NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress in Assam, taking a swipe at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi by calling him a “Rajkumar” and predicting a string of defeats for the grand old party, even as he expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA … Read more
NEW DELHI: MK Stalin on Wednesday unveiled a series of welfare promises and development plans at a DMK rally in Tiruchirappalli, positioning them as key offerings ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Addressing party workers and voters in central Tamil Nadu, the DMK chief sought support for party candidates while highlighting his government’s track record … Read more
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ( Photo credit : ANI ) NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday dismissed claims regarding the ‘Pink Saheli Card’ not functioning, stating that certain political individuals are attempting to spread false rumours about its use.“Under political propaganda, a few political people are attempting to spread rumours on ‘Pink … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre has given private hospitals one final window to stay on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) panel, extending the deadline for mandatory empanelment formalities to April 30, 2026, while making it clear that no further extension will be granted.An office memorandum issued by the Director, CGHS, Dr Satheesh Y H, on … Read more
File photo (Picture credit: X/@ChinarcorpsIA) NEW DELHI: A terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the Army said on Wednesday.A cordon and search operation was launched by security forces on Tuesday night in the Arhama area of the district following inputs about suspicious movement, news agency … Read more
NEW DELHI: Air travellers should get ready for a major hike in airfares. Jet fuel prices have been more than doubled for April following the Iran war, dealing a deadly blow to Indian carriers. Oil PSUs early on Wednesday morning announced aviation turbine fuel (ATF) pricing for April, with the same for domestic flights increasing … Read more
NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar, an IAS officer of Bihar cadre, as the new information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary, while designating Sanjay Lohiya as the secretary of department of financial services (DFS). In the bureaucratic reshuffle, Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed director general of civil aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.Kidwai, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved to extend its digital media rules to news and current affairs content shared by non-publisher users on social media platforms, proposing changes that expand the reach of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, beyond registered publishers.In draft amendments issued on … Read more
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Tuesday named DG of International Air Transport Association (IATA) and former British Airways (BA) chief William Walsh as its new CEO.Airline promoter and MD Rahul Bhatia had assumed charge as CEO in the interim after Pieter Elbers’ resignation last month with immediate effect. Elbers, then KLM president and CEO of KLM, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The NDA government’s muscular approach in rooting out Naxalism, brought forth by encounter killings of its armed cadre and top commanders in large numbers, has been a constant fodder for admirers of this hardline policy as well as for its critics. But what has been less talked about is a parallel focus on … Read more