IndiGo CEO on Emirates’ clamour for more bilaterals NEW DELHI: As desi carriers prepare to increase their share in international air travel in and out of the country, India’s largest airline IndiGo has reacted sharply to Emirates’ long-standing demand for more flying rights for Dubai. “First of all, it’s called a bilateral agreement, right? That…
Aadhaar cardholders have until June 14, 2025, to update their identity and address documents online for free, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced. After this date, any updates will require a visit to an Aadhaar Enrolment Centre and attract a fee of Rs 50.As per UIDAI rules, Aadhaar holders must update their…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI) MOTIHARI: Maintaining that Bihar has tremendous potential for agricultural development, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said for a “developed India, agriculture must develop and farmers must also prosper”.Chouhan said this on Monday when he visited Motihari, the district headquarters town of East Champaran district…
Congress leaderSalman Khurshid on Monday expressed concern over political divisions in India, even as a multi-party delegation travels abroad to highlight the country’s united stand against terrorism. Khurshid, a senior politician and former foreign minister, is currently in East Asia as part of an all-party parliamentary group led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. Posting…
NEW DELHI: The Goa Congress has drawn criticism after failing to include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s photograph in a banner displayed during last week’s Statehood Day celebration.The banner, which featured prominent party leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, state party chief Amit Patkar, and Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, was displayed at a meeting in…
SC refuses to entertain plea over deportation drive in Assam (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition alleging that the Assam government has reportedly launched a “sweeping and indiscriminate drive” to deport persons suspected to be foreigners to Bangladesh. A vacation bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra…
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin (Image credit: ANI) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin praised the Chennai Mahila court’s verdict after it awarded the life sentence for a minimum period of 30 years without remission and a fine of Rs 90,000 to the accused Gnanasekaran, who has been convicted of sexually harassing a…
BHUBANESWAR: Security forces on Monday recovered over 2.5 tonnes of explosive materials looted by Maoists in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, a senior police officer said.The security personnel of the state’s Special Operation Group (SOG), CRPF, Jharkhand’s elite Jaguar force and Sundergarh’s District Voluntary Force (DVF) during a joint operation in Odisha-Jharkhand border, recovered more than 2.5…
NEW DELHI: Former union minister MJ Akbar on Monday compared Pakistan’s continued support for terrorism to the return of Hitler-era fascism, warning that unless the world recognises this threat, the sacrifices of those who have died fighting terror will be in vain. Akbar is currently in London as part of an all-party delegation.Calling out Pakistan’s…
BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said on Monday that the party is confident it can secure a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee elections.Speaking to ANI, Bidhuri said, “We will win the election of the standing committee. The…
