The eight passengers are admitted to the Criticare Asia Hospital in Mumbai’s Andheri East. Eight people including pilot and co-pilot were injured after a private aircraft veered off the runway at the Mumbai airport on Thursday.“VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL operating flight from Vizag to Mumbai was involved in runway excursion (veer off) while...
India on Wednesday urged the United States to carry out a thorough investigation after a video on social media showed a police officer laughing at the death of an Indian student after being hit by a speeding police car in Seattle. The Consulate General of India in San Francisco said that reports on the case...
As many as 90 border infrastructure projects – from the Nechiphu tunnel that will provide all-weather connectivity to the strategic Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh to the foundation stone for a key military airfield in eastern Ladakh’s Nyoma – across 11 states and Union Territories were inaugurated Tuesday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Of the...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to announce the names of around 300 crucial office bearers, its connection to Delhi’s political grassroots, as part of the final phase of its state unit overhaul amid preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. According to party sources, 14 district presidents and 272 mandal or block presidents...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday articulated a vision of India’s growing influence and responsibilities on the global stage, characterising it as a “return of history.” Speaking at an exhibition of manuscripts organised by SAMHiTA (South Asian Manuscript Histories and Textual Archive) at the India International Centre, Jaishankar underlined India’s evolving role in the...
Indian troops are defending every inch of the border with China and not even a single inch of land has been taken over by the neighbouring country in recent years, Ladakh Lt Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra said on Thursday. He said infrastructure development is taking place at a rapid pace across Ladakh with...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud after he announced that the Supreme Court will soon be linked to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), saying such harnessing of technology will further transparency and enhance the justice delivery system in the country. Chandrachud announced that the apex court will soon...
India has urged the US to conduct a thorough investigation into bodycam footage of a Seattle cop joking about the death of an Indian student after she was hit by a speeding police car. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was killed in January after being hit by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave. He was driving at...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s order putting a comprehensive ban on manufacturing, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers in the city, saying people’s health is important. BJP Lok Sabha member Manoj Tiwari told a bench of justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh that a complete ban was imposed...
The government on Wednesday listed a special discussion on Parliament’s journey of 75 years starting from the Samvidhan Sabha on the first day of the five-day session of Parliament beginning September 18. During the session, the government has also listed the bill on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners to...