Category: India News

New Delhi chief minister warns of power crisis as coal stocks decline

NEW DELHI, Oct 9 – The chief minister of New Delhi on Saturday warned of a looming power crisis in the Indian capital of 20 million people due to coal shortages, which have already triggered electricity cuts in some eastern and northern states. Arvind Kejriwal said he had […]

EC should ban pre-poll surveys by media outlets 6 months before elections: Mayawati

Lucknow, Oct 9:  Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said she will write to the Election Commission demanding surveys by media organisations and other agencies be banned six months before any elections, so that the polls in the particular state are not influenced by it. Addressing the […]

Two cops injured in militant attack in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 9:  Two police personnel were injured in a militant attack on a police party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place in Manzgam this evening, the officials said. They said two police personnel sustained injuries in the attack. Further […]

Hindus fearful in Indian Kashmir after wave of assassinations

SRINAGAR, Oct 8 – Small groups of militants armed with pistols have carried out a spate of targeted killings in Indian Kashmir, sowing fear among some minority communities, according to security officials and residents. At least 28 civilians have been killed by suspected militants this year in the […]

Tata regains control of troubled Air India with $2.4 bln bid

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 – Tata Sons will resume control of Air India after bidding $2.4 billion, including equity and debt, the government said on Friday, marking the end of years of struggle to privatise the financially troubled airline. A successful sale of the loss-making national flag carrier […]

Drug seizure: Aryan Khan, seven others remanded in judicial custody

Mumbai, Oct 7: A court here on Thursday sent Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, and seven others in 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. Their bail applications will be heard […]

Tatas retakes Air India, makes Rs 18,000 cr winning bid

(Eds: Updating with AI employee unions reax, more quotes and details) New Delhi, Oct 8:Tata Sons will retake Air India – the airline it founded nearly 90 years back – as the government accepted its winning bid of Rs 18,000 crore to acquire 100 per cent of the […]

Forex reserves down by USD 1.169 bn to USD 637.477 bn

Mumbai, Oct 8: The country’s foreign exchange reserves dipped by USD 1.169 billion to stand at USD 637.477 billion in the week ended October 1, RBI data showed on Friday. In the previous week ended September 24, 2021, the reserves had declined by USD 997 million to USD 638.646 […]

India to allow foreign tourists travelling by chartered flights from Oct 15, rest from Nov 15

New Delhi, Oct 7: India has decided to allow foreign tourists into the country, beginning with granting tourist visas to those travelling by chartered flights from October 15 and those by regular planes from November 15. The Union Home Ministry on Thursday announced that with this, the restrictions placed […]

Protesters cannot be silenced through murder: Varun Gandhi on Lakhimpur incident

Lucknow, Oct 7: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said the protesters cannot be silenced through murder asking for accountability for the farmers. “The video is crystal clear. Protestors cannot be silenced through murder. There has to be accountability […]

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