53 flights cancelled as Delhi airport grapples with fog, operational issues

New Delhi, 17/1: A total of 53 flights scheduled have been cancelled due to fog and operational reasons from and to the Delhi airport, ANI reported on Wednesday citing the Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System). These include 21 domestic arrivals, 16 domestic departures, along with 13 international departures and three arrivals that were…

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Uddhav dares Shinde, Narwekar to public debate before people’s court

Mumbai, 16/1: Amidst the bitter war of words and a host of complex legal issues concerning the decision on a bunch of disqualification pleas involving Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday challenged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Speaker Rahul Narwekar to face public debate allowing them to decide who commands party. The Shiv…

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Gujarat court acquits Cong MLA Mevani, 30 others in 2017 rail blockade case

Ahmedabad, 17/1: A metropolitan court here on Tuesday acquitted Congress legislator Jignesh Mevani and 30 others in a 2017 case of obstructing a train as a mark of protest against the state government’s policies. The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate P N Goswami acquitted Dalit leader Mevani and others after giving them the benefit…

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Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of White House race, endorses Donald Trump

Washington DC, 116/1: Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India,…

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Modi speaks to Putin on developments in strategic partnership

New Delhi, 15/1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a ‘good conversation’ with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they discussed various positive developments in the two countries’ ‘special and privileged strategic partnership’. In a post on X, Modi said he and Putin also agreed to chalk out a road map for future initiatives.  …

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Uddhav faction moves SC over Speaker’s order against plea to disqualify MLAs of Shinde group

Mumbai, 15/1: The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Sena bloc led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real political party” after its split in June 2022.The speaker had also also rejected the Thackeray faction’s plea to…

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