New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) As part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, launched to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Sri Lanka affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah, an Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army was airlifted and inducted on a war footing to provide critical engineering support.
Tokyo, Dec 12 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mohamad Mallick on Friday met Special Advisor to Japanese PM, Uno Yoshimasa, and discussed opportunities for bilateral collaboration.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, informed Parliament on Friday that the total passenger traffic recorded on National Waterways (NWs) in India has registered a close to five-fold jump -- from 1.61 crore in 2023-24 to 7.64 crore in 2024-25.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights as a formal complaint, and to decide on it within a week under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo, under intense government scrutiny after days of disruption that disrupted domestic air travel, has received a tax penalty notice of Rs 58.75 crore for the 2020-21 financial year by the additional commissioner of CGST, Delhi South Commissionerate, the airline said on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Thalassemia patients on Friday hailed the introduction of the National Blood Transfusion Bill in Parliament and urged members to pass the life-saving bill at the earliest.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A group of former Supreme Court judges, former Chief Justices of High Courts and senior High Court judges have issued a joint statement condemning a “deeply troubling” attempt to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court.
Ahmedabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved a minimum payment of Rs 20 per unit of work for Village Computer Entrepreneurs (VCEs) engaged under the state’s e-Gram Vishwagram programme.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The probe into the Faridabad module and the subsequent Delhi Red Fort blasts has found that the Jaish-e-Mohammad was in the process of setting up proxy modules in India.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) An increase in skilled workforce and productivity of small enterprises can act as key drivers of job creation in the country, according to a report by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
