Moscow, April 1 A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed in Crimea, killing all 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported early on Wednesday, citing the Defence Ministry. The Soviet-designed turboprop aircraft was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, when contact was lost at […]
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New Delhi, April 1 Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the decision to impose only a partial and staggered increase in jet fuel prices for domestic airlines would help protect passengers from steep fare hikes amid mounting global energy pressures. In a post on X, Naidu said public sector oil marketing companies […]
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Dubai, April 1 US President Donald Trump has said it should be up to countries that depend on the Strait of Hormuz to keep the vital shipping route open, arguing there is “no reason” for the United States to shoulder that responsibility alone. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump also voiced frustration with allies he […]
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New Delhi, April 1 Price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday, mirroring the surge in global oil prices last month, but for domestic airlines, the increase would only be 8.5 per cent. Domestic airlines will pay half of what […]
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Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday reduced the hike in entry tax for the small passenger vehicles in the wake of protest by people from neighbouring states, bringing it down to Rs 100 from Rs 130 earlier. “Keeping the general public’s convenience in mind, the government has reduced the toll […]
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Nangal March 31 Amid an aggressive push to transform Nangal into a hub of modern infrastructure, skill development and tourism, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann rolled out a ₹75 crore development package, anchored by North India’s first Glass Bridge, a ₹23 crore Centre of Excellence named after Kargil martyr Captain Amol Kalia, and major […]
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New Delhi, March 31 The Defence Ministry has signed a ₹1,950 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to procure two indigenously developed Mountain Radars for the Indian Air Force, in a move aimed at strengthening domestic defence manufacturing under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India programmes. The Ministry of Defence said the capital […]
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Sanand(Gujarat), March 31 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India is working to strengthen its position as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global market, as he inaugurated Kaynes Technology’s semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat, and marked the start of production at the facility. Launching the plant on Tuesday, Modi said the rapid succession of […]
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Chandigarh, March 31 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to the Army, the Centre and the CBI on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of manuscripts, religious books and other articles allegedly seized during Operation Blue Star and handed over to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). A division bench of Chief […]
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Ahmedabad, March 31 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the newly built Samrat Samprati Museum in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district, marking Mahavir Jayanti with a tribute to Jain heritage and the values of non-violence and compassion. The museum, located in Koba village at the Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra, was opened on Tuesday in the […]
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