Bangladesh on Wednesday said that there was no security situation that justified India recalling the family members of its diplomats from Dhaka. This comes after New Delhi cited precautionary safety concerns amid rising extremist activity ahead of the country’s general elections.Bangladesh’s foreign affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that there was “no reason” for such…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based Axiscades Technologies Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Portugal-based OGMA, a subsidiary of Embraer, to jointly pursue aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), airframe engineering and certification services for commercial and military aircraft.“The agreement is aimed at expanding high-value, long-term aerospace services in India, as Axiscades looks to move up the value…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the Karnataka Assembly were disrupted on Wednesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Siddaramaiah government of phone tapping.The house was in total ruckus following law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil remarks who suggested that the governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was acting on instructions…
NEW DELHI: The final moments of the Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar were marked by repeated landing attempts and poor visibility, before the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the runway threshold at Baramati.Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said preliminary information indicates poor visibility at the time…
Digvijay Singh, Ajit Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The calls are being ranged from a DGCA-led probe to a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.Ajit Pawar (66) was among five people killed when…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) around the investigation of the Air India plane crash that occurred on June 12 last year. The crash of Flight AI171, which killed 260 people, is being questioned by an NGO for allegedly violating citizens’ fundamental rights. The NGO claims the official…
Sanjay Gandhi, Ajit Pawar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Wednesday morning began with the horrific incident as a plane crash in Pune district’s Baramati claimed the life of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar.Pawar, the longest-serving deputy chief minister in the state’s history, was 66. His death added another name to a grim…
Students stage protest against the new UGC regulations in Lucknow (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on equity in higher education, which have been criticised for adopting a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination.A bench comprising Chief Justice…
NEW DELHI: A plane carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed in Baramati on Wednesday. Pawar was on board with 4 others and all on board died in the crash.Videos from the the crash site showed a fire with wreckage all around. The visuals showed charred debris. The plane, travelling from Mumbai to Baramati,…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based startup has moved a step closer towards launching an inflatable space habitat, a first for India, by completing key tests in Switzerland, enabled through its partners, including the European Space Agency (Esa).Akashlabdhi, a startup incubated at IISc, is now planning to launch a scaled-down version of the inflatable habitat, “AntarikshHAB”, designed for…
