MUMBAI: A coordination committee of the opposition INDIA bloc is set to be announced at the alliance’s meeting that will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, said Shiv Sena (UBT) members. The committee is likely to have prominent members from across the parties which are part of the alliance, and it…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight operating from Madurai to Mumbai, 6E 2012, on Tuesday suffered an engine snag and then landed safely at its destination. The Airbus A321 (VT-IUJ) saw one of its Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines shut down in-flight. Since twin engine aircraft can land safely on one engine, one did so in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea filed against demolition drive near Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura to remove alleged encroachment on government land and refused to grant any protection to those removed from the land and asked them to raise their grievances before lower court where the suit is pending. Petitioner…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed bilateral ties including space cooperation, the expansion of the Brics group and the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the PMO said in a statement on Monday.A release by the Kremlin added that Putin and PM Modi expressed mutual desire to…
BENGALURU: Karnataka could be staring at a farm labour crisis, with Congress’s poll freebies being blamed for a section of the skilled workforce opting for a life on the dole or raising new demands like an increase in minimum wages, additional benefits and reduced working hours.Coffee plantations, which employ 5 lakh-odd out of the 30…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were seen engaging in a brief interaction at the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg.Before the conference started in earnest, the Prime Minister and the Chinese President were pictured having a brief conversation before taking their designated seats. Post the briefing, the two leaders were…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping came together with other heads of state and government at the Brics leaders’ retreat late in the evening Tuesday but suspense remained over whether the two leaders will have a bilateral meeting on the margins of the summit.“PM, alongwith other Brics leaders will deliberate (at…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for building a resilient and inclusive supply chain, amplifying a pitch that reflects the global wariness over dependence on China as the “factory of the world”.“The Covid pandemic has taught us the importance of resilient and inclusive supply chains. For this, trust and transparency are very…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will become the growth engine for the world in the coming years, and the ease of doing business has improved with “mission-mode” reforms being undertaken by his government. Speaking at the Brics Business Forum Leaders’ Dialogue, PM Modialso said India soon will become a $5…
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