New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday approved the purchase of 97 Tejas fighter jets and 156 Prachanda Helicopters for the Indian Air Force as part of a Rs 1.4 lakh crore package that will go to public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), a senior official confirmed. The DAC headed by Defence Minister.
Wellington: New Zealand’s new coalition government on Thursday laid out a 49-item plan for its work in the first 100 days. “New Zealanders voted not only for a change of government but for a change of policies and a change of approach – and our coalition government is ready to deliver that change,” said Prime.
Rome: The Italian government government has decided to allocate 500 million euros ($550 million) to upgrade the country’s railway safety systems, following a tragic collision between a train and a truck that resulted in two deaths. On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini announced the plan, with a special.
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that it is initiating a signature campaign to gauge public opinion on whether, in the event of his arrest, should Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal run the government from jail or resign. During a joint press conference, AAP minister Gopal Rai and Rajya Sabha MP.
Hyderabad: Tollywood celebrities lined up to cast their votes in Telangana Assembly elections on Thursday. Sending a message to people on the importance of voting, the film personalities queued up at polling stations in upscale Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills to exercise their franchise. Megastar Chiranjeevi, Junior NTR, Allu Arjun, Venkatesh and Nagarjuna were among.
Thiruvananthapuram: In a major setback to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the reappointment of Kannur Vice-Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran. The court’s verdict was followed by the Opposition demanding the resignation of State Higher Education Minister R. Bindhu. Reacting to the judgment, Ravindran said he is leaving for Delhi on Friday.
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted parallel raid and search operations at various locations in connection with the cash-for-school-job and cash-for-municipalities-job cases. According to sources, the search operations are underway in Kolkata, Salt Lake in North 24 Parganas, Cooch Behar and Murshidabad. The probe agency teams are being escorted by the.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at multiple locations in Punjab, including the premises of former Congress Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, in connection with the alleged forest scam. An ED source said that the agency teams are searching the premises of Dharamsot and a contractor. However, the ED officials are tight-lipped on.
A 45-year-old man was shot at by his relative over a monetary dispute in North East Delhi, an official said on Thursday. Sharing the details, the official said that on Wednesday at around 10:30 p.m, a police control room call was received at the Shastri Park police station regarding a gunshot injury caused by a.
Hyderabad: Polling was underway amid tight security across Telangana to elect a new state legislative Assembly on Thursday. Long queues were seen at some polling stations when the voting began at 7 a.m. As per reports, 8.52% voter turnout recorded in Telangana till 9 am Despite the early morning chill, voters lined up to cast.
Sports Minister Vikramaditya Singh inspected the athletic track under construction at Indoor Stadium Noorpur. Taking details of the progress of the construction work from the officials, he instructed to complete it in time bound manner. On this occasion, he dedicated three table tennis tables received under CSR at Indoor Stadium Noorpur to the youth of.