The government has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on domestic maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services to 5 percent from 18 percent in order to support the aviation sector, Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V K Singh said on Monday. In a written reply […]
The Kashmir Files: Anupam Kher reacts to Kerala Congress’s statement on exodus of Kashmiri Pandits
Actor Anupam Kher attended the press conference of his recently released film ‘The Kashmir Files’ in New Delhi on Monday, along with the film’s director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri and actor-producer Pallavi Joshi. The film has brought the spotlight on the killings and forced exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the late […]
Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Dale Steyn, becomes 8th highest wicket-taker in Tests
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed South African pacer Dale Steyn’s tally of 439 Test wickets here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Ashwin bagged his 440th Test wicket on Day 3 of the ongoing pink-ball Test match against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. The veteran spinner, who removed Dhananjaya de Silva for his 440th Test wicket, has now become the 8th highest […]
NSE co-location case: Chitra Ramkrishna sent to 14-day judicial custody, home-cooked food not allowed
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday remanded Chitra Ramkrishna to 14-day judicial custody in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) co-location case. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal sent Chitra Ramkrishna to judicial custody till March 28. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought judicial custody of the accused saying that she is a “very influential […]
Delhi HC observes Abu Salem’s habeas corpus is not maintainable
The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the habeas corpus plea of extradited gangster Abu Salem challenging his extradition by Indian authorities is not maintainable as the petitioner was awarded a sentence by a competent court. The court has granted time to his counsel to take instruction to withdraw the plea. […]
Imran Khan govt offers Opposition a deal to take back no-trust motion
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government has offered a deal to the Opposition for taking back the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, local media reported. Saying that the opposition should take back its no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that […]
Chinese province of Jilin under complete lockdown as country faces worst Covid outbreak in 2 years
Chinese province of Jilin, with a population of 24 million has been put under complete lockdown due to the increased number of COVID cases in the region. The province reported a total of 895 locally transmitted COVID cases and 131 asymptomatic cases on Sunday, according to the announcement made by […]
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Over 2,500 Mariupol residents killed since war began
Over 2,500 Mariupol residents have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine, said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. “More than 2,500 people have been killed, according to official reports from the city authorities. And this is a catastrophe to which the world has not given a proper assessment,” CNN quoted Arestovych as saying. […]
J-K police busts Hizbul Mujahideen module involved in killing of sarpanch in Kulgam, arrests 3 terrorists
The Kulgam police on Monday busted a terror module of proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), involved in the killing of Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir and arrested three terrorist associates actively involved in it, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range Vijay Kumar. Sarpanch was killed by HM terrorist Mushtaq Yatoo on the direction of HM Chief terrorist Farooq Nalli, who received directions from Pakistan […]
HDFC Bank surges 3.25 percent after RBI lifts restrictions from the bank’s new digital launches
The share price of HDFC Bank surged 3.25 per cent on Monday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted all the restrictions imposed on the lender regarding its business-generating activities under a programme called Digital 2.0. HDFC Bank was the second highest gainer among the 30 Sensex stocks. The […]
Air bomb of UAV that fell in Croatia contained 88 pounds of explosives: Senior official
The air bomb carried by a Soviet-made UAV that fell in the capital of Croatia contained 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of explosives, Zeljko Zivanovic, an adviser to the Croatian defense minister, said on Monday. In the early hours of Friday, an aircraft crashed in a green zone in one of the districts of the capital of Croatia causing a loud […]
Legendary opera singer Andrea Bocelli’s son Matteo Bocelli to visit India soon
Italian singer-songwriter Matteo Bocelli, the youngest son of iconic opera singer Andrea Bocelli, is all set to visit India this month. Confirming his maiden visit, Matteo said: “I’m extremely excited about my trip to India. India for me is a beautiful country that represents culture, history and tradition in its finest form.” He added, “I will […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla welcomes Austrian Parliamentarians
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday welcomed a Parliamentary delegation from Austria led by Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the national council of Austria in the Lower House. Birla said, “The Austrian Parliamentarians arrived in India on March 13 and have already visited Agra. They will proceed to Hyderabad before returning to Austria on March 17.” The Austrian Parliamentarians on […]
BJP parliamentary party meeting to be held tomorrow
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parliamentary Party meeting will be held on Tuesday, sources said on Monday. The party has asked all its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs to be present at the meeting. The second half of the Budget session that began today will conclude on April 8. The first […]
International flights to operate with 100 percent capacity from March 27
The services of all international passenger flights will resume by March 27, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Minister made the announcement during Question Hour as the Upper House assembled for its second part of the Budget Session after one month’s break. “All regular international flights […]