New Delhi: In a stinging attack at the Opposition over its criticism of the SIR, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said they are worried because they can no longer win elections by corrupt practices and claimed that the reason for Congress’ defeat in polls was its leadership and not EVMs or “vote chori”. Intervening…
Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has directed crisis-ridden IndiGo’s Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers to appear at its office on Thursday and submit a complete report, along with comprehensive data and updates, relating to the recent operational disruptions, a statement said on Wednesday. Elbers has been asked to appear at the DGCA office at 3…
New Delhi: India’s Deepavali — the festival of light — was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi. This is the first time that India is hosting a session…
Panaji: Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, who was detained in Delhi, will be brought to Goa on Wednesday for questioning in connection with a fire at the establishment that claimed 25 lives, a senior official said. Earlier, a Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued against Gupta…
Nagpur: A tigress has been translocated from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to Sonarli acclimatisation enclosure at Chandoli National Park in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri Tiger Reserve as part of breeding and conservation efforts, forest officials said. The 2-year-old tigress, T7-S2, was captured on Monday evening in the Kolara core range of Tadoba and examined for her health…
Panaji: The Goa Tourism Department on Tuesday demolished `Romeo Lane’, a beach shack illegally constructed at Vagator by the fugitive owners of the fire-ravaged nightclub at Arpora, with a minister saying the structure was razed last year too, but was rebuilt by them later. Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, who are on the run following the…
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s accusations against the Centre regarding election commissioners’ appointment as “full of lies” and alleged that the leader of the opposition deliberately spoke in English on the issue in the Lok Sabha to project India’s poll process as a fraud before the world. National spokesperson of the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the top leadership of Intel and Cognizant, and welcomed the partnership of the two global firms in India’s technology sectors. “Glad to have met Mr Lip-Bu Tan. India welcomes Intel’s commitment to our semiconductor journey. I am sure Intel will have a great experience working with…
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday over his attack on EVMs, saying the voting machines were introduced in the country by his father, late Rajiv Gandhi, during a pilot project in 1987. Participating in a discussion on election reforms in the…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it remains fully committed to continue working with the Sri Lankan authorities as part of the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu to ensure early recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in the wake of the devastation and loss of lives caused by Cyclone Ditwah. In a bid to restore connectivity, four modular…
