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Quad initiative to monitor Indo-Pacific maritime activities
Four-nation grouping Quad on Tuesday launched a major new initiative for the Indo-Pacific that allows the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure peace and stability in the region, a move that comes amid China’s increasingly intimidatory behaviour. The announcement on the rollout...
Quad a force for good, Modi tells Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia attended the second in-person meeting of Quad leaders in Tokyo today. In his opening remarks, PM Modi said that the Quad has gained a significant place on the world stage in a short span of time, and it is...
TN minister challenges Nirmala Sitharaman on fuel tax cuts
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan pulled no punches as he took on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday for “exhorting” states to cut their share of taxes on petrol and diesel, saying his state did not need “dictation from people who perform worse than us”. “We have...
Crucial parleys ahead of Rajya Sabha, presidential polls
Top BJP leaders, including Amit Shah and JP Nadda, held a four-hour meeting on the Rajya Sabha election and the presidential election just two months away. With the BJP-led alliance and the opposition both set to put up their own candidates for India’s new President, this election is said...
Air India asks staff to vacate govt housing colonies
Tata Group-owned Air India has asked its staff to vacate the government-owned housing colonies by July 26, according to an official document. The Tata Group won the bid for Air India on October 8 last year. However, as per the terms of disinvestment, the airline’s non-core assets such as...
Heavy rain, thunderstorm disrupt flights at Delhi airport
Heavy rain, along with thunderstorm, hit Delhi again on Monday evening after the first bout early this morning. The late evening showers have delayed several flights, while many have been diverted forcing airlines to issue updates. “The skies have decided to drench #Delhi. Our flight operations might get impacted....
Vinai Kumar Saxena to replace Baijal as Delhi Lt Guv
Delhi got its new Lieutenant Governor in Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday, just days after his predecessor Anil Baijal resigned citing “personal reasons”. Till recently, Saxena was the Chairman of Khadi & Village Industries Commission. “The President of India has been pleased to appoint Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena to...
M’rashtra, Kerala, R’sthan cut fuel VAT after central cut
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala have decreased VAT on petrol and diesel after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s call to provide further relief to consumers following a cut in excise duty by the Centre, though some other states appeared reluctant citing their inability to take more strain on revenue. Senior Congress...
Saudi Arabia bans travel to India, other countries over covid
Jeddah: Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to sixteen countries, including India. The sixteen countries where the citizens of Saudi Arabia are banned to travel apart...
Assam academic held for criticising govt policies
An associate professor of a college in Assam’s Hailakandi district, who was arrested for allegedly sending emails to officials criticising government policies and using unparliamentarily words against the chief minister, has been granted bail by a local court, a senior police officer said on Sunday. A suo moto case...
KCR’s immediate agenda presidential poll; Cong left out
Even as Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is on a national political tour to meet like-minded parties and leaders ahead of the 2024 national elections, his immediate sights are set on the presidential polls in July. He would like the opposition parties to field a joint candidate. KCR,...
No decision for excavation at Qutub Minar, minister
No such decision has been taken, Union Culture Minister GK Reddy said today while dismissing several media reports that excavation can be done in Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar complex. Sources had earlier said that the Ministry of Culture had issued instructions to get iconography of idols done at the...
RBI to pay Rs 30,307 crore dividend to govt for FY22
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said its board has approved a dividend payment of Rs 30,307 crore to the government for the financial ended March 2022. The board approved the transfer of Rs 30,307 crore as surplus to the central government for the accounting year 2021-22...
No senior Cong leader at Sidhu’s residence after jail verdict
No senior Punjab Congress leader was seen either at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s residence here or at a court where the former cricketer surrendered on a Supreme Court order. The Supreme Court has sentenced Sidhu to a year in jail in a 1988 road rage case leading to the death...
Bommai in Delhi amid speculation about cabinet changes
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived in the national capital on Friday and his sudden visit, the second in less than 10 days, sparked speculation in political circles, especially within the ruling BJP. After landing in Delhi, the chief minister directly went to call on a Union minister, sources...
Jet Airways to start flying again after 3 years
Jet Airways has been granted the licence to resume commercial flights by the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline was granted the air operator certificate (AOC) after completing two proving flights. A total of five landings (five flights) have to be done by the aircraft...
Raj Thackeray puts Ayodhya visit on hold
Days after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) warned that the entire state will rise if Raj Thackeray is harmed during his visit to Ayodhya, the MNS chief has postponed his programme. Thackeray’s proposed visit had set off massive opposition, with a BJP leader and the Shiv Sena up in...
KCR on national mission, to start tour from Delhi
Aiming to play a key role in national politics with an alternative agenda, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will undertake a nation-wide tour, starting from Friday. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief will meet eminent personalities from fields of politics, economy, and media during his tour, the Chief...
