Delhi, 29/10: An IndiGo plane declared emergency at the Delhi airport on Friday after one of its engines caught fire at the time of taxiing, according to sources. The Bengaluru-bound A320 aircraft, which had 184 people on board, later returned to the bay. The people were safely deboarded, the sources said. A…
Washington DC, 28/10: Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” after a break-in at the couple’s California home early on Friday, her office said in a statement. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” the statement said. “Mr Pelosi was…
New Delhi, 28/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has set a target to double the crude steel production capacity from 154 million tonnes per annum now to 300 million tonnes per annum in the next 9 to 10 years in an order to boost indigenous capabilities. In his virtual address…
New Delhi, 28/10: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the key conspirators and planners of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks continue to remain protected and unpunished, which undermined the collective credibility. He also said that when it comes to proscribing some terrorists, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has “regrettably” been…
New Delhi, 28/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of ‘One Nation, One Police Uniform’, saying he is not trying to impose it on states though he thinks the identity of the police across the country could be identical. Modi made the remarks while digitally addressing the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of…
New Delhi, 28/10: The Congress on Friday asked the Election Commission of India to desist from regulating freebies, arguing that it does not have the jurisdiction to do so. “Neither the Election Commission, nor the Government, nor indeed even the Courts, have jurisdiction to justiciate and regulate such issues. It would therefore be…
Shimla, 28/10: Sixty-three-year-old K L Saini, a retired professor from Mandi, is a troubled man. With more than 13 years of work as an associate professor at the Government Degree College at Rewalsar, Saini says he had to borrow when Covid struck. My bank balance was low, and community members sent groceries over. This has…
Washington DC, 27/10: Elon Musk said Thursday he is acquiring Twitter to enable “healthy” debate on a wide range of ideas and counter a trend in which social media splinters into partisan “echo chambers.” The billionaire entrepreneur pursued the deal “because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common…
Rampur, 27/10: A Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to three years in jail in a 2019 hate speech case, a government lawyer said. However, the court granted bail to the Rampur MLA, allowing him time to file an appeal in a higher court. The MP/MLA court also…
Vadodara, 27/10: A manufacturing facility for production of Airbus C295 transport aircraft will come up in Vadodara in Gujarat, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday. The foundation laying ceremony for setting up of the facility will be held on October 30 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, officials said. …
