New Delhi, 7/8: Amid discussions about cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in the national capital, where he will attend the NITI Aayog meeting on Sunday. Even as Shinde maintained that he is visiting the national capital to attend the NITI Aayog meeting, sources told IANS that Shinde and Deputy…
Mumbai, 7/8: Akasa Air, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Aditya Ghosh and Vinay Dube, took off on its first flight on Sunday from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The flight was scheduled to depart from Mumbai at 10.05 am and land in Ahmedabad at 11.25 am. Akasa got its…
Gaza, 7/8: The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel extended its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated with a barrage of rockets. The updated count from health authorities in the Hamas Islamist-run territory said six children were among those killed since…
New Delhi, 7/8: India’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) carrying an earth observation satellite and a student satellite was launched at 9:18 AM on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. ISRO has embarked on a mission to place satellites that weigh up to 500 kg into the 500 km low…
Kolkata, 6/8: A CISF jawan allegedly shot and injured two of his colleagues at the Indian Museum in Kolkata on Saturday, officials said. The jawan used his service weapon to shoot at an assistant sub-inspector and a head constable. The two personnel have suffered bullet injuries, they said.
New Delhi, 6/8: In a big development, NDA Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankar got 528 votes and elected as new Vice President of India. Opposition candidate Margaret Alva got 128 votes in the election. At least 15 votes were cancelled. Celebrations have begun in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu after Jagdeep Dhankar was announced the next Vice-President of India.
Brimingham, 6/8: Smriti Mandhana has delivered for Indian in a crunch game and it was her classy knock of 61 runs in the semi-final against England, that paved the way for a scintillating win by 4 runs, which means Harmanpreet Kaur’s team will play in the gold medal match on Sunday. India opted to bat…
Brimingham, 6/8: Priyanka Goswami on Saturday scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games here. Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finished second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia. Emily Wamusyi Ngii (43:50.86)…
New Delhi, 6/8: India may manufacture Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 along with China as the US smartphone company is looking to mitigate geopolitical risks on supply efficiency by manufacturing its products outside China, an analyst has said. The latest survey indicates (contract manufacturer) Foxconn’s iPhone production site in India will ship the new 6.1″…
New Delhi, 6/8: The country’s biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday posted a 7 per cent decline in standalone net profit at Rs 6,068 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year due to fall in income. The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 6,504 crore…
