New Delhi: India may soon rank non-scheduled operator licenses (NSOPs) or charter and private jet operators based on their safety records after two crashes involving small charter planes in a month killed 12 people.While the ranking is intended to be published on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) website, operators will now have to … Read more
New Delhi: While one Air India and IndiGo aircraft each took off safely from Ranchi on Monday evening, the unfortunate air ambulance crashed soon after taking off. After climbing to 6,000 feet, the air ambulance pilot sought a weather deviation from Kolkata ATC, following which Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV crashed. The weather was bad in … Read more
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved three multi-track railway projects, Ahmedabad metro expansion project and Srinagar new integrated airport terminal project with a total investment of Rs 11,806 crore. The cabinet also approved increase in MSP for raw jute.Announcing the decisions, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the railway projects – doubling the Gondia-Jabalpur track … Read more
NEW DELHI: The heated political debate sparked by the Youth Congress’ protest at the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit found an echo at a parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday, which passed a resolution condemning the incident amid objections from lawmakers from different opposition parties.The resolution shared by Nishikant Dubey, chairman of the panel, said: “The committee … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a bid to prevent cervical cancer, the Center will launch a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls later this month and provide free vaccination at government health facilities across the country.The campaign will target girls turning 14 every year, reaching about 120 million teenagers every year across India. Vaccination … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked illegal occupants of over 30 hectares of railway/state land in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, to apply for Prime Minister Awas Joyna’s (PMAY) house and dismissed their plea for in-situ rehabilitation on the grounds that more land was available for expansion.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the encroachers, said they had … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that some mechanism, not necessarily punitive, needs to be devised to compel voting to strengthen democracy by attracting more eligible people to participate in elections and make the Nota option redundant. CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the Nota option was designed to bring better … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel unequivocally condemned all forms of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, and reiterated zero tolerance in a joint statement.They strongly condemned “the brutal terrorist attacks in both countries, including the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, and the despicable Pahalgam terrorist … Read more
SRINAGAR: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated the 6th India Khlo Winter Games in Gulmarg.“The Khelo India Winter Games revives the sportsmanship ideals of peace, equality and fraternity. The Gulmarg Winter Games are a universal language and a common heritage in our vibrant and diverse country of many languages, cultures and traditions,” Sinha … Read more
Sachin Tendulkar at Road Safety World Series 2019. (TOI photo) New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday released a video in support of a road safety campaign as he joined a group of celebrities who have been designated as “global road safety champions” by the United Nations.“Every life matters,” he said, hoping his security … Read more