Modi welcomes Putin as India-Russia ties shine
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday — his first trip to India since the Ukraine conflict erupted in February 2022. The visit comes at a moment of global uncertainty, with both nations reassessing their roles amid escalating geopolitical competition and rapidly shifting alliances. On his arrival, PM...
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HC restores WB teachers jobs The West Bengal State Government received major relief on Wednesday as a Calcutta High Court Division Bench set aside a 2023 single-Bench order that had cancelled the appointments of 32,000 primary school teachers recruited through the 2014 Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET). The recruitment process had been...
Government, Opposition strike a truce on SIR debate
The Union Government and the Opposition parties on Tuesday agreed to end the logjam in Parliament and resolved to have a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in both the Houses — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The truce came after a series of adjournments and walkouts by the Opposition...
MEA sets tone for Putin visit
Senior officials in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday outlined the key priorities for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit, emphasising that the summit will be driven primarily by economic and trade objectives, alongside efforts to stabilise the widening trade imbalance and advance a long-awaited skilled mobility pact. “This...
DGCA grounds AI A320 plane
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded an Air India (AI) aircraft and an aircraft maintenance engineer after the airline reported that the aircraft had operated eight revenue sectors on an expired Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC). The Airbus A320 remains grounded pending DGCA investigation. AI has also set up...
PMO to move to Seva Teerth
The upcoming new complex housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will be called Seva Teerth-1, the first of three newly built structures in Executive Enclave-I, located adjacent to Vayu Bhawan. The official residence and principal workplace of the PM, currently, is 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Earlier, it was 7, Race Course...
Admiral Tripathi on the high-tempo sea watch that changed Operation Sindoor
The Navy’s aggressive posturing during Operation Sindoor forced Pakistan Navy to remain confined to its ports and coastline, Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said here on Tuesday. He also disclosed this action by the Indian Navy resulted in a dip in Pakistan’s economy as many reputed merchant shipping companies avoided...
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Maharashtra poll counting halted The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) from counting votes cast in the first phase of local body elections on December 3, ruling that early results could influence voter behaviour in the second phase scheduled for December 20. The court said...
