IMD has also warned of a fresh low pressure system that had formed over the equatorial Indian Ocean to the south of Sri Lanka on Monday morning Supercyclone ‘Kyarr’ in the Arabian Sea has moved westwards and away from India’s coast, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). ‘Kyarr’ lay …
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Air India paints ‘Ek Onkar’ symbol on Boeing 787
Air India will launch a new flight connecting Amritsar with London Stansted on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, on October 31. The Boeing 787 aircraft, which will bring thousands of Sikhs to their most important pilgrim city, will also sport an important religious symbol ‘Ek …
Read More »Countdown begins for J&K’s transition
Process of formation of two Union Territories will begin with the swearing-in of Lieutenant-Governors The State of Jammu and Kashmir will transition into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh on October 31, and the process will begin with the swearing-in of the two newly appointed Lieutenant-Governors in Srinagar and …
Read More »‘Unintended pregnancy endangers mother, child’
A study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 36 countries found that two-thirds of sexually active women who wished to delay or limit childbearing stopped using contraception for the fear of side effects, health concerns and underestimation of the likelihood of conception. This led to one in four …
Read More »BJP, Sena teams meet Governor separately
As the tussle for power sharing continues in Maharashtra, delegations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari separately at Raj Bhavan on Monday. The BJP delegation was led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Sena team by Transport Minister Diwakar Raote. …
Read More »Second round of Smart Cities, AMRUT may roll out in 2020
Those who were left out will be covered, says Minister The second round of the Centre’s flagship urban development schemes — the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) — were being considered and could be rolled out in 2020, Union Minister of State …
Read More »IS chief Baghdadi killed in U.S. raid
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Islamic State (IS) group’s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed, dying “like a dog” in a night raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria. Mr. Trump told the nation in a televised White House address that a “large …
Read More »NGT pulls up State over lack of progress in lake rejuvenation
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) pointed to ‘patent non-compliance in critical areas’ by the State and its authorities in matters relating to the highly polluted Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes in the city. During a recent hearing, the NGT’s Principal Bench, referring to the report submitted by the NGT-appointed committee …
Read More »Govt. signals shift in stand, allows EU MPs to visit Srinagar
Embassy in Delhi says parliamentarians are in India in their ‘personal capacity’ Nearly three months after its decision on Article 370, the Union government has allowed a delegation comprising 27 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Poland to travel to Srinagar on …
Read More »Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed next Chief Justice of India
The most senior judge of the Supreme Court will take charge on November 18 and succeed Ranjan Gogoi. President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday signed a warrant to appoint Justice Sharad A. Bobde as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will take the oath as CJI on November …
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