The Indian Navy is closely monitoring the situation surrounding a hijacked merchant ship, which was reported last evening near Somalia’s coast, military officials said on Friday. The Liberian-flagged ship ‘MV Lila Norfolk’ is believed to have 15 Indian crew members on board, reported ANI citing the officials. According to the officials, Indian Navy aircraft have...
Aditya L1, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) maiden solar mission, is set for its final manoeuvre to reach its destination and will be injected into its final orbit on the evening of January 6. Upon reaching its final destination, the spacecraft will be able to view the sun without any eclipses. Launched on September...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on February 1, 2024. While, it’s very likely that major announcements may hold off until after the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. “The upcoming Union Budget presents an opportunity to address lingering concerns and set the stage for future economic growth. It is most likely that...
This comes days after the governor ordered a similar probe into the alleged procurement and supply of spurious and non-standard drugs, including some life-saving medicines. Delhi BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the new alleged scam saying, “The so-called ‘Mohalla Clinics’ provided the facility for pathological testing. Based...
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a tur dal procurement portal through which farmers can register and sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF at a minimum support price or market price. A similar facility will be launched in future for urad and masoor farmers as well as maize farmers, he said. The minister...
Water supply in several parts of the city will be affected on Wednesday and Thursday due to an interconnection work by the DMRC, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said on Monday. Due to the interconnection work of 1,500 mm diameter South Delhi main line opposite to IGL gas station near Twin OHT, Paschim Vihar, Outer Ring...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has cited Rajya Sabha elections, Republic Day celebrations and the Enforcement Directorate’s ‘non-disclosure’ and ‘non-response’ approach as reasons for not appearing for questioning before the investigating agency in the excise policy case on Wednesday. In a letter addressed to the ED assistant director, Kejriwal said the Election Commission of India had...
Union Oil Minister Hardeep Puri on Wednesday, January 3, dismissed news reports of a ₹10 price cut in retail prices of petrol and diesel as prices of crude oil remain volatile owing to geopolitical conflicts. “I have clarified that there has been no discussion with the oil marketing companies on any such issue.” The minister also called...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is “shaking in fear” and not appearing before the Enforcement Directorate because he knows that he is the “kingpin” of the alleged liquor policy scam, the BJP said today. The BJP’s reaction came after Mr Kejriwal skipped the third summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise...
Mohammed Siraj’s six-wicket haul restricted South Africa to 55 in the second Test at Cape Town. The Indian pacer made ball talk after South Africa captain Dean Elgar opted to bat first. Siraj has been right on the money. He first dismissed Aiden Markram in the fourth over, with Yashasvi Jaiswal taking an excellent catch...