Police commando & woman killed, several injured in fresh Manipur violence

Imphal (IANS) One Manipur Police commando was killed and three others injured when suspected armed militants attacked them in Manipur’s Moreh, along Myanmar border, on Wednesday, police said.

When the security personnel tried to shift the three…

Pilot assault case: Accused released on bail, was en route to Goa for honeymoon

New Delhi (IANS) Sahil Kataria, the 28-year-old who assaulted an IndiGo airlines pilot following a 13-hour flight delay, has been released on bail and was served a notice under Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), an official said…

For 3rd consecutive year, India’s nominal GDP growth will be strongest in Asia

New Delhi (IANS) India’s nominal GDP growth will accelerate to 11.6 per cent this year versus 9.2 per cent in 2023, making it the third consecutive year that the country’s nominal GDP growth will be the strongest in Asia, according to a Morgan Stanley…

Aviation ministry issues show cause notices to Indigo, Mumbai airport

New Delhi (IANS) The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Indigo and Mumbai Airport after a video of passengers eating and sitting on the tarmac at the airport went viral on social media.

In another…

Violence unacceptable, but what of Indigo's unprofessionalism: Passenger on assault case

New Delhi (IANS) In the midst of the storm over a passenger assaulting a pilot of IndiGo airlines following a 13-hour delay in take-off on Sunday, a fellow-passenger Sanal Vij on Wednesday came forward and gave his first-hand account of the incident…

SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking establishment of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons.

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, sought response of…

24.82cr people lifted out of poverty in India in last 9 years: NITI Aayog

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 24.82 crore people in India have come out of multidimensional poverty in the last nine years, according to a study released by NITI Aayog on Monday.

"There has been a steep decline in the Poverty Headcount Ratio…

100 flights, 22 trains delayed as dense fog engulfs Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi-NCR on Sunday woke up to a thick blanket of fog that led to over 100 flights and 22 trains getting delayed due to poor visibility.

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, four notches…

Milind Deora quits Congress; Maha CM Shinde welcomes him to Shiv Sena

Mumbai (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Milind M. Deora quit the grand old party early on Sunday and was warmly welcomed to the ruling Shiv Sena fold by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde here.

Deora, 47, was accompanied…

India lodges strong protest over UK envoy's visit to PoK

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday raised strong objections to the visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, had visited…