Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter failed to land at the Taherpur helipad in West Bengal owing to low visibility on account of dense fog in the area on Saturday, an official said. The PM’s chopper made a U-turn after hovering over the helipad ground for a while and returned to the Kolkata airport, he…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday said they have not received any formal complaint so far in connection with the alleged assault of a passenger by an off-duty Air India Express pilot at the city airport. The alleged assault is linked to a dispute over some staff members allegedly cutting the queue at the security…
Belagavi (Karnataka): (Dec 20) Karnataka Legislative Council has adopted a resolution asking the central government to include the state’s 56 per cent reservation decision in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. The resolution was adopted by the Council in the absence of the opposition members on Friday, as they had earlier staged a walkout dissatisfied…
Indore: The VB-G RAM G bill is in the country’s interest, and its implementation will hurt only those who indulged in corruption and stole the wages of beneficiaries under the erstwhile Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said. The new legislation benefits farmers and the youth by increasing employment,…
Mumbai: Polling began for the posts of president and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies on Saturday morning. Voting began at 7:30 AM and will continue till 5:30 PM. Counting of votes for all municipal councils and nagar panchayats,…
Nagaon/ Guwahati: Eight elephants were killed and one injured after a herd was hit by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam’s Hojai district in the wee hours of Saturday, a forest official said. Five coaches and the train’s engine were derailed in the incident, though no injuries to passengers were reported, a Northeast Frontier…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said traditional medicine was yet to receive the place it truly deserved and asserted that it should win trust through science to expand its reach further. Addressing the WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine here, Modi said strengthening research, use of digital technologies and developing a trusted…
New Delhi: Condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, India and the Netherlands on Friday emphasised the need for “strengthening international cooperation” to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner. The two sides also discussed key developments in Indo-Pacific, Ukraine, South Asia, West Asia (Middle East), and other regional and global issues of…
New Delhi: Security arrangements have been bolstered at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi following violent protests in Bangladesh after the death of prominent leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a senior police officer said on Friday. Tension gripped Bangladesh after Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus confirmed Hadi’s death in a televised address, triggering widespread protests, attacks…
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard ship Amulya, the third vessel in the new-generation Adamya class fast patrol vessels, has been commissioned, officials said on Friday. It will undertake a range of missions, including surveillance, search and rescue, anti-smuggling operations, and pollution response, reinforcing the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) role in safeguarding the country’s eastern seaboard,…
