- Monday, May 05, 2025
INDIA'S new airline Akasa Air on Thursday (16) took delivery of the first 737 Max aircraft from Boeing in Seattle, USA, a statement said. The aircraft-making giant also congratulated Akasa Air on the occasion. Three months after Indian aviation regulator DGCA gave the green light to Max planes, Akasa Air…
INDIA'S Narendra Modi government faced a new challenge over ‘Agnipath’, its radical recruitment plan for the armed forces, as people with aspirations to serve in the Indian Army took to the streets across the country to violently protest against the scheme. They disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts…
EUROPE'S biggest start-up conference - VivaTech has recognized India as the "country of the year." "This is a great honour for India to be recognized as the country of the year for VivaTech 2022. This is due to the contribution of the Indian start-ups to the world. This is the…
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction 2022, Director of Reliance Industries Ltd. Nita Ambani said that they have a "Mission to take IPL to cricket fans in every part of the world". The IPL TV and digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle have been…
AFTER the Centre launched the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, armed forces aspirants protested in several parts of the northern Indian state of Bihar including Chhapra, Jehanabad, Munger and Nawada demanding the withdrawal of the scheme. The aspirants said they are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for…
SOUTH AFRICA batsman Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the remaining two Twenty20 internationals against India after he tested positive for Covid at the start of the series. Markram underwent seven days of quarantine but will not be able to play in the final two matches, said Cricket South…
FOUR disabled persons including a man with hundred percent visual impairment have been arrested here for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman, police said on Wednesday. One of the accused is a relative of the woman, said an official of Nehrunagar police station in suburban Kurla. Sometime in April, this relative…
INDIAN forces in Kashmir killed two militants on Wednesday (15), one them suspected of gunning down a bank manager this month, police said, part of a stepped-up counter-insurgency effort that has triggered an exodus from the Muslim-majority region. India has been fighting an Islamist separatist insurgency in Kashmir since the…
ACE India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been chosen as the captain of the national side for the two-match away T20 series against Ireland. Pandya, who recently led the Gujarat Titans to their maiden Indian Premier League title, is the vice captain of the Indian side which is currently playing South…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi's mother Hiraba Modi will enter the 100th year of her life on June 18, her family members said on Wednesday (15). The prime minister, who will be in Gujarat on that day, is likely to meet her, official sources said. Religious programmes will be organised in…
