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"Officially Air India hands over to Tata Group today in the afternoon. Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran will be in the ministries for the official handover process," a senior government official said.

"Today, I will be in Modinagar, Ghaziabad for campaigning and voter interaction in view of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections," Singh said in a tweet in Hindi.

Giridih: Suspected Naxals blew up a portion of railway tracks on the Howrah-New Delhi line between Chichaki and Chaudhary bandh railway stations in Giridih. More details are awaited.

With this, the country's active caseload mounted to 22,02,472, which is 5.46 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases reported so far.

New Delhi: The Indian government is likely to hand over Air India to the Tata Group on Thursday, nearly 69 years after it was taken from the conglomerate, officials said on Wednesday. After a competitive bidding process, the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited – a subsidiary […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Wednesday booked Google CEO Sundar Pichai and five other company officials for Copyright Act violation. “On directions of a court, a case has been registered against Google CEO Sundar Pichai and five other company officials for Copyright Act violation,” said Mumbai police. The case has been registered following the complaint lodged […]

Hyderabad: Railway job aspirants found indulging in unlawful activities may face lifetime debarment from obtaining Railway job, cautioned the Railway Ministry. A Ministry of Railways public notice issued here by the South Central Railway (SCR) on Wednesday said it was noticed that aspirants of railway jobs were found indulging in vandalism/unlawful activities like protesting on […]

"PLA responded positively indicating handing over of our national and suggested a place of release," Rijiju he said in a tweet today.

Last year, Flight Lieutenant Bhawna Kanth became the first female fighter jet pilot to be part of the IAF tableau.

"Any meaningful dialogue can be held only in an atmosphere free of terror, hostility and violence. The onus is on Pakistan to create such a conducive atmosphere."

Vintage as well as current modern aircraft and helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and Dakota displayed different formations, including Rahat, Meghna, Eklavya, Trishul, Tiranga, Vijay and Amrit.

The police had to release several rounds of tear gas to stop the miscreants, added the police.

Hyderabad: With five states – Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand – gearing up for the assembly elections, micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an initiative ‘Jagruk Voter’ to give voters crucial information. The initiative helps people track the election-related conversation and find out crucial information about the electoral exercise by using hashtags. The hashtags […]

Baaz formation comprises 1 Rafale, 2 Jaguar, 2 MiG-29 UPG, 2 Su-30 MI ac in seven ac 'Arrowhead' formation flying at 300 m AOL.

While South African Rhodes, a former Mumbai Indians fielding coach who resides in the country for a considerable part of the year, has a daughter named 'India', West Indian swashbuckler Gayle has been a big hit among cricket fans for his exploits in the IPL.

The returning officer for the constituency has sought the minister's explanation on the matter within 24 hours.

According to the tradition, the 21-gun salute was presented by the ceremonial battery of 871 field regiment.

The recovery rate is currently at 93.23 per cent with 2,99,073 recoveries in the last 24 hours while the cumulative recovery stands at 3,73,70,971.

"Wishing you all a happy Republic Day. Jai Hind!," PM Modi tweeted.

The force also posted special videos and pictures to commemorate the Republic Day of India.

New Delhi: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in December last year, will be posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. The Home Ministry announced the Padma Awards on the eve of 73rd Republic Day. General Rawat was headed to Defence Services Staff […]

New Delhi: In a big honour for the top India-origin tech prowess that has virtually taken over the Silicon Valley in the US, the Indian government on Tuesday awarded Padma Bhushan to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and Alphabet and Google’s Sundar Pichai among the 17 awardees. Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award […]

Ratnagiri: For the first time on the west coast of India, a female Olive Ridley Sea Turtle was successfully satellite tagged at Velas Beach here, officials said Tuesday. The turtle has been named ‘Prathama’, and was released in the Arabian Sea, signifying the start of a new era in sea turtle conservation in Maharashtra  and the […]

Bhopal: The house of a Dalit bridegroom was attacked and abuses hurled at his family members allegedly by a group of upper caste people in Madhya Pradesh late on Sunday, the police said. The incident occurred in a village in Sagar district where a groom going in a wedding procession took a round of his […]