An aircraft with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia's island of Java on Monday, shortly after takeoff from the capital on its way to the country's tin-mining hub, officials said, reports NDTV. A spokesman for Indonesia's search and rescue agency said the Lion Air flight,
The Supreme Court ordered a Vigilance enquiry in an unprecedented CBI war after hearing a plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Kumar Verma seeking a stay on the post midnight order divesting of him of duty and sending him on leave. The court also demanded that the enquiry should be completed in two weeks.
The Enforcement Directorate filed charge sheet against former Union minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. The agency has named nine accused in the case including Chidambaram, S Bhaskaraman and four Maxis companies, reports Hindustan Times. CBI special judge OP Saini fixed November 26 for consideration of the charge sheet. The Aircel-Maxis cases pertains to grant
Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Banna, UAE Ambassador to India, met today in New Delhi, Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary of the Indian Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion. They discussed the progress made on the implementation of processes agreed during the last meeting, as well as topics of mutual interest.
The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha met with the Western Australian Tourism Minister Paul Papalia to receive further commitments from the Western Australian State Government to establish direct non-stop flights between India and Perth. The Ministers said the discussions were positive, agreeing there would be benefits for both Western Australia and India
India and Bangladesh discussed various issues pertaining to the protocol arrangements and improvement of inland water transportation between the two countries in the 19th Standing Committee meeting under ‘Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’ (PIWTT)held at New Delhi today. The meeting was attended by high level delegations that included representatives of Ministries of Shipping, External Affairs, Home,
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the “Main Nahin Hum” portal and app, in New Delhi. The portal, which works on the theme “Self4Society”, will enable IT professionals and organizations to bring together their efforts towards social causes, and service to society, on one platform. In doing so, the portal is expected to help catalyse
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that all School syllabi in the country should be reduced by fifty percent and Students should learn 50% from their Classrooms and 50% from Playgrounds. He was interacting with the Students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, in Hyderabad. The Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Mohammad Mahmood Ali and
Arrangements are in full swing to celebrate the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on 31st October, 2018, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Several events are scheduled to be held by various Ministries, PSUs and organisations across the country. In the national capital New Delhi and all over the States, people will take a pledge to protect the
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the purpose of Science & Technology should be to make common man live comfortably. He was addressing the Maritime Conference SAGAR Discourse 2.0, organized by Forum for Integrated National Security, in Panaji, Goa today. The Vice President stressed on the need to update technical capabilities, to