- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE Tata Group-owned Air India is considering buying more than 200 new planes with 70 per cent of them being narrow-bodied aircraft, aviation industry sources said on Sunday (19). While Air India has zeroed in on Airbus's A350 wide-bodied aircraft for the procurement, the talks with Airbus and Boeing for…
SKIPPER Rishabh Pant on Sunday (19) said India's different approach to win matches has paid off after their Twenty20 series against South Africa ended 2-2 with the final game being washed out. The hosts bounced back from 2-0 down to level the series with convincing victories in the absence of…
AT least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday (20). Floods are a regular menace in India and Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability…
Here are the top headlines from India on Saturday, June 18, 2022: General: Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh approves proposal to reserve 10 per cent vacancies in defence ministry for 'Agniveers' amid row Protests over 'Agnipath' armed forces recruitment plan continue across India India records 13,216 fresh Covid-19 cases Militants…
A RESTAURANT in Karachi in Pakistan has faced the netizens’ flak after it used a scene from Indian actor Alia Bhatt’s film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ which is loosely based on the life of Ganga Jagjivandas Kathiawadi or Gangubai Kothewali, to meet its business end. The eatery, named Swing, was promoting a…
WITH India and the European Union (EU) formally resuming negotiations for proposed agreements on trade, investments and geographical indications (GI), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said implementation of these pacts would help unleash the significant untapped potential for enhancing economic ties between the two regions. India and the…
WITH the violent protests against the Narendra Modi government’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment plan for the armed forces showing little respite, the authorities decided to reserve 10 per cent of jobs in the country’s defence ministry to absorb ‘Agniveers’ or the candidates who serve under the scheme. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh…
THE ongoing protest against the Narendra Modi government’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme for the armed forces has caused a massive loss to the Indian Railways and especially to the Danapur division of the state. The Danapur division has reportedly faced a whopping loss of Rs 226 crore (£24 million) so far,…
MILITANTS in Kashmir have shot dead a policeman near his home, the latest victim of killings that target government officials, teachers and civilians in the disputed region, local officials said on Saturday (June 18). "Body of Farooq Ahmad Mir, a senior police official was found in paddy fields near his…
MONSOON rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people, authorities said on Saturday (18), warning the situation could worsen. The flooding in Bangladesh, described by a government expert as potentially the country's worst since 2004, was exacerbated by the runoff from heavy rain across…
