Category: Events

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the ‘Guardian of the Blue Horizon’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, during his visit to Seychelles, was conferred the ‘Guardian of the Blue Horizon‘, highest distinction for leadership in environmental conservation and sustainable development.Accepting the honour, PM Modi dedicated it to countries combating climate change and reaffirmed...

NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.Hundreds of protesters, mostly students and young people, gathered at Jantar Mantar on...

Eknath Shinde reacts to Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis sharing flight NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, saying chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is “a very clever person” who knows “how dangerous a scheming friend could be.”Shinde’s remarks came on Saturday, a day after Fadnavis...

File photo: People cool off in a water spray at the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Picture credit – AP) France has recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across much of western Europe, with the vast majority of victims aged 65 and above, French health authorities...

Donald Trump attacks NYT reporter over book, calls it ‘Fake News’ US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on a new book by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, calling it “mostly made up, Fake News, largely fiction” after it revealed that he leaves piles of chip bags, ice cream...

Kailash Vijayvargiya’s comments spark row NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has triggered a political controversy after claiming that administrative officials in the state have been competing to demonstrate their affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since the BJP came to power.“When we were in the government, some officer came and said, ‘Sir,...

While the cases of such illegal off-roading and stunts have been on the rise in recent times in Ladakh, it is for the first time that such a strict penalty has been imposed on the miscreants. SRINAGAR: For the first time in Ladakh, the Union Territory administration has acted against what it described as errant...

NEW DELHI: In a shocking lapse, a trainee pilot was grievously injured while deboarding a twin-engine trainer aircraft of Garg Aviation with the propeller running at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport Friday (June 26) night. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a very serious view of this accident, which has left the woman cadet...

Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: India’s ambition to build a fifth-generation stealth fighter has once again highlighted one of the country’s biggest technological challenges: developing a world-class fighter jet engine. While India has made steady progress in designing indigenous airframes, radars, avionics and weapons, the propulsion system remains dependent on foreign suppliers.The issue has come...

Indian assistance reaches earthquake-hit Venezuela NEW DELHI: Indian aid reached earthquake-hit Venezuela under ‘Operation Amistad’ on Sunday, with New Delhi deploying a field hospital, relief supplies, medicines and advanced medical equipment to support ongoing rescue and relief efforts.“Indian assistance reaches Venezuela. Confident that the Field Hospital Unit, relief supplies, medicines & medical equipment, will bolster...