By: PTI | New Delhi | February 27, 2022 3:44:31 am An Air India flight carrying 15 people from Himachal Pradesh and other Indians stranded in the east European country will reach Delhi by 7 pm from the Romanian capital city of Bucharest. (Twitter/DrSJaishankar) Air India’s second evacuation flight from Romanian capital Bucharest carrying 250…Continue Reading

India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of term-2 exams for classes 10 and 12 in the offline mode in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar dismissed the appeal, saying that such a…Continue Reading

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed data sharing among all central and state government departments to create a “searchable database” in its draft policy.This, according to the document, will minimise duplication of data processing efforts and enable better delivery of citizen centric services.The draft, India Data Accessibility and Use Policy, also…Continue Reading

The first Air India flight ferrying Indian citizens from Ukraine is expected to arrive at New Delhi’s IGI Airport on Tuesday night.The Tata Group-led Air India’s special flight to Ukrainian capital Kyiv took-off at 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday.The flight is expected to land at T3, IGI Airport, around 10.15 p.m. with full capacity. According to…Continue Reading

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 175.83 Cr More than 35.50 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hoursRecovery Rate currently stands at 98.38%13,405 New Cases reported in the last 24 hoursIndia’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,81,075Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.98% Posted On: 22 FEB…Continue Reading

Officials in India’s Jammu and Kashmir have rolled out QR code based process for the certification and labelling of authentic handmade silk carpets of the region, which are well known across the world for their craftsmanship and quality. The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) in Srinagar has started labelling the famed carpets. The QR…Continue Reading

Thirty four years after India successfully test-fired the Prithvi surface-to-surface weapon, the country’s missile programme has come a long way, put its credible minimum deterrence on a firm footing, and defence scientists have now set their sights on developing a new class of ultra-modern weapons that can travel six times faster than the speed of…Continue Reading

A section of the T-49 tunnel after it was connected by the engineers of Indian Railways.The Indian Railways successfully achieved the line and level breakthrough of the 12.758 kilometre long T-49 tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The major milestone was achieved on Tuesday, informed the Northern Railway, which connected the two ends of the tunnel…Continue Reading

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made a striking revelation. The one that nobody can ignore.   In a probe, the market regulator has found that the former head of one of India’s largest stock exchanges used to share confidential information with a yogi to seek his advice on crucial decisions.   It is…Continue Reading