New Delhi, National passenger carrier Air India on Tuesday commenced its maiden flight from Ahmedabad to London via Mumbai, making it the first domestic airline to offer direct connection between the two destinations. The airline said that the inaugural flight AI 131 operated with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel […]
Mumbai, Value-buying propelled a barometer index of the Indian equity markets into provisionally closing with gains of 170 points on Tuesday. Initially, both the bellwether indices of the Indian equity markets opened on a slightly positive note in sync with their Asian peers and a rebound in oil prices that supported energy stocks. Nevertheless, latest […]
New Delhi, India’s retail inflation also firmed up in November to 5.41 percent from 5.0 percent in the month before, as in the case with the wholesale prices, ue largely to food items like pulses, official data showed on Monday. Data on consumer price index (CPI) released by the Central Statistics Office here, showed that the […]
Thrissur (Kerala), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to Kerala after assuming office, on Monday said people of the state have realised there was a need for a third force, the BJP-led alliance, which will be free of corruption. “For long, what we have seen here are the rival fronts in the state… […]
New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday expressed the hope that the renewed dialogue between India and Pakistan will open a new chapter of peace and development in the region. Making a statement on her visit to Pakistan in both houses of parliament, Sushma Swaraj said it was decided that a “Comprehensive Bilateral […]
Kolkata, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for respecting the rights and sensitivities of minorities, both in letter and spirit, and eliminating forces that divide society. Delivering the Indira Gandhi Memorial Lecture (2013) on National Integration of the Asiatic Society here, he also stressed on the awareness about “limitations and mistakes of the past which […]
New Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday. Abe arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit. “Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan called on President Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (Saturday),” the official Twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan said. “Furthering a close and reliable partnership: PM Abe […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Eleven people, most of them school students, were taken into police custody following complaints of two schoolgirls being raped in Pathanamthitta district, a Kerala minister said on Saturday. The incident came to light a few days ago after complaints from the victims and the school authorities. Speaking to IANS, State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala […]
Agra, The Allahabad High Court has summoned Uttar Pradesh government officials of Agra district to explain why a leather shoe industry cluster was being sited close to the eco-sensitive Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary is situated on the Agra-Delhi highway, along the Yamuna river. In a public suit in the high court, local environmentalist […]
New Delhi, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its economic engagement with India with yet another business delegation of nearly 50 members set to visit the country from December 13-18 to expore opportunities in diverse areas from retail to realty, officials here said. Led by Kamel S. Almunajjed, co-chair of the Saudi-India Business Council, the delegation […]