NEW DELHI: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology reported. The tremor occurred at 00:11:50 IST. According to officials, the epicentre was located at a latitude of 6.82°N and a longitude of 93.37°E, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The quake’s…
Air India disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of crash victims NEW DELHI: Following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, the airline announced that it has disbursed Rs 25 lakh in interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died, as well as to…
NEW DELHI: Nine show-cause notices were issued to Air India during the last six months in connection with five identified safety violations, Union junior aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Enforcement action has been completed in respect of one violation, he added.Regarding the AI Dreamliner…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Keir Starmer will review progress under India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) with specific focus on trade and economy, technology, defence, security, education, and people to people exchanges in a bilateral meeting on July 24, said govt in an official announcement of the PM’s UK visit this week….
NEW DELHI: Demonstrating unity over the parliamentary agenda, opposition Saturday said its demand for discussion on Pahalgam terror attack-Operation Sindoor and “drift” in foreign policy is non-negotiable, and PM Narendra Modi should reply to the debate — an apparent red line that threatens a stormy monsoon session which gets under way Monday. The opposition has…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi led Congress’ defence of Robert Vadra in the wake of the ED chargesheet against him, calling it BJP govt’s witch-hunt against “my brother-in-law” and exuding confidence that the truth will prevail.“My brother-in-law has been hounded by this govt for the last 10 years. This latest chargesheet is a continuation of that…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress has put the identity of West Bengal at stake as the party encouraged infiltration in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore down the Mamata government. Speaking at the Durgapur rally, PM Modi said that infiltration in the state is a big threat to West Bengal and the…
Representative photo NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will soon begin inducting two regiments of the Akash Prime surface-to-air missiles designed for air defence in high-altitude areas along the frontier with China, with the force testing the new weapon system in Ladakh twice on Wednesday.The Akash Prime missiles successfully destroyed two high-speed unmanned aerial targets at…
NEW DELHI: RJD supremo and Bihar’s former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has moved to the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court‘s dismissal of his plea seeking a stay on proceedings in the land-for-job case.The Delhi High Court on 29th May had said there were no compelling reasons to stay the proceedings. It further…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with other Assam Congress leaders (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for the immediate restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint letter, they described the…
