Bomb hoax leads to checking of Dubai-bound plane at IGI

Bomb hoax leads to checking of Dubai-bound plane at IGI

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

A Dubai-bound plane which was to take off from Delhi received a bomb threat via email, authorities said on Tuesday. "On Monday, at 9.35 am an email was received in DIAL office, of the IGI Airport with the threat of bomb inside Delhi to Dubai flight," a senior police officer said. No...

'Utter mismanagement' of railway ministry: Kharge, Rahul on West Bengal train accident

'Utter mismanagement' of railway ministry: Kharge, Rahul on West Bengal train accident

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Modi government for "utter mismanagement" of the Railway Ministry as they condoled the loss of lives in the West Bengal train accident. "Extremely distressed by the Kanchanjunga Express train collision accident in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, where many...

'Bharat', 'India' to be used interchangeably in textbooks, debate over it useless: NCERT Chief

'Bharat', 'India' to be used interchangeably in textbooks, debate over it useless: NCERT Chief

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

"Bharat" and "India" will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country's Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has said. The comments assume significance in the wake of a high-level panel working on the social science curriculum recommending that "India"...

West Bengal train accident: Railway minister announces ex-gratia, to take stock of situation

West Bengal train accident: Railway minister announces ex-gratia, to take stock of situation

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in the train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. The minister, who has left for West Bengal to take stock of relief operations after the accident, also announced a...

NSA Doval holds wide-ranging talks with his American counterpart Sullivan

NSA Doval holds wide-ranging talks with his American counterpart Sullivan

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday held extensive talks with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan primarily focusing on implementation of the ambitious India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). The two top security officials are also learnt to have deliberated upon pressing global and regional issues of mutual interest. Sullivan,...

Delhi water crisis: BJP protests against AAP govt, claims Haryana releasing full share of water

Delhi water crisis: BJP protests against AAP govt, claims Haryana releasing full share of water

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Delhi BJP leaders and MPs along with party workers on Monday staged demonstrations across Delhi slamming the AAP government over the water crisis in the city. Carrying bottles of dirty water, the BJP protesters raised slogans against the AAP government and smashed ‘matkas' (earthen pitchers) as a mark of protest over...

NEET exam: Action will be taken if anyone found guilty, says Pradhan

NEET exam: Action will be taken if anyone found guilty, says Pradhan

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | Bhubaneswar

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government would take strong actions against functionaries of the National Testing Agency (NTA) if they were found to be involved in irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), 2024. Pradhan made this statement during his visit to Sambalpur in...

15 dead, 60 injured as goods train rams into Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal

15 dead, 60 injured as goods train rams into Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal

Monday, 17 June 2024 | PTI | New Jalpaiguri/Kolkata

At least 15 passengers died and 60 others were injured, after three rear coaches of the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday morning as a goods train collided with it in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, officials said. The toll could rise, as multiple agencies of the state and Centre were simultaneously...

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