Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Mumbai’s Maritime Energy Heli Air Services (MEHAIR) Pvt Ltd, which operates India’s first onshore seaplane services in Maharashtra, will soon launch regional amphibian aircraft services within Gujarat, an official said Friday. The Department of Civil Aviation and the Gujarat government Friday issued a letter of intent (LoI) to MEHAIR after it was […]
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) The NIA Friday arrested Zia-ul-Haque, a close aide of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) commander Sajid, from West Bengal’s Malda district in connection with the Oct 2 Burdwan blast. A resident of Kaliachak in the district, Haque is said to be key ‘jihadi motivator’ who would motivate trainees in jihadi ideology, including those involved […]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Friday censured the government for announcing a hike in compensation to families affected in the 1984 riots, saying it violated the Model Code of Conduct. On Oct 30, the government announced a compensation of Rs.5 lakh each to be given to the kin of 3,325 people killed […]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India has been ranked No.3 in Asia Pacific in terms of the nominal salary increase expected in 2015, by consulting firm ECA International. Among the 17 countries from Asia, Pakistan is at the top. Vietnam, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia are ranked thereafter in that order, according to the latest salary trends […]
Dhaka, Nov 6 (IANS) A top leader of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJI), who was sentenced to death in absentia for the 2001 blast in Dhaka, has been arrested. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) media wing director Mufti Mahmud Khan told bdnews24.com that Abu Bakar was on the run and arrested from Dhaka’s Kernaiganj area […]
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Thursday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to nominate their leader amidst calls to give the post to a youthful leader from Vidarbha. A one-line resolution, authorising Gandhi to select the new CLP leader was moved by state party chief Manikrao Thakre and unanimously adopted by 39 […]
Bengaluru, Nov 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday said software major Infosys Ltd. would remain in this tech city and the state government would provide required infrastructure for expanding its operations. “No industry or company, including Infosys, is shifting base from Bengaluru or Karnataka, as we are developing the IT Industry Region (ITIR) in 2,077 […]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday in the capital, as the maximum temperature settled at 30.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast a misty morning Friday. “There will be mist or shallow fog Friday morning. The sky will remain clear during the day,” said an […]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Indian girls are becoming more forthright than ever about their marital choices. It’s evident from a survey which shows they prefer to meet a prospective groom before his family. The survey, by online matrimony platform www.shaadi.com, was conducted on a total of 5,800 respondents in the age group of 24 to […]
Agra, Nov 6 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is keen to promote Hindi globally, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said Thursday. She made the comments after laying the foundation stone of an international auditorium at the Central Hindi Institute (CHI) here. Irani told the media that the central government would open centres in a number […]