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Air Tickets: SC Asks Centre to Clarify on Modalities of Refunds to Passengers and Agents
The bench was hearing a plea which has raised the issue of air tickets refund owing to cancellation of flights due to Covid-19 induced lockdown which had commenced from March 25.
Man Opens Fire Outside Former Girlfriend's House, Held
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly opening fire outside the residence of his former girlfriend in southeast Delhi as she had been ignoring him after his marriage, police said Wednesday. Sumit Tomar late Sunday night opened fire in Dharampal Co...
Parliament Passes Three Key Labour Reform Bills amid Boycott by Opposition Parties
The three codes were passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday and these will now be sent to the President for his assent.
Wanted Criminal Held After Gunfight With STF, Mathura Police
A wanted member of a criminal gang active on the highways in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, including the Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway, was arrested after a gunfight with the Special Task Force in Mathura, police said Wednesday. Ramu (30), a member of the B...
India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended testing of 0.14 samples per day per 1,000 population or 140 tests per day per million population, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Man Arrested for Raping and Poisoning Minor Girl in Greater Noida
The man had allegedly raped the girl, known to her, is also accused of giving her poison recently in Dankaur area of the district.
E-ticketing App Of Delhi Transport Dept To Cover All 6,600 Public Buses By Nov First Week: Gahlot
The e-ticketing app of Delhi government's Transport department is expected to cover all 6,600 public transport buses by the first week of November, Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on Tuesday. Gahlot said features like its usage bynon-smartphone use...
Over 100 MDMA Pills From France Seized At Chennai Airport
: The Customs department at the airport here has seized a parcel containing 130 MDMA pills -- also known as ecstasy---when it arrived from France, officials said on Tuesday. Department sleuths on opening the parcel at the foreign post office here seiz...
PM Modi Visited 58 Countries Since 2015, Rs 517 Crore in Expenses Incurred: Govt Tells Parliament
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan provided details of the prime minister's visits abroad since 2015, including their outcome, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Modern Education With Ancient Knowledge Will Inculcate Values: Raj Gov
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra said on Tuesday that combining modern education of the new National Education Policy with ancient knowledge would inculcate good values in the society. The governor said along with the uncountable languages and dialects...
Who's Keshav Dixit of 'Keshav Bhawan' Whom RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Pay Annual Visits in Kolkata?
Keshav Dixit came to Kolkata in 1950s from Nagpur for Sangh’s ‘samaj kalyan’ (social welfare work) and loved the city so much that he never thought to go back.
Mutual Funds Are Not Banks, Shouldn't Behave Like One: Sebi Chief
"Mutual funds are not banks and shouldn't attempt to behave like one," he added. Unlike banks there are neither capital adequacy requirements for mutual funds nor do they have the 'lender of last resort' comfort as banks have from RBI, the Sebi chief said...
Tata Group Offers to Buy Mistry Family Stake, SC Orders Status Quo on Share Pledges
A lawyer representing Tata Sons Pvt informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday of the offer to purchase the 18% stake owned by the cash-strapped Shapoorji Pallonji Group if the latter needed to raise money for paying maturing debt.
Survey For 6.8 Km Kozhikode-Wayanad Tunnel Commences
The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) on Tuesday commenced a detailed survey for the construction of a 6.8 km tunnel between nearby Anakkampoyil and Meppadi in Wayanad, linking Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. The much-awaited project, said to...
Over 6,600 H-1B Visas Approved for 14 Indian Tech Companies in 2019-20, Says MoS Sanjay Dhotre
These form 7.9 per cent of the total 85,000 H-1B visas approved for cap and cap-exempt initial employment, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Meet The Woman Driving A Motorbike Taxi In Eastern Congo
Wearing leather leggings under her dress, Imelda Mbambu weaves her motorcycle taxi through the city of Beni in north east Congo, a handbag slung across her side and a happy customer perched on the back.