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NEW DELHI: A special discussion may have been held on 150 years of Vande Mataram on Monday, but the Bengal assembly elections – scheduled next year – took centre stage as slogans like “Bihar ki jeet hamari hai, ab Bengal ki baari hai” were raised by NDA MPs in the Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra…
NEW DLEHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, alleging that his recent speech during the Vande Mataram anniversary debate lacked ‘facts’ and historical details. While acknowledging the PM’s oratory, she said he “falls weak on the facts,” and went on to take a “chronology” jab…
IndiGo crisis enters its sixth day as passengers remain stranded at major airports (ANI) NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu, in response to Rahul Gandhi’s remark, stated that the government has consistently promoted competition in the aviation sector to promote the entry of more airlines in the market. He highlighted recent legislation aimed…
India’s expanding data centre and artificial intelligence ecosystem could position the country as a global leader in power trade, with experts pointing to surplus electricity capacity and rapid reforms in the power distribution sector, according to speakers at a national conference on energy and technology.Speaking at the National Conference on AI and Machine Learning based…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Saturday issued a fare-cap order to curb steep price surges across domestic routes following widespread flight cancellations by IndiGo. However, it did not name the airlines directly and referred it to as “one of India’s major airlines”.In order no 01/2025, the ministry said the disruptions had led…
Nationwide disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said that the government will not ignore the massive disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines, stressing that “this thing shouldn’t be left unattended”. He said a committee has been formed to investigate the issue and necessary action will be…
Sunali Khatun and son were deported on suspicions of being Bangladeshis. NEW DELHI: More than five months after her deportation to Bangladesh, the Union govt on Wednesday told Supreme Court that it would “purely on humanitarian grounds” bring back Sunali Khatun, who is pregnant, and her eight-year-old son, even as it stuck to its stand…
NEW DELHI: The central government has clarified that it is not considering any proposal to merge dearness allowance (DA) or dearness relief (DR) with the basic pay of central government employees and pensioners.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, “No proposal regarding merger of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday bristled at attempts to pin the blame for Delhi-NCR air pollution on farm fires and asked the Union and NCR govts to detail measures taken on other pollution sources — vehicles, industries, construction, dust — and the tangible results achieved through implementation of such steps.Amicus curiae and senior advocate…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday advised the Centre and relevant authorities to re-examine their strategy for reducing air pollution in Delhi NCR to assess its effectiveness.“Why don’t you make a revisit to your action-plan to see for yourself that have you brought any effective changes? And if you have then are they less…
