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CHENNAI: Armed with the order of the Madras High Court stating that the protesting cleanliness workers cannot block the pavement outside Ripon Building, the Greater Chennai City police arrested and forcibly removed the protesters from outside the Greater Chennai Corporation headquarters around midnight on Wednesday. By evening, the roads around Ripon Building were cordoned off and a large number of police personnel were deployed. Reports said more than 50 buses were deployed to ferry the worker ...Read More >
First announced on June 19, the "Safety Pause" involved a temporary reduction in flights to facilitate more thorough pre-flight inspections and to accommodate airspace restrictions in the regionSource : ANI Air India's international operations are set to be fully restored by October 1, 2025, following a voluntary "Safety Pause" that began in June. CEO Campbell Wilson confirmed the phased resumption started on August 1, after flight AI171 experienced an incident that prompted the airline to temp ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China for the first time in over seven years, a government source said on Wednesday, in a further sign of a diplomatic thaw with Beijing as tensions with the United States rise. Modi will go to China for a summit of the multilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that begins on Aug. 31, the government source, with direct knowledge of the matter, told Reuters. India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - India has completed due diligence for the stake sale of IDBI Bank (IDBI.NS), opens new tab and plans to invite financial bids between October and December, the country's divestment secretary said on Friday. A successful bidder will be announced by the end of March 2026, said Arunish Chawla, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Secretary. Banking sector deals in India, especially those involving foreign entities, are rare. A full takeover of troubled ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Friday distanced itself from the White House's call to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, saying any such queries should be directed to Washington. This came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that Trump had brokered peace in multiple global conflicts, including between India and Pakistan."As far as the statements of the White House are concerned, please take your question to them," said ministry of external affairs spokesperson ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday slammed the government decision to privatise Air India, saying it been a disaster. Tewari expressed frustration over the airline poor performance under Tata Group management, citing frequent flight cancellations and delays without explanations. In a post on X, Tewari said, Government of India should take @airindia back from the @TataCompanies. They have run the airline into the ground. Flights cancelled at the dr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - India has completed due diligence for the stake sale of IDBI Bank (IDBI.NS), opens new tab and plans to invite financial bids between October and December, the country's divestment secretary said on Friday. A successful bidder will be announced by the end of March 2026, said Arunish Chawla, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Secretary. Banking sector deals in India, especially those involving foreign entities, are rare. A full takeover of troubled ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Football Federation have congratulated Inter Kashi on being adjudged the I-League Champions following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS has partially upheld an appeal by Inter Kashi Football Club (Inter Kashi FC) against Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Namdhari FC, Real Kashmir FC, and AIFF. CAS has ruled that the AIFF shall declare Inter Kashi FC as winners of the I-League 2024-25. After an unsuccessful first procedure i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) CEO Arun Misra on Friday rejected US short-seller Viceroy's allegation that Vedanta has violated the brand fee agreement with the government, saying that a due process was followed by the board. Viceroy Research in a recent report had alleged that Vedanta violated its agreement with the government with regard to collection of brand fee from HZL. "We are very clear in our approach. We take matters to board after due consultation, legal vetting... ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) CEO Arun Misra on Friday rejected US short-seller Viceroy's allegation that Vedanta has violated the brand fee agreement with the government, saying that a due process was followed by the board. Viceroy Research in a recent report had alleged that Vedanta violated its agreement with the government with regard to collection of brand fee from HZL. Also Read | Ladki Bahin Yojana July 2025 Installment Date: When Will Maharashtra Women Beneficiaries ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly using abusive language and derogatory comments against Karnataka and Kannada-speaking people, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on July 17 at around 9.30 am, when Ranjith Mathew, a delivery partner, called a customer, identified as Mithun Sarkar, to confirm the address to deliver a T-shirt ordered by him through an online platform, they said. Also Read | Ladki Bahin Yojana July 2025 Installment Date: When Will Maharashtra Wome ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) CEO Arun Misra on Friday rejected US short-seller Viceroy's allegation that Vedanta has violated the brand fee agreement with the government, saying that a due process was followed by the board. Viceroy Research in a recent report had alleged that Vedanta violated its agreement with the government with regard to collection of brand fee from HZL. "We are very clear in our approach. We take matters to board after due consultation, legal vetting... ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Freida Pinto is all set to star in streaming giant Netflix's upcoming series "Unaccustomed Earth," an adaptation of the Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection. Pinto will play Parul Chaudhury in the series, which was originally announced in April. As previously reported, Netflix has commissioned eight episodes, reports variety.com. The official tagline for the show states that it is "an epic, soapy, and culturally vibrant drama about a tight-knit Indian A ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation, which had unveiled an ambitious plan, Singara Chennai 2.0, to transform itself into a beautiful megapolis, was shown the reality by the Swachh Survekshan rankings 2024-25, which placed it at a low 38th spot among Urban Local Bodies with a population of over 10 lakh. Such is its dismal situation that even within Tamil Nadu, the capital city, which often boasts of being among the oldest municipal bodies in the whole world, was placed at an abysmal 104th r ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation has ranked 38th among Urban Local Bodies with a population of over 10 lakh in the Centre's Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. As one of the oldest municipal bodies in India, GCC's sanitation and standards lag significantly behind top performers. Released by the Union Government on Thursday, the annual Swachh Survekshan ranks ULBs based on various sanitation indicators. Indore Municipal Corporation secured the top national position, receiving the award from Pre ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of appeals filed by former Air India employees challenging their eviction from flats in the Air India Housing Colony in Kalina. The court upheld eviction orders passed by the Eviction Officer under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, 1994, and ruled that the premises are "airport premises" under the Act. The key issue was whether eviction should be carried out under the AAI Act or the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occ ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals filed by Shilpi Minz and other Air India staffers against their eviction from the AI staff colony in Kalina, Santacruz East. HC, though, continued a stay on their eviction for another six weeks to enable them to appeal to Supreme Court.The staffers and AI, following its privatisation, were locked in a legal battle over eviction from their staff quarters. The employees, in their appeals against Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and othe ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 12 (PTI) Alleging Uttar Pradesh's Electricity Department will now "be sold in the BJP market", Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the hard earned money of people "will be looted by huge bills of private companies". "Now the electricity department will be sold in the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) market and the public's pocket will be looted by huge bills of private companies," he said in a statement. The former chief minister said that there has been no progress ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Millions of workers across India have gone on strike in protest against the Modi government's new labour codes and economic policies. The nationwide strike brought large parts of the country to a standstill, disrupting essential services including banking, construction, manufacturing, postal operations, and public transport. Trade unions said they had united to oppose recently enacted labour laws and what they described as a long-standing pattern of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's go ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (UNI) Bank Employees Federation of India has alleged that the Centre's move to sell shares of State Bank of India (SBI) worth Rs 25,000 crore SBI) is an open attempt to privatize the bank in a phased manner sacrificing national interests. "In 2017, the bank had sold 522 million shares. This reduced the government's stake in the bank to 56.92 percent. Now, with the completion of the targeted share sale, the government's stake will diminish below 55 percent," BEFI vice ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, alleging that it is attempting to erase the principles of secularism and socialism from the Indian Constitution. Speaking at the 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' in Bhubaneswar on Friday, Kharge warned that the BJP's actions threaten the rights of marginalized communities and the nation's youth. "The BJP government at the Centre is attempting to omit secularism and socialism from our Con ...Read More >
Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran briefed the board of Tata Trusts about the conglomerate's performance and plans in a closed-door meeting at Bombay House on Tuesday, in what long-time group watchers said was a notable departure from precedent. Present at the meeting were Noel Tata, Mehli Mistry, Venu Srinivasan, Pramit Jhaveri, Darius Khambata, Vijay Singh and Jehangir C Jehangir. The move to update the entire board of trustees had been initiated by the chairman, people aware of the ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu & Kashmir's tourism sector is witnessing a strong revival, with a steady rise in the number of tourists visiting the Union Territory each day.Abdullah, while addressing reporters in West Bengal ahead of the Kolkata Tourism Fair, said, "Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. The ongoingAmarnathYatra is proceeding smoothly with heavy footfall on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, he said."I spoke to severa ...Read More >
Baramulla, Jul 9: The minister for health and medical education Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said that installation of machines and other equipment serve no purpose unless it benefits the public. The minister was speaking while chairing a meeting at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla to review the healthcare facilities available for the public. "In the last eight months, the government has tried to fill the vacant positions of doctors. MRI (3 Tesla) worth Rs. 25 crore and Cath Lab worth Rs. ...Read More >
Pune: Around 3,000 govt employees staged a protest at the collector's office in Pune to list their demands and criticise some of the policies taken by the central and state govt.The protest was in line with the nationwide strike against some of the policies, including privatisation and the proposed Special Public Safety Act."Employees from public sector banks, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), anganwadis, Asha workers, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) participated in the strike," Vas ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Banking operations in Gujarat came to a grinding halt on Wednesday as over 20,000 employees from nationalized and select private sector banks joined the all-India strike called by Central Trade Unions. The coordinated protest disrupted cash transactions, cheque clearances and customer servicing across 3,678 branches, affecting transactions worth an estimated Rs 15,000 crore, leaving traders, businesses and industrialists held up for important work.The strike drew participation from pu ...Read More >
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