Mumbai, 20/9: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has asked 80 of its pilots to go on a three-month leave without pay. The move is a temporary measure to rationalise cost, the Gurgaon-headquartered airline said. “This measure, which is in line with SpiceJet’s policy of not retrenching any employee which the airline steadfastly…
Bangalore, 20/9: The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that till 2021, no girl student was wearing hijab in Pre-University Colleges, but a movement was started on social media by the Popular Front of India as part of larger design to create unrest, forcing the state as custodian of constitutional rights to intervene…
Vadodara, 20/9: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was heckled at the Vadodara airport in Gujarat by a group of people who raised slogans hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal also claimed supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) never raise slogans against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when he visits…
Shivamogga, 20/9: Police arrested two suspected terrorists in Shivamogga, Karnataka on Tuesday. The gang members were in possession of explosives and planned to carry out blasts across the state, the police alleged. The police registered a case on its own against Shariq, Maazi and Syed Yasin who hail from Shivamogga under various sections…
Thiruvananthapuram, 20/9: The reported move of Shashi Tharoor to contest the Congress presidential poll did not go down well with the party in Kerala with a senior leader on Tuesday terming it a personal decision of the Thiruvananthapuram MP and another one making it clear that the state unit would vote only for those who…
Jaipur, 20/9: Amidst the death of over thousands of cattle due to Lumpy Skin Disease, the BJP led a massive protest in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Tuesday. Huge crowds of BJP workers were seen gathered in Jaipur with police struggling to contain them
Noida, 20/9: A portion of the boundary wall of a housing society here collapsed on Tuesday morning and some workers are feared trapped under the rubble, officials said. The incident took place at Jal Vayu Vihar in Sector 21, they said. “Rescue and relief measures have been launched. Fire department personnel and police, including…
Ahmedabad, 20/9: With the Assembly election just month away, the Bhupendra Patel-led Bharatiya Janata Party government was reeling under the frequent protests by government employees—from police constabulary and teachers to Anganwadi and health workers. The latest protesters to join this list was forest department staff. On Monday, at least 2,000 forest guards and foresters assembled…
New Delhi, 20/9: Shashi Tharoor is gearing up to fight for the Congress president post after party chief Sonia Gandhi welcomed “a contest” during a meeting with him, setting stage for a high voltage contest in which Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is speculated to be his potential opponent. Sonia is learnt to have earlier…
New Delhi, 19/9: The ‘Make Rahul Gandhi AICC president again’ chorus is growing louder in the Congress with half a dozen state units so far seeking his elevation to the top post, even as uncertainty and suspense persisted over whether he would take on the mantle. After Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat units of the Congress…
