IAF pilot dies after fighter jet crashes near Gujarat’s Jamnagar
An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet on Tuesday crashed in Gujarat’s Kutch district soon after it took off from the Jamnagar air base, killing a senior officer who was piloting the aircraft, a defence spokesperson said. Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan, the Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station Jamnagar, who was flying the deep penetration […]
Nitish should be ‘face’ of NDA in Bihar, JD-U tells BJP after bypoll loss
In a message to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United has said that Kumar should be the “face” of NDA in Bihar during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The message comes with a sting just days after the BJP — and its allies — lost big in bypolls across 10 states, including Uttar […]
Jaitley returns home after kidney transplant
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is back home after three-week stay at AIIMS for a kidney transplant. In a tweet, Jaitley expressed gratitude to the doctors, nurses and paramedics who took care of him during his stay at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on […]
17 killed, 11 injured in dust storm in Uttar Pradesh
At least 17 people lost their lives while 11 were injured in a deadly dust storm that swept various parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening. A UP government spokesperson today said that most of the deaths were caused due to falling of trees and house collapse. Moradabad bore the maximum brunt of the storm, […]
Have to take 2 steps back for a big leap: Rajnath on bypoll
With the Bharatiya Janata Party facing reverses in bypolls to Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said one has to take two steps backward before a big leap. Asked about the BJP’s performance in the by-elections to 11 assembly and four Lok Sabha seats in various states ahead of next […]
Delhi man sentenced to 10 yrs in jail for raping, threatening wife’s sister
New Delhi: A man has been sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment for raping, stalking and threatening his wife’s sister, with a Delhi court observing that the convict did not mend his ways despite four FIRs lodged against him by the woman. “A girl who is continuously facing molestation at the hands of her brother-in-law […]
HC protects Chidambaram from arrest till July 3
New Delhi, : The Delhi High Court Thursday granted former Union minister P Chidambaram interim protection from arrest till July 3 in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s INX Media corruption case . Justice A K Pathak asked Chidambaram to join and cooperate in the questioning session as and when called by the CBI. The court […]
People missing ‘educated PM’ like Manmohan, says Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said people were missing an “educated prime minister” like Manmohan Singh. The former prime minister was the target of Kejriwal’s anti-graft campaign during the 2013 Delhi Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls the following year. “People missing […]
IMD forecasts normal monsoon across country this year
New Delhi: The entire country is likely to get normal monsoon this year, expect the east and northeast India, which is likely to witness “below normal” rainfall, the Met department said on Wednesday. With this announcement, the MeT has kept its prediction of “normal” monsoon unchanged in its second stage long-range forecast. The monthly rainfall […]
Lightning, thunderstorm claim 19 lives in Bihar
Patna: At least 19 persons, including a number of women and children, were killed in incidents of lightning and thunderstorm in various parts of Bihar last night. The adjoining districts of Gaya and Aurangabad reported the maximum casualty i.e. five deaths each, a release issued by the state disaster management department said today. Other deaths […]
