar Mantar, will be arrested within 72 hours. The assurance came a day after a clip of the interview of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the successful launch of the country’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit and said it was a proud moment for the country. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted history yet again by successfully placing the over 2,300-kg payload into a precise orbit aboard a GSLV rocket…
New Delhi: A meeting of Quad Sherpas on Thursday reviewed ongoing cooperation among the member nations of the grouping in areas of trade, maritime security and critical technologies in line with the broader goal of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The meeting held in New Delhi was hosted by Foreign Secretary Vikram…
New Delhi: To facilitate the identification of mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the Centre will make available the services of central and state-level forensic labs for DNA profiling of their first-degree biological relatives in India, the MEA said on Thursday. First-degree biological relatives residing in India, i.e. father, mother, son, daughter or sibling, may…
New Delhi: BJP leader and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spell out clearly what the term ‘dimagi Naxal’ means and what separates the category from legitimate dissent. Singh’s comments questioning the PM’s remarks made in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort come ahead of assembly…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to convene a three-day special session of the state legislature from September 21 to discuss the severe drought situation and the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. The three-day session will be exclusively devoted to the two subjects, with no Question…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday granted time till September 22 to the 20 MPs of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), following petitions filed by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law. The time was granted by the Speaker after the NCPI MPs asked…
Thiruvananthapuram: Differences have emerged between TDB president K Jayakumar and Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan over serving Onam sadya (feast) to devotees at Sabarimala, with the former on Thursday saying the traditional spread was served while the minister claimed that devotees were instead given pulao. During the three days of Onam celebrations, voluntary organisations at Sabarimala…
