Ranchi, Feb 24 (UNI) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that the ill-fated air ambulance that crashed in Jharkhand’s Chatra district Monday night had “requested deviation due to weather” after establishing contact with Kolkata. The Beechcraft C90 aircraft, bearing registration VT-AJV and operated by Delhi-based Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, departed from Ranchi’s…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), to four days of police custody in connection with a “shirtless” protest at the India AI Impact Summit. Chib was arrested at 4:30 am and produced before the court, which granted the police four days…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) SBI Research has projected that India’s real GDP growth for the third quarter of FY26 could exceed 8 per cent, with its nowcasting model estimating growth at 8.0–8.1 per cent year-on-year. As per the report, high-frequency indicators point to resilient economic activity during Q3 FY26. The report highlights strong rural…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that district judges from outside should be deployed, if required, for expediting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. District judges, additional district judges, including the retired ones could be deployed for the purpose, the court said. The bench of…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the second phase of the asset monetisation initiative for central ministries and public sector entities, named ‘National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0)’. NMP 2.0 targets to achieve Rs 16.72 lakh crore, including private sector investment of Rs 5.8 lakh crore, from monetisation of assets belonging…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (UNI) Triggering a fresh political firestorm, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “coward” for allegedly avoiding parliamentary debate, has turned the AI Summit protest row into a larger political confrontation over governance, nationalism, and youth unemployment. The controversy was amplified after Kharge accused Modi…
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has reported an enthusiastic response to its recently introduced e-Pantry meal booking facility on Mail and Express trains equipped with pantry cars. As the hospitality and tourism arm of Indian Railways, IRCTC…
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (UNI): In a significant move, Telangana Cabinet led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday night approved the takeover of the 69-km Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-I network from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) by paying about Rs15,000 crore, including liabilities and decided to immediately initiate necessary steps in this regard. A Cabinet…
Meerut, Feb 24 (UNI) A devastating fire claimed the lives of six members of a garment trader’s family, including five children, in Meerut on Monday evening. The tragic incident occurred in Gali No. 1 near Surahi Wali Masjid in Kidwai Nagar under the Lisadi Gate police station limits. According to police, the fire broke out…
Agartala, Feb 24 (UNI) After almost two months of suspension, visa and consular services for Bangladesh from Tripura have resumed at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, providing relief and excitement to numerous applicants. From early this morning, a long queue was found outside the mission in Agartala as eager travellers sought to submit…
