Pilots’ unions say it’s unfair to blame Air India crew for plane crash
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India’s pilot associations have slammed the ‘reckless speculation’ around the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, as sections of the media have hinted that the pilots are to be blamed for the tragic incident. The Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) on Sunday condemned ‘insinuations of pilot suicide’ as baseless […]
Gujarat: Joint probe launched into damaged stretch of Bharatmal highway near Santalpur
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) A joint investigation was launched on Sunday to look into the damaged stretch of Bharatmala Highway near Santalpur in Patan district of Gujarat, authorities said. A high-level joint team of Central and state governments visited the spot, to conduct inspection of the damaged stretch and investigate the reasons behind damages, apparently […]
President Droupadi Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit begins tomorrow
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and Cuttack cities on Monday and Tuesday to take part in convocation ceremonies at educational institutes and hand over awards to students completing their education at these institutes, an official said on Sunday. On Monday, the President will chair the fifth convocation ceremony […]
Amitabh Kant lauds UPI for surpassing world leader Visa
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Sunday lauded UPI for becoming the world’s leading real-time payment system, processing a staggering 650 million transactions daily to dislodge Visa from the top rank. Calling it ‘phenomenal’, Kant said, “This has been one of the most notable achievements of Prime Minister Narendra […]
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta to open Teej Mela on July 25
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will lead Teej festivities in the city with the government all set to organise a Teej Mela on July 25-27. Aiming to promote women empowerment, cultural prosperity and community harmony, the festival will be held at Delhi Haat, Pitampura. The monsoon festival will be inaugurated […]
Yogi govt makes special preparations at Kashi Vishwanath Dham for first Monday of Shravan
Varanasi, July 13 (IANS) The holy month of Shravan will see its first Monday on July 14, and the occasion will be marked by grand festivities at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, government officials said on Sunday. On this day, the processional idol of Baba Vishwanath will […]
Record development in Northeast due to PM Modi’s ‘Act East Policy’: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Agartala, July 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that unprecedented development has already taken place and continues under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Act East Policy’. After laying the foundation and participating in the Bhumi Pujan of 51-Shakti Peethas Park at Banduar in southern Tripura, the Chief Minister said that the Prime […]
Dutch PM voices concern over US tariffs on EU goods
The Hague, July 13 (IANS) Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof expressed concern over a new US decision to impose steep import tariffs on goods from the European Union (EU). “The US announcement of 30 per cent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union is concerning and not the way forward,” Schoof wrote on social […]
EAM Jaishankar to visit China today for SCO meeting
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to China starting Sunday to attend the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states being held in Tianjin. While the External Affairs Minister has met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of multilateral events, this […]
Iran always ready for talks on its nuclear program: FM Araghchi
Tehran, July 13 (IANS) Iran has always been, and will be, “ready for talks” on its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said. “However, it should naturally be guaranteed that in case the negotiation starts again, it will not lead to a war to be waged by the United States or other parties,” […]
