AirAsia India to give 50K free domestic flight tickets to doctors

New Delhi (IANS) Budget airline AirAsia India will give away 50,000 free domestic flight tickets to doctors under the 'AirAsia RedPass' initiative which acknowledges their contribution in handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Doctors have…

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala: IMD

New Delhi (IANS) The Southwest Monsoon has arrived over Kerala, exactly on the day it was predicted to hit the coastal state, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

The weather bureau earlier this week said that monsoon rains were…

Sensex jumps 1,100 points, Nifty above 9,900

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market surged on Monday with the BSE Sensex gaining over 1,100 points, tracking positive cues from its Asian peers.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading above the psychological level of…

Rail services resume partially

New Delhi (IANS) Train services partially resumed on Monday as several trains left for their destination according to timetable after an unprecedented break in train movement since March 25. According to ministry officials, more than 1.45 lakh passengers…

3 Pak militants killed during infiltration bid

New Delhi (IANS) Three Pakistan-based terrorists were killed while attempting to infiltrate into Indian territory across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

Defence sources said: "In an ongoing counter-infiltration operation…

US riots against human rights violations, question its global role

New York (IANS) The sorrow and anger behind the riots against human rights violations setting the US afire coast-to-coast, has raises questions about the role of the country - in particular its liberals - as the global civil liberties police.

Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to widen invitation list

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced he was postponing the G7 leaders' summit, adding it was "outdated" and that he would like to invite more countries to the meeting, including India.

"I'm postponing it because…

Good governance key to tribal society uplift: Arjun Munda

New Delhi (IANS) Committed to the principle of good governance, Union Tribal Welfare Ministry has been instrumental in uplifting the country's tribal society.

In an interview to IANS, Tribal Welfare Minister Arjun Munda said that under…

SpaceX sends 2 NASA astronauts to ISS in historic mission

Washington (IANS) Scripting a historic chapter for the US space programme, Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Saturday sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard the reusable Falcon 9 rocket.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft…

Mitron repackaged app made by developers from Pakistan: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Mitron, the much touted desi version of TikTok, appears to have a "Pakistan connection" as the source code of the app was originally made by developers from Pakistan, the media reported.

This group from Pakistan, known as Qboxus,…