LPG ship Jag Vikram reaching Kandla on Tuesday with 20,400 tonnes cargo

IANS | April 13, 2026 8:05 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India-flagged LPG vessel Jag Vikram, which safely sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, carrying approximately 20,400 metric tonnes of LPG cargo with 24 seafarers onboard, is expected to arrive at Kandla port on Tuesday, according to a government statement.

ACC clears names of 48 officers as Joint Secretaries at Centre​

IANS | April 13, 2026 8:00 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointments of as many as 48 officers at Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary equivalent level posts in various ministries such as Civil Aviation, Defence, Agriculture, Home, Petrochemicals, Shipping and Ports, with pay at Level 14 of the Centre’s pay matrix.​

Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP's 'one-sided policies' for violent Noida protest

IANS | April 13, 2026 7:59 PM

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing workers’ protest in Noida, alleging that the unrest was a result of the government’s "one-sided policies" favouring industrialists at the cost of labourers.