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Rs 20,000 cr Defence deal with Airbus for transport aircraft
The Defence Ministry has signed a nearly Rs 20,000 crore contract with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to procure 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft which will replace Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force. The long-pending procurement was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security two weeks back....
CBI takes over probe into seer’s death
New Delhi: As the CBI takes over the probe into the death of Narendra Giri, the religious leader who died allegedly by suicide on Monday in Uttar Pradesh, a six-member team is on its way to Prayagraj. The top seer was found dead at his ashram in the city...
Modi invites Kamala Harris to India
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India and America are “natural partners” as he held the first in-person meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House during which the two leaders reinforced the bilateral strategic partnership and discussed issues of mutual and global...
Supreme Court probe panel for Pegasus next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will set up a committee to inquire into the Pegasus snooping row, Chief Justice NV Ramana said today, adding that interim orders would likely be issued next week. The Chief Justice was hearing another matter when he told one of the lawyers – who also...
Indian-Americans welcome Modi on arrival in Washington
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Washington for a three-day visit, today received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian community at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC. Prime Minister Modi stepped out of his motorcade to interact with the Indians waiting at the airport....
Molestation accused ordered to wash women’s clothes for free
Madhubani, Bihar: A court in Bihar’s Madhubani district has directed a man accused of molesting a woman to wash and iron the clothes of all female residents of his village, free of cost, by way of repentance. The order was passed on Tuesday by Additional District Judge Avinash Kumar...
Taliban seek to address UN, name envoy
United Nations: The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s UN ambassador, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made the request in...
Scientists say Covid spread has slowed down in India
When the 2nd Covid wave was at its peak, R-value in the country was estimated to be 1.37. File New Delhi: The R-value, or reproductive number, for COVID-19 in India dropped from 1.17 in August-end to 0.92 in mid-September, indicating that the spread of the infection across the country...
Govt says zero tolerance for Amazon corruption
New Delhi: The government today stressed on a “zero tolerance” policy towards corruption in response to reports that Amazon’s legal representatives allegedly bribed officials in India. The US e-commerce giant is reportedly investigating the charges. “As far as the government of India is concerned there is ZERO tolerance towards...
BJP calls Rakesh Tikait a ‘dacoit’, alleges foreign funding
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP from Bahraich Akshayvar Lal Gond has termed farm leader Rakesh Tikait a “dacoit” and alleged that the farmers’ agitation is receiving funds from abroad. The farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders against the three farm laws, which they fear will do away with...
Justin Trudeau’s party projected to win Canada election
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were returned to power Monday in a hotly contested election against the rookie Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, according to TV projections. But with polling stations likely to still be reporting results into the morning, it was not yet clear if the Liberals...
Charanjit Channi takes oath as Punjab CM, 2 deputies
New Delhi: Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Punjab’s new Chief Minister today after Amarinder Singh’s dramatic weekend resignation just four months before an election in the state. Punjab’s first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister took charge with two deputies, both carefully chosen to fortify the Congress’s poll...
BJP’s MeToo dig at Channi
New Delhi: The BJP today took a swipe at the Congress over its Punjab chief ministerial pick Charanjit Singh Channi, citing reported allegations that he had sent an inappropriate text to an IAS officer in 2018. BJP leader Amit Malviya, who is its IT department head, tweeted, “Congress’s CM...
Amarinder tells Sonaia ‘can’t continue with such humiliation’
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, facing fresh trouble with an unprecedented meeting of MLAs called by the Congress this evening, has told Sonia Gandhi he “can’t continue in the party with this kind of humiliation”, sources say. The meeting of MLAs has spurred intense speculation about a...
Ex-Union minister Babul Supriyo joins Trinamool
Kolkata: Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo joined Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress today, two months after he was asked to resign as junior minister in the Environment Ministry. The former BJP MP, a month after stepping down from the central post, had said he would not...
Congress calls key meeting of Punjab MLAs
New Delhi: There is fresh sparking in the Punjab unit of the Congress. Citing “representation from a large number of MLAs”, the Congress, in a late night tweet, has called for a key meeting of its Punjab legislators today. “The AICC has received a representation from a large...
Row over Rajasthan marriage registration law amendment
Jaipur: Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union. The new legislation, opposition BJP has claimed, will legitimise child marriages. According...
US admits drone strike error in Kabul killed 10 civilians
Washington: A top general admitted the United States had made a “mistake” when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, confirming that it killed 10 civilians instead. US Central Command commander General Kenneth McKenzie said that the strike...
