Modern training tech needed to skill station masters: Ashwini Vaishnaw

IANS | June 19, 2026 3:31 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw -- in a review meeting -- discussed upgrading training methodologies through the use of Virtual Reality, simulators and other modern training technologies to upskill station masters, an official statement said on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi turns 56, has declared assets worth Rs 20 crore

IANS | June 19, 2026 3:19 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi -- who turned 56 on Friday -- has assets worth Rs 20.4 crore, including stock investments, mutual funds, and sovereign gold bonds, according to his affidavit filed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Pilots’ body claims electric failure led to Air India Boeing crash in Ahmedabad

IANS | June 19, 2026 2:57 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has challenged the official narrative related to the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI 171, just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, claiming that new simulator data points to a massive systemic electrical failure that caused the Boeing plane crash rather than pilot suicide.

FM Sitharaman inaugurates northeast's largest organic spice processing unit

IANS | June 19, 2026 2:09 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the northeast's largest organic spice processing unit at Bhoirymbong in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district on Friday, in the presence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Sikkim Chief Minister P.S. Tamang Golay.

SC issues notice on PIL seeking probe into alleged Rs 1,500 crore bank fraud

IANS | June 19, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) into an alleged banking fraud involving over Rs 1,500 crore of public sector bank funds and the role of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) in facilitating debt settlements at a fraction of the outstanding dues.