India

SpiceJet plane catches fire at Delhi Airport during engine maintenance

26 Jul 2023 09:31 AM IST

A SpiceJet aircraft caught fire at the Delhi airport on Thursday evening while undergoing engine maintenance. The maintenance personnel are safe, the airline announced in a statement, according to a news agency. An ATR aircraft of the airline was under maintenance when the engineers discovered a fire in one of

Union Cabinet clears bill to replace Delhi ordinance on control of officers

26 Jul 2023 09:30 AM IST

In a major development, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to replace the ordinance that permits the centre to take away the Delhi government’s control over officer posting. The bill will be introduced in parliament soon, they said. The ordinance had been one of the most recent flashpoints

NC, PDP challenge reservation approach for PoK displaced, Kashmiri migrants

26 Jul 2023 09:23 AM IST

Political parties National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed their support for legislative assembly representation for displaced people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Kashmiri migrants. However, they contest the proposed reservation process, which they believe should rest with the elected government, not the Lieutenant Governor. The central

Gudha’s ‘red diary’ allegations: Analysing Congress’s unperturbed stance

26 Jul 2023 09:21 AM IST

Following allegations of government corruption made by recently dismissed minister, Rajendra Gudha, and involving a supposedly incriminating ‘red diary’, Congress appears nonchalant, despite continued attacks from BJP and the ensuing political tumult. Analysts predict the controversy will soon dissipate as Gudha’s history of accusations against Amit Shah, Union Home Minister,

Lok Sabha impasse continues over Manipur violence debate

26 Jul 2023 09:16 AM IST

Speaker Om Birla convened an all-party meeting of floor leaders on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the ongoing deadlock in Lok Sabha over the debate on violence in Manipur. Despite the efforts, both the government and opposition have stuck to their respective stands. Opposition floor leaders continued to insist

Massive Mizoram protests demand justice for Manipur’s Zo people

26 Jul 2023 09:15 AM IST

In an impressive display of solidarity, thousands of Mizos flooded the streets of Mizoram on Tuesday in a peaceful demonstration against the ongoing ethnic violence in neighbouring Manipur, where the Zo people have been severely affected. This large-scale mobilisation, bringing the capital city Aizawl to a standstill for over three

Gudha suggests narco test on all Rajasthan ministers, sides with Pilot

26 Jul 2023 09:11 AM IST

A day after he waved a ‘red diary’ in the assembly alleging it contained details of financial irregularities involving Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and others, sacked Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha on Tuesday called for a narco test on all ministers in the state. He also took sides with Sachin Pilot

PM Modi to launch Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport on July 27

26 Jul 2023 09:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield airport – Hirasar Greenfield Airport- on July 27 and for this, preparations have already been started by the Rajkot district administration and the airport authority. On October 7, 2017, PM Modi had performed Bhumi Poojan for the construction of an international

Om Birla chairs meet to end impasse between Centre, Opposition

26 Jul 2023 09:02 AM IST

On the day the war of words between the Treasury and the Opposition benches continued to disrupt proceedings in Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday chaired an all-party meeting to end the “impasse”, sources said. Further, sources said despite the efforts of the Speaker to end the logjam in

PM Modi to visit Rajasthan, Gujarat this week

25 Jul 2023 15:09 PM IST

On Thursday and Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Rajasthan and Gujarat. According to a release from the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday, PM Modi will dedicate various development projects to the country and lay the cornerstone for them in a public ceremony in Sikar, Rajasthan, on Thursday

FM Nirmala Sitharaman : Income Tax Dept sent 1 lakh notices for underreporting, non-filing of returns

25 Jul 2023 12:15 PM IST

According to Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, the Income Tax Department has issued about a lakh notices to people for failing to file returns or underreporting income in previous years. This year, we heard a lot of people ask, “What’s going on? Notices have come to us. Why are there

Preparation for 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas begins , war memorial fully decked up

25 Jul 2023 11:20 AM IST

The nation is commemorating India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War as the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas preparations got underway on Tuesday at Dras in Ladakh. The war memorial is receiving finishing touches in honor of the occasion. Rajnath Singh, the Union Defense Minister, will be the event’s