New Delhi, 17/3: Oil prices were little changed on Friday after a meeting between Saudi Arabia and Russia calmed markets, but crude benchmarks were still headed for a second weekly fall after a banking crisis sparked a sell-off in global financial markets this week. Brent crude futures edged up 2 cents to $74.72 a…
New Delhi, 17/3: A cup of beverage kept on the centre console of the cockpit during a flight has resulted in two SpiceJet pilots being derostered pending an inquiry, as any spillage of the beverage could have caused safety issues for the aircraft. The incident happened on the Delhi-Guwahati flight on March 8,…
New Delhi, 17/3:The BJP has approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to constitute a committee to look into whether Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in London were an insult to India’s democracy and that he should be suspended from the Lok Sabha if he does not apologise in the House. Gandhi met the Speaker on…
Kolkata, 17/3: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday appealed to all state governments run by anti-BJP parties to order investigations into the State Bank of India (SBI) and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)’s exposure to Adani Group investments and “to immediately stop the loot and plunder” by the Adani Group of companies. It said the CBI and…
Bangalore, 16/3: India’s largest software service provider Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday announced that TCS MD & CEO Rajesh Gopinathan has tendered his resignation. “We wish to inform you that Mr Rajesh Gopinathan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (“the Company”) has tendered his resignation, which will be…
Itanagar, 16/3: In a shocking development, two pilots were killed after an Indian Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, crashed Thursday. The helicopter is reported to have lost contact with the ATC at around 9:15 am. According to the Army, the helicopter is reported to have crashed near…
New Delhi, 16/3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he has told Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that four ministers have made allegations against him and he has the right to respond to that in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi said he is hopeful though not…
Puri, 16/3: A suspected spy pigeon was found in Odisha’s Puri district, police said on Thursday. This is the second incident in the state in a week as another such pigeon was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast in Jagatsinghpur district on March 8, they said. This new pigeon was…
New Delhi, 16/3: India’s fuel demand fell in the first half of March after posting a record growth in the previous month, preliminary industry data showed on Thursday. Fuel sales soared to the highest levels in February on the back of robust demand from the agriculture sector as well as transport picking up…
Sweden, 16/3: Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Nobel Prize Committee, has given a big statement about PM Modi. He said that PM Modi is the biggest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. He said that PM Modi is the most credible face of peace in the world today. Calling himself a big fan of…
