New Delhi, 30/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility in this city of Gujarat for the production of C-295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The aircraft will be produced by a consortium of European aerospace major Airbus and the Tata Group. …
Washington DC, 30/10: Elon Musk planned to begin laying off workers at Twitter as soon as Saturday, four people with knowledge of the matter said, with some managers being asked to draw up lists of employees to cut. Musk, who completed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Thursday, has ordered the…
New Delhi, 30/10: The Congress on Saturday demanded an apology from Union minister Kiren Rijiju over his criticism of Jawaharlal Nehru’s handling of the Kashmir issue and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in ministers from making “irresponsible statements”. Hitting out at Rijiju, the Opposition party said insulting the country’s first prime minister’s contribution…
Shimla, 30/10: On Saturday, the last day of withdrawal of nominations for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP faced stiff resistance from some rebels while it managed to pacify a few. This year the party has denied tickets to 11 legislators and faced a revolt from as many as 23 rebels over seat…
Seoul, 29/10: Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, after thousands crowded into narrow streets in the city’s Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said. A fire brigade official confirmed the incident to AFP, saying that more than 140 ambulances had been dispatched to…
Jammu, 29/10: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satish Sharma Shastri and eight activists joined the BJP here on Saturday, saying only this party can strengthen the nation and serve people. BJP president of the union territory Ravinder Raina and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma welcomed them to the party at its headquarters here….
Bangalore, 29/10: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai tried to bribe journalists by sending Rs 1 lakh cash gifts to them on Diwali and demanded the registration of a graft case as well as his resignation. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee demanded a judicial inquiry into what it…
Washington DC, 29/10: Twitter users could in future choose a version of the social media platform they like by providing ratings on their tweets, Elon Musk, the new owner of the company, said in a tweet on Saturday. “Being able to select which version of Twitter you want is probably better, much as…
UP, 29/10: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the Election Commission did not follow rules while preparing the voters’ list in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls earlier this year. He alleged that there is a “conspiracy” by the BJP government to suppress the voice of the opposition. “Had the Election…
Jaipur, 29/10: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting 95 per cent of the total donations made through electoral bonds as donors are not providing funds to other parties out of fear. Addressing a press conference here as part of the Congress’s campaign for the upcoming…
