Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR after 5.8-magnitude quake hits Nepal

New Delhi (IANS) Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and some parts of northern India after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday.

In a tweet, the National Center for Seismology said: "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.8, Occurred on…

DGCA imposes Rs 10L fine on Air India for not reporting two incidents on Paris-New Delhi flight

New Delhi (IANS) Aviation regulator DGCA imposed a financial penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for not reporting the incidents which occurred on AI-142 Paris-New Delhi flight on December 6, 2022.

Two incidents had occurred in the Air India…

Nitish Kumar asks Upendra Kushwaha to reveal names of JD-U leaders in touch with BJP

Patna (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked JD(U) Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha to reveal the names of party leaders who are in touch with the BJP, a day after the latter made the claim.

"Asked him about…

After WBBSE, question on 'Azad Kashmir' figures in ABTA test paper also

Kolkata (IANS) Controversy over a question on "Azad Kashmir" in the test paper of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBBSE) is yet to be over and a fresh row has started in the state after similar question appeared in the exam paper published…

SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear K'taka hijab ban issue

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea to constitute a three-judge bench to consider petitions challenging ban on hijab in classrooms of pre university colleges in Karnataka.

Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing…

CBI court in Jammu 'closes' Yasin Malik's right to cross-examine witnesses

Jammu (IANS) A special CBI court on Monday closed banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik's right to cross-examine a prime witness after he refused to do so through video conferencing.

Currently serving a life sentence in Delhi's Tihar Jail for…

2 IEDs recovered in J&K's Rajouri, defused

Jammu (IANS) The security forces recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in J&K's Rajouri district which were later defused.

The IEDs were detected on Sunday.

A police statement said on Monday, "On 22-01-2023 at 6 p.m.…

Cabin crew body terms probe report flawed, seeks reinstatement of AI crew

New Delhi (IANS) All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) has said that the derostered Air India crew in connection with the urination case be reinstated on flights, and termed the action against the pilot-in-command (PIC) an unusually harsh punishment.

Obtain residents' informed consent before conducting Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI

New Delh (IANS) Consent of Aadhaar holders will be required before carrying out Aadhaar authentications.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has highlighted in its new guidelines for Requesting Entities (REs) that they are…

Illegal coal mining may push WB's Raniganj towards Joshimath-like crisis

Kolkata (IANS) Is Raniganj, the coal belt in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, heading towards a crisis similar to that of Joshimath in Uttarakhand where land subsidence has affected hundreds of houses, shops and other establishments? For several…