Mumbai: Air India will operate a ferry flight from Mumbai at 1300 hrs on Wednesday to Russia to fly the passengers bound for San Francisco, who are currently stranded, following a technical issue en route. “A ferry flight is scheduled to operate to GDX (Magadan) from Mumbai, at 1300 hours IST on June 7, subject to…
New Delhi: Porter, India’s leading tech-based, on-demand logistics company, has seen a 2x growth in business year-on-year, a testament to its commitment to using technology to “address inefficiencies and establish a highly efficient logistics ecosystem”. “At Porter, we are dedicated to harnessing the power of technology and digital solutions to optimise our operations and deliver…
Lucknow: In a bid to make Uttar Pradesh a leading state in the field of milk development and milk production, the state government has launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. The Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme, which was launched on Tuesday has been implemented to provide milk…
Paramaribo: India is ready to share its experiences with Suriname and help in its progress and development, President Draupadi Murmu has said, asserting that the two nations may be separated by geography but they are connected by a shared history and heritage. Murmu arrived in Suriname on Sunday on a three-day state visit – her first…
Washington: An Indian-American legislator in the US state of Michigan has introduced a bill to expand the definition of hate crime and include vandalisation of a place of worship in it. Michigan State Representative Ranjeev Puri, whose parents migrated to the US from Amritsar in the 1970s, has also introduced a bill to establish the holidays…
Washington: Ahead of the historic US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two countries have launched a strategic trade dialogue here during which officials reviewed the ongoing cooperation in multilateral export control regimes and agreed to share the best practices to further the bilateral ties. At the inaugural India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue (IUSSTD), the…
Silicon Valley: India has almost everything needed to have a successful semiconductor industry but it still needs to work to reestablish credibility, the head of the world’s top advocacy group representing the semiconductor industry has said. From near-zero levels just a year and a half ago, India is now well on its way to having 100…
Washington: India and the US have to leverage their strength to provide a viable alternative to the authoritarian Chinese model, a powerful Indian-American Congressman has said. The remarks by Raja Krishnamoorthi, who is the ranking member of the powerful House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),…
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment in civic bodies, an official said. Sleuths of the central agency started search operations this morning in 14 municipalities, including South Dum, Panihati, Kanchrapara, Chinsurah and Dum Dum. The…
Kolkata: Ahead of the panchayat elections, former West Bengal chief secretary Rajiva Sinha’s name has been cleared by the governor for the post of the next state Election Commissioner, a senior official said. Sinha’s appointment was confirmed after Governor CV Ananda Bose cleared Sinha’s name for the post, he said. “The file sent by the state…
