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Ahmedabad/New Delhi/IBNS: The heavily damaged black box of the crashed Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be sent to the United States for data recovery, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would ensure adequate securities to theatres if Kamal Haasan's Thug Life releases in the state, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A three-member panel of senior judges has recommended the initiation of proceedings to impeach former Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma, from whose residence piles of unaccounted cash was recovered, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the central government to resume the MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal besides giving the Centre power to continue probing into the allegations of financial irregularities.
New Delhi/IBNS: The byelections to five assembly constituencies across four states of the country are underway on Thursday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A batch of 110 Indian students reached New Delhi Thursday morning as the country's embassy evacuated its nationals from conflict-hit Iran under Operation Sindhu.
A new name has surfaced as an outcome of the probe into the killing of 29-year-old Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, media reports said.
New Delhi: In a significant step towards simplifying toll collection and enhancing travel convenience, the Government of India has announced a FASTag-based Annual Pass priced at ₹3,000.
Even after a 35-minute phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim of "stopping the war" between the two countries and even complained that "not one story" had been written about it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Croatia on Wednesday for the first-ever visit by an Indian premier, during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
The Indian Embassy has evacuated 110 Indian students from conflict-hit northern Iran, who will reach New Delhi tonight, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Wednesday. The government has named this mission Operation Sindhu.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed Congress MP and the party's communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh, accusing it of "peddling yet another falsehood" regarding the telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is on a high-level official visit to the United Kingdom from June 18 to 19 to strengthen economic and trade partnership with the country.
Jammu and Kashmir conducted a two-day workshop on cybersecurity exercise in Srinagar this week.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped the Madras High Court and Tamil Nadu government over the arrest of a senior police officer in connection with the alleged kidnapping case involving a family dispute, media reports said.
Panaji/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a Bengaluru man allegedly killed his girlfriend in Goa after taking her to the coastal state with an intention to get married, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh blow to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a stay on West Bengal's new Other Backward Class (OBC) list which was notified earlier in June, media reports said.
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney met for the first time on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis and agreed to take calibrated and constructive steps to restore stability in the relationship, beginning with the early return of High Commissioners to each other’s capitals.
Indian PM Narendra Modi held a 35-minute telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, in which he stressed that India has never asked for, and will never accept, third-party mediation to resolve the issue of Pakistan's illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said that 24 of the 33 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, operated by Air India, are compliant with safety standards, according to media reports.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday, is recovering from a stomach infection, the hospital chairman told the media on Tuesday.
Raja Raghuvanshi, killed during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, was attacked by all three men whom his wife hired, and not one but two machetes were used in the murder, police told the media.
Air India Tuesday cancelled as many as six international flights, all using the 787-8 Dreamliner, amid increased scrutiny of Boeing's flagship aircraft following the horrific crash in Ahmedabad last week that killed 241 people on board.
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India flight (AI 143) from New Delhi to Paris was on Tuesday cancelled after an issue was identified during the "mandatory pre-flight checks", media reports said.
The Indian Army contingent departed on Tuesday to participate in 8th edition of the biennial India-French Joint Military Exercise Shakti.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the ban on Kamal Haasan starrer film Thug Life in Karnataka stating "the rule of law must prevail".
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London was on Tuesday cancelled due to the unavailability of aircraft, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the massive fire that gutted 1,300 shops at the Orphan Ganj Bazar in Kolkata's Khidirpur area.
Kolkata/IBNS: A Mumbai-bound Air India flight from San Francisco was halted at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata in the early hours on Tuesday due to technical snag, media reports said.
Tehran/New Delhi/IBNS: India on Tuesday began its evacuation process from Tehran with the passage of 110 students to Armenia as Iran and Israel continue firing at each other, media reports said.
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