Mumbai, 11/12: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers to appear before it again on Friday amid ongoing flight disruptions, according to sources. DGCA had last week formed a four-member panel, comprising Joint DG Sanjay Brahamane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, senior Flight Operations Inspector Kapil Manglik, and FOI Lokesh Rampal, with a…
New Delhi,11/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump with a focus on progress in India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The leaders exchanged views on expanding cooperation in trade, critical technologies, energy, defence and security, officials said
New Delhi, 11/12: Umar Khalid was granted interim bail Thursday by a Delhi court to attend his sister’s wedding. The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi
New Delhi, 11/12: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Home Minister’s speech on debate on election reforms as “outstanding”, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Amit Shah “appeared to be under pressure” while speaking and did not get any answer to his direct challenge to discuss…
New Delhi, 11/12: Nominated Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty is all set to move a Private Members Resolution in the Upper House seeking to make free and compulsory early childhood care and education, including pre-primary learning, a fundamental right. The resolution, which is listed for discussion on Friday, urges the government to take suitable measures…
New Delhi, 10/12: Pre-scheduled interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated for later this month in India have been abruptly postponed by several months apparently to scrutinise their social media posts and online profilles. Some of the applicants, whose visa appointments were scheduled next week, have received e-mails from US immigration authorities informing that…
New Delhi, 10/12: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub that caught fire killing at least 25 people, on Wednesday failed to get interim relief from a Delhi court which posted their plea seeking transit anticipatory bail for hearing the following day. Additional Sessions Judge Vandana, who was hearing the…
Bengaluru, 10/12: A day after Microsoft announced over Rs 1.55 lakh crore investment in India, ecommerce giant Amazon has committed more than Rs 3.11 lakh crore ($35 billion) in India through 2030 across all its businesses. These investments will focus on expanding AI capabilities, enhancing logistics infrastructure, supporting small business growth and creating jobs.
New Delhi, 10/12: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said he would not accept an award named after Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, nor attend a related event in Delhi, in the absence of clarifications about its nature or the organisation presenting it. Tharoor said he learnt about receiving the award while he was in…
New Delhi, 10/12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is turning the Election Commission into a “tool” for “vote chori”. Sharing a clip of his speech during a discussion on election reforms in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Gandhi said on X, “India’s public is asking these 3 very important and…
