NEW DELHI: In a major safety-enhancement move, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday got a “satellite-based landing system (SLS)” approach conducted for the first time on a jet engine aircraft in India. The regulator got the flight operated on an IndiGo Airbus A320 into Udaipur using ISRO and Airport Authority of India’s … Read more
‘Gravest sin’: Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has ‘stunned entire nation’ (ANI image) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called for a transparent investigation into the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple, saying those responsible must face strict punishment if found guilty.In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the … Read more
Hospitals told to make public their kidney transplant success rate NEW DELHI: Kidney transplant hospitals will now have to publish patient survival rates, deaths, graft failures and other long-term results, ending a system that left patients to choose where to undergo surgery without knowing how centres performed. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) … Read more
Homebuyers can seek relief for delay after possession: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Taking possession of a flat would not bar homebuyers from raising complaints against real estate companies for deficiency in services. Supreme Court has held that homebuyers can approach consumer forums against developers to seek compensation for delayed possession even after taking custody of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rejecting the UP police probe into the Ayodhya donation case, Congress Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the “massive embezzlement” in the Ram Mandir trust which, it claimed, ran into thousands of crores. It alleged that BJP govt wanted to let off the real culprits who occupied high positions by placing responsibility … Read more
Government plans simpler import rule to cut medicine wastage NEW DELHI: To cut avoidable wastage of imported medicines, the Centre has proposed replacing a complex shelf-life rule with a simple requirement — drugs should have at least one year of shelf life left when they enter India. Health ministry has issued a draft notification proposing … Read more
Katchatheevu island transfer to Sri Lanka ‘dark chapter’ of Congress: BJP (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: With Congress in office in Kerala and part of govt in Tamil Nadu, BJP fired a twin salvo at the party and alleged that its decisions have harmed the interests of the two states. BJP said it was the 52nd anniversary … Read more
MHA moving fast to set up exclusive NDPS court NEW DELHI: Ministry of home affairs is moving swiftly to set up exclusive NDPS courts across the country to secure speedy convictions in major narcotics cases, with home minister Amit Shah urging states to establish dedicated benches within their high courts for daily hearings. Till now, … Read more
Army, in coordination with IAF, launches Operation Amistad to rush medical contingent to quake-hit Venezuela NEW DELHI: Becoming one of the first responders to the devastating earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela, the Indian Army, in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF), has launched Operation Amistad, deploying a specialised medical contingent to support humanitarian relief … Read more
JAMMU: Alert Army troops Friday apprehended a PoK resident near LoC in Poonch district, sources said.“A man was seen moving suspiciously near a forward area along LoC and was promptly apprehended by alert Army troops during routine surveillance,” they said.“The individual has been identified Mohammed Sajad (25), son of Mohammed Rafiq, a resident of Abasspur … Read more