• Monday, May 06, 2024

Indian American extradited for obstructing parental rights

A Naturalised Indian American was arrested in England and extradited to the US to face charges of obstruction of parental rights of his child’s mother, a US attorney said. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, was arrested in England last week where he flew in with his child. He will face charges…

Who is Bhupendra Patel, the new Gujarat CM?

THE BJP legislature party meeting in Gandhinagar on Sunday (12) elected Bhupendra Patel, 59, as the new chief minister of India's Gujarat. Here are the details about the senior leader who became the chief minister in one of the key states in India A first-time MLA and member of the…

Bhupendra Patel becomes new chief minister of Gujarat

SENIOR BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will become the next chief minister of Gujarat. He will succeed Vijay Rupani who resigned on Saturday (11) in a surprise move. Patel, the MLA from Ghatlodia seat, held earlier by former chief minister Anandiben Patel, appeared a surprise candidate for the post. According to…

Pilot error likely caused fatal Air India Express crash: report

PILOT error and a failure to follow safety guidelines probably caused the Air India Express crash that killed 21 people last year, the country's worst aviation accident in a decade, investigators said in a report on Saturday (11). The Boeing 737, repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus…

International students in UK stimulate economic gains, says study

A single international student in British universities generates economic activity worth £390 in the UK each year, a study published has said. The study further adds that it rises to more than £700 for every inhabitant of London. The international students, say about 272,000 of them who begun their university…

BCCI offers to reschedule cancelled India-England Test

INDIA cricket chiefs offered to reschedule the fifth Test against England on Friday (10) after it was “jointly decided” to cancel the match just over two hours before the scheduled start of play over coronavirus fears. The tourists were 2-1 up in the five-match contest after a 157-run win in…

OneWeb to launch Low Earth Orbit satellite service in US,…

BRITISH firm OneWeb has partnered with Hughes Network Systems to provide Low Earth Orbit satellite service in the US and India. Backed by Bharti, OneWeb has said that they have signed a distribution agreement in the US, for enterprise services with Hughes, which focuses on satellite and multi-transport technologies and…

India, US to extend partnership on emerging fuels

INDIA and the US have agreed to expand their energy partnership in emerging fuels as well, an official statement said. The decision was taken at a ministerial meeting of the US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) earlier this week. "Minister Hardeep Singh Puri co-chaired a virtual ministerial meeting with US…

Covid in Indian camp; Manchester Test in doubt

THE fifth and final Test in Manchester starting Friday (10), now looks doubtful as one more member of Indian team's support staff - assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar - has tested positive for Covid-19. India have also cancelled a training session on the eve of the Test against England, with the…

Future deal: Supreme Court stays proceedings before Delhi High Court

THE Supreme Court on Thursday (9) stayed all the proceedings before the Delhi High Court relating to the Amazon-Future-Reliance case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana asked all statutory authorities including the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and…

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