New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Delhi residents experienced winter chill with the city’s minimum sticking at 5.6 °C for two consecutive days, nearly 4 notches below normal for this time of the year. Friday and Thursday’s minimum temperature was the lowest recorded in the season, with the previous minimum of 5.7°C on the first day…
New Delhi, December 5 (UNI): Delhi Police on Friday arrested 23 demonstrators in connection with the November 23 India Gate protest , who face serious charges, including assaulting and outraging the modesty of female officers, using chilli spray on a constable, and raising slogans in support of a Naxalite, an official said. The police submitted…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accepted Indigo’s request for relaxation in rules related to pilot night duty after a large number of the airline’s domestic flights were cancelled. In the approval issued by the DGCA on Friday, it stated that Indigo has been granted exemption from two…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a man, declared a proclaimed offender in a 2017 matricide case, who had been absconding for over five years after jumping interim bail, an official said on Friday. According to the police, he was apprehended near the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) In a major boost to indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over seven critical home-grown technologies developed under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme to the three Services. The technologies were handed over during the meeting of the Empowered Committee of DRDO held at DRDO…
Parwinder Sandhu New Delhi, December 5, Launching the Russian television network RT India here Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that while India’s economic scale and partnership capabilities have transformed significantly over the years, the foundations of friendship and shared interests between the two nations remained unchanged. Addressing the gathering during the launch…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday reduced the key repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent, citing the need to support growth amid easing inflation. Announcing the MPC’s decisions in Mumbai, RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra emphasised the need for banks and non-banking…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) After days of hundreds of flights being cancelled and many more delayed, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) withdrew a contentious provision on pilot working hours that had caused major operational turbulence across airlines. IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, grappled with widespread flight cancellations and delays triggered by pilot…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) India has taken a significant step to strengthen its ties with Russia by announcing a free 30-day e-tourist visa and a 30-day group tourist visa for Russian citizens. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during a joint press address with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I am happy that very…
SHAHID K ABBAS New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday wrapped up a high-profile, two-day state visit to India that was as much about reaffirming a decades-old partnership as it was about navigating today’s complex global challenges. From the moment he touched down, the visit exuded a sense of camaraderie and strategic…
