Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday flew in the indigenously developed HAL Light Combat Helicopter Prachanda from the Jaisalmer Air Force Station, becoming the first President of India to co-pilot the advanced combat helicopter.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal became emotional after being discharged by the Rouse Avenue Court in the Delhi excise policy case. Speaking to the media for the first time after the verdict, Kejriwal wept inconsolably.
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government on Friday issued instructions for the disbursal of salaries and pensions for the month of February before Holi festival, bringing cheers and smiles on the faces of about 18 lakh staffers as well as pensioners.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In a jolt to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Delhi court on Friday refused to frame charges against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and others in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, former Chief Minister and senior AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam (OPS) formally joined the DMK in the presence of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the party headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, in Chennai.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to all 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who were arrested during a march from the varsity campus to the Union Ministry of Education (MoE).
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India’s gross domestic product growth for the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3 FY26) will likely remain elevated at 8.3 per cent, driven by demand fuelled by goods and services tax (GST) rate cut despite an unfavourable base effect, a report has said.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of School Education and Literacy, the Department of Higher Education, and all states and union territories over concerns relating to the protection of children’s personal data in an Artificial Intelligence-based education initiative.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Friday called for a complete university strike to protest the arrest of 13 students, including three office-bearers, during a march to the Ministry of Education (MoE).
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As the new GDP series (with base year 2022–23) is scheduled to be released on Friday, a sub-committee set up by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has also recommended an enhanced use of GST data in the new series for GDP estimates.
