Port Blair, Feb 24 (IANS) A Pawan Hans helicopter made an emergency ditching into the sea on Tuesday morning shortly after taking off from Port Blair, a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. The aircraft was carrying seven people at the time of the incident.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj on Tuesday questioned the selective approach towards historical recognition, following party MP Shashi Tharoor’s welcome of the installation of C. Rajagopalachari’s statue at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday condemned the arrest of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib and Youth Congress workers over the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit, stating that the INC strongly denounces the police action. He further said that this was nothing but politics of harassment.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A 45-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping onto the train tracks at Uttam Nagar East Metro Station on Tuesday, police said. This marks the second suicide at Uttam Nagar East Metro Station in the past five days.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday remanded Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday met an injured autorickshaw driver outside his residence while he was leaving for Bhopal. On seeing the injured autorickshaw driver on the way, the Congress MP stopped his convoy and came out of his car to check on him and offer help.
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief and MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday backed Congress MP Imran Masood’s remarks that authorities must ensure “innocent people” are not arrested. Masood's remarks came following the police crackdown on an alleged terror conspiracy involving eight suspects said to have links with Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh-based radical groups.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha member Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he and the Congress party were operating at the behest of “anti-national and foreign forces”.
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Gold and silver prices retreated on Tuesday, amid uptick in US dollar and profit‑taking after huge gains in previous session.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The number of countries and international organisations joining the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact has reached 91, it was announced on Tuesday.
