- India
Air India borrows USD 120 mn from Japan’s SMBC to buy Airbus plane
Mumbai: Japanese lender SMBC on Wednesday said the Tata Group-owned Air India has borrowed USD 120 million from it for purchasing a wide-body aircraft from Airbus. The transaction has partly financed Air…
- India
Will not tolerate any insult to post of vice president: Dhankhar on mimicry row
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Wednesday said he will not tolerate any insult to Parliament and the post of vice president while expressing deep anguish over a TMC MP mimicking…
- India
India logs 614 new coronavirus cases, highest since May 21
New Delhi: India recorded 614 new coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, while the active cases have increased to 2,311, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The…
- India
Police complaint against TMC MP for mimicry of Vice-Prez in Parliament comple
New Delhi: An advocate has filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex. Banerjee derisively mimicked…
- India
Dismayed over humiliation of vice president in Parliament complex: Prez Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said she was dismayed at the manner in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was “humiliated” in Parliament complex, Elected representatives, she said, were free to…
- India
Bihar sees caste survey with hiked quotas for deprived castes in 2023
Patna: In the year preceding Lok Sabha elections, Bihar sought to trigger a second ‘Mandal wave’ with a fresh estimate of the high population of deprived castes, for whom quotas in government…
- India
141 MPs suspension: PM, BJP want to establish ‘single party rule’, says Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday charged that the prime minister and the BJP want to establish a “single party rule” in the country and the suspension of MPs from…
- World
Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131
Beijing: The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday. A total of…
- World
US Congressmen announce creation of Hindu Caucus
Washington: Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the…
- India
No VIP treatment for anyone in hospitals, says Delhi health minister
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday inspected two hospitals and said no “VIP treatment” will be provided to anyone. He conducted surprise inspections at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital and…
- India
INDIA bloc protest on December 22 against suspension of MPs
New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a nationwide protest on December 22 against the suspension of 141 MPs from Parliament, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday after a meeting…
- Chennai
TN rains claim 10 lives; Wasn’t sufficiently forewarned, says state govt
Chennai: Unprecedented rains that battered south Tamil Nadu claimed 10 lives and brought the region to a standstill, leaving individuals, families, and a trainload of people stranded for days. While there was…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh fully prepared to deal with any Covid situation: Official
Amaravati: In the wake of Covid-19 infections being reported in some states, the Andhra Pradesh Health Department is fully prepared to deal with any situation, an official said on Tuesday. M T…
- India
2 Indian nationals arrested with 380 kg drugs in Nepal
Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested with 380 kg of drugs in Nepal’s Bharatpur city on Tuesday, police said. The two, identified as 45-year-old Anil Giri and 30-year-old Rajpal, were arrested by…
- India
‘NewsClick’ claims its bank accounts frozen by I-T dept
New Delhi: Online news portal “NewsClick” claimed on Tuesday that its bank accounts have been frozen by the income-tax department and it will undertake legal measures against this “unjust and cruel” action.…
