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12:07 PM

Rajanth Singh to address Naval Commanders conference onboard INS Vikrant on March 6

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the first edition of the Naval Commanders' conference onboard INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, scheduled to commence on March 6, an official release said.

 

According to the government, Naval Commanders' conference has its own significance and relevance, due to the prevailing geostrategic situation in the region.

11:41 AM

Will go by mandate given: CRPF on role in counter-insurgency operations

The CRPF is fully equipped and capable of taking the lead role in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir in case the paramilitary force is tasked to do so, a senior officer of the force has said.

 

He said though the security situation has drastically improved in the Valley in the past three years, the force was alert and keeping a watch on delinquent elements.

11:26 AM

BJP falls back on Yediyurappa, makes him 'mascot' for Assembly polls

The BJP seems to be falling back on its seasoned oarsman B S Yediyurappa making him a key poll mascot, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as it shores up campaign in poll-bound Karnataka.

The octogenarian, who has already announced his retirement from electoral politics, is sought to be put on the pedestal by the governing party's central leaders.

11:15 AM

American Airlines bars Indian citizen from flying after urinating on US citizen mid-air

An Indian passenger allegedly urinated on a US co-passenger mid-flight on an American Airlines (AA-292) flight to New Delhi from New York, an official said on Sunday.

A 21-year-old Indian was identified as Arya Vohra who is a student in the US. He urinated on a US citizen on March 4 while he was drunk.

10:52 AM

Amazon halts construction of 2nd headquarters in US to cut costs

As it cuts costs across the verticals amid the ongoing economic meltdown, Amazon has now halted construction of its second headquarters in the US.

Called 'HQ2', the second headquarters of the ecommerce company is being built in the state of Virginia (its first HQ is in Seattle, Washington State).

10:27 AM

India logs 324 new Covid infections, active cases in country rise to 2,791

India logged 324 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 2,791, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

 

The death toll stands at 530,775, the data updated at 8 am stated.

10:14 AM

Gujarat: Massive fire breaks out in Vadodara's chemical factory; fire tenders on spot

A massive fire broke out in a chemical factory in Gujarat's Vadodara on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

As per officials, the fire broke out in 'Vision Product Pvt Ltd in Vadodara's Padra tehsil at around 2.30 am.

10:02 AM

China is destroying Tibetan identity, language and culture: UN report

A report by human rights experts of the United Nations on the eve of International Language Day on February 21 unmasked the real nature of oppression on Tibetans practised by the Communist Party of China (CCP) in the form of forced assimilation of Tibetan identity into the dominant Han Chinese identity, the Tibetan Press reported.

 

The report by UN human rights experts, released in Geneva on February 6, 2023, talks about a million Tibetan children who have been separated from their families by the Chinese authorities and placed in government-run boarding schools

9:42 AM

American Airline flyer urinates on fellow passenger in drunken state: Rpt

A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday.

 

The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and landed after 14 hours and 26 minutes of flying at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here at 10:12 pm on Saturday.

9:28 AM

900k unemployed youth in Odisha, but it doesn't matter to politicians

The Odisha government is claiming that the unemployment rate in the state is the lowest in the country. Still, the state has nearly 9 lakh young people searching for employment.

Recently, the chief minister's office, in a tweet said, "With effective policy decisions & successful implementation of schemes, Odisha is ranked 1st in unemployment rate in the country with a score of 0.9%, as per the report by CMIE."

9:02 AM

Former Prez Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals

Former US president Donald Trump cast himself on Saturday as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy but shied away from directly critiquing his potential rivals, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

 

Trump, giving the headlining address at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, told a cheering crowd that he was engaged in his "final battle" as he tries to return to the White House.

8:48 AM

Very special feeling to touchdown in Delhi with Secretary Blinken: Dy Spokesperson

US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel always had a strong belief in public service and civic engagement and while addressing the media from the official podium has given him "surreal" moments, the role also has been "like a good natural fit" as he enjoys working with the press.

 

Born in Ahmedabad, Vedant Patel moved to the US when he was very young and created history last September by becoming the first Indian-American to hold the daily State Department press conferece. He has been articulating the US viewpoint on some complex international issues and said he is "just really thrilled" to be at the State Department working for Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

8:36 AM

Panel holds staff guilty in deaths of 4 kids in Lucknow shelter home

Following the death of four infants in Lucknow's child shelter home (Rajkiya Bal Grih), the audit report filed by divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob and her team has found multiple lacunae and gross negligence on the part of Child Welfare Committee chairperson and the staff in the operation of the child shelter home.

 

The report submitted to the women and child welfare department has recommended steps to prevent such deaths in future. Last month, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court had asked the state government to file an affidavit apprising it of the reasons for the death of four children at the Rajkiya Bal Grih and steps taken to ensure proper care of inmates and to prevent such incidents in future.

8:23 AM

Moody's downgrades long-deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks amid crisis

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks to Caa3 from Caa1, The Express Tribune reported. The ratings of Moody's Investors Service suggest that the ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan is likely to have an adverse trickle-down impact on banks.

 

The inflation readings are at a historical high of 31.5 per cent in January and the central bank's benchmark policy rate at a record high of 20 per cent has weakened the borrowers' capacity to repay loans taken from banks, as per the news report.

8:12 AM

India to manufacture $300 bn electronic goods by 2026: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid out a vision that India would play a significant role in the global electronics supply chain and manufacture USD 300 billion ectronics goods by 2026.

 

"PM has laid out a very clear vision that India will be a significant player in the global electronics supply chain. He laid a target that India will do a 300 billion dollars of electronics manufacturing by 2026," said Chandrasekhar on Saturday.