India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is expected to come out of a 15-month major refit at Karwar Naval Base and start sailing next week, followed by extensive sea trials in March. The 45,000-ton aircraft carrier will be handed over to the Indian Navy by March 31 and the MiG-29K fighter operations will start in […]
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Air India Express flight from Dubai seeks airport assistance during landing
An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram sought assistance from the airport here on Sunday after the pilot experienced some problem during landing, an airline source said. “The pilot felt something uneasy during landing and sought assistance from the ATC. It was a normal landing at the scheduled arrival time of 6.30 AM. […]
‘Preparing Delhi Budget’: Sisodia urges CBI to defer questioning in excise policy case
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday urged the CBI to defer his questioning till the last week of February in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case as he is busy finalising the city Budget.Sisodia had been called for questioning on Sunday in connection with the case, nearly three months after a chargesheet was […]
12 cheetahs from South Africa arrive at MP’s Kuno National Park; to be released into quarantine enclosures
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa landed at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Saturday.The felines were flown into Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh from South Africa in an IAF plane at around 10am, from where they were shifted to the KNP. The helicopters carrying […]
Nikki Yadav’s father reacts after cops said she married Sahil Gehlot in 2020
Sunil Yadav, the father of Nikki Yadav, who was strangled with a mobile phone’s data cable, said on Saturday he was “unaware” that his daughter got married to accused Sahil Gehlot in an Arya Samaj Temple in 2020. “No one in the family knew anything about Nikki and Sahil’s marriage. We don’t believe it. All […]
‘Old, rich, and dangerous’: Jaishankar takes on George Soros for remarks on Modi
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into billionaire investor George Soros for his remarks on India’s democracy, saying he is “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous.” Jaishankar said that people like Soros start questioning the democratic setup when the electoral outcomes are not according to their liking. “Few years ago, he actually accused us […]
CBI summons Manish Sisodia for questioning in Delhi Excise Policy case tomorrow
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for questioning in connection with the alleged Excise Policy scam case nearly three months after filing the charge sheet in the case, officials said on Saturday.The officials said Sisodia had been called on Sunday for questioning. Meanwhile, in a tweet, Sisodia […]
UP girl, boyfriend kill minor brother with sickle after he finds them in a compromising position
An 18-year-old girl has been arrested along with her boyfriend for killing her minor brother after the latter caught them in a compromising position here, police said.According to police, the 12-year-old reportedly caught his sister and her boyfriend in an objectionable position and threatened to inform their parents about it. Infuriated over this, the duo […]
Delhi not on the list of world’s most polluted cities, Arvind Kejriwal cites media report
Delhi is not on the list of the most polluted cities in the world, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday citing a media report.“After a long time, Delhi is not in the list of the most polluted cities of the world. Efforts of Delhiites are slowly but surely paying off. Congrats Delhi! But its […]
After alert from US agency about ‘suicide’ search online, police save Mumbai man from ending his life
Mumbai Police have traced a 25-year-old man and saved him from ending his life, following an alert received from a US law-enforcement agency that a person was searching on Google about ‘how to commit suicide without pain’, an official said on Thursday. Based on vital information like the IP address and location shared by the […]