The civil aviation ministry has launched a high-level probe into the deadly Air India plane crash that took place on June 12.Israel and Iran exchange deadly missile strikes, fuelling fears of a full-blown regional war.Meanwhile, Congress slammed Centre for abstaining from a UN ceasefire vote on Gaza, calling it a foreign policy failure.Here are top…
NEW DELHI: Hours after the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, the government has swiftly moved to initiate a formal investigation, as announced by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been tasked with leading the inquiry, adhering to international protocols established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)….
Defence minister Rajnath Singh addresses a gathering during a dialogue on the topic ‘National Security & Terrorism’, in Dehradun. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday criticised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for appointing Pakistan as the vice-chair of its counter-terrorism panel. Singh said this decision is similar to “making the cat…
SC has formed a three-member committee to address niggling issues of rising encroachments, pilgrims and mining at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur SC also. halted all mining activities inside the core area of the reserve, and any illegal mining inside the park area. “State govt shall ensure there is no violation and…
Government headhunter PESB on Wednesday did not find any of the 12 shortlisted candidates, including serving directors, suitable for the post of NTPC chairman and suggested the government to find incumbent Gurdeep Singh’s successor through the search-cum-selection committee route.This is the latest in a series of instances since 2021 years when the PESB has rejected…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Monday unanimously condemned the online abuse directed at foreign secretary Vikram Misri, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. The meeting, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, saw a record attendance of 23 members, including representatives from the BJP, Congress, TMC, AIMIM…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Two former jihadist operatives from the US, one of whom allegedly even attended Lashkar-e-Taiba’s training camp in Pakistan in 2000, and engaged in terrorist activities in Kashmir, including firing at Indian positions, have been appointed by the Trump regime to the White House Advisory Board of Lay…
A jury of seven women and five men has been picked for Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial, a more female panel than the five women and seven men who convicted the onetime Hollywood honcho at his first trial five years ago. Opening statements aren’t expected until Wednesday, as prosecutors and defence lawyers still need time…
PUNE: The Maharashtra government‘s language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed concerns over the “imposition” of the Hindi language in the state, asserting Marathi will continue to be compulsory. The state…
A Nepal parliamentary committee has uncovered a large-scale corruption worth around Nepalese Rs 14 billion in the construction of the Pokhara International Airport, built by a Chinese company with a soft loan from China. A report by the sub-committee under the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) led by Member of Parliament…