- India
‘Drone Destination’ to establish 150 drone pilot training schools by 2025: CEO
New Delhi; Delhi-based company ‘Drone Destination’ plans to establish at least 150 drone pilot training schools across the country by 2025, its CEO Chirag Sharma has said. “We intend to partner with…
- Business
Centre implementing infra projects worth Rs 1,34,200 crore in NE: Sitharaman
Guwahati: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Centre is implementing various rail, road and air connectivity projects worth Rs 1,34,200 crore in the northeast. Addressing the ‘Natural Allies in…
- India
Rajasthan: Five of a family including 2 kids, 2 pregnant women die by suicide over dowry
Jaipur: The bodies of five members of a family, including two pregnant women and a newborn, were found in a well in the Dudu area here Saturday, with the police suspecting it to…
- India
Pak delegation to visit India on May 30 to discuss water issues
Islamabad: A five-member Pakistani delegation will visit India next week for talks on the water dispute between the two countries, according to a media report on Saturday. The talks will be held in…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija testing political waters?
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti will hold a fortnightly interactive session with people, the party has announced, a move which many viewed as an exercise before she takes the…
- Bollywood
Bollywood will never be finished: Rohit Shetty
Mumbai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty on Saturday said people making doomsday predictions about Bollywood are wrong as he believes Hindi films will never be finished. “When the generation changes in the media, then…
- India
In 8 years, not allowed a single person to “hang their head in shame”:Modi
Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that in the last eight years, his government made an honest attempt to build the India that Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel dreamt of, and…
- India
Nagpur: Rana couple face protests while reciting Hanuman Chalisa
Nagpur: The political couple — Navneet Rana, an MP, and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, sparked yet another controversy, this time in Nagpur. Following their conflict with the Shiv Sena workers over…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 43 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 43 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 7,93,133. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 26. A Health department bulletin said 45 people recuperated…
- Sports
Women’s T20 Challenge: Velocity win toss, opt to bowl
Pune: Velocity captain Deepti Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in the Women’s T20 Challenge final against Supernovas here on Saturday. Supernovas made two changes with Mansi Joshi and Rashi…
- India
Minor boy’s father in police custody for provocative slogans at PFI march in Kerala
Kochi: The father of the minor boy, who had courted controversy by allegedly raising provocative slogans during a recent march organised by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala’s Alappuzha, was…
- India
Sena backstabbed Hindutva, says BJP leader at Savarkar event
Thane: BJP national secretary Sunil Deodhar on Saturday said his party had never approached the Shiv Sena for an alliance but the latter stabbed its long-time ally in the back post the…
- India
IndiGo fined Rs 5 lakh for denying boarding to specially-abled child
New Delhi: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday said it has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on IndiGo airline for denying boarding to a specially-abled child…
- India
New plea in SC challenges validity of parts of Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, alleging that they violate constitutional…
- Middle East
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf, tensions spike
Dubai: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday in the Persian Gulf, just after Athens assisted the US in seizing an Iranian oil tanker over alleged sanctions violations…
