The central government on Monday permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers, according to an official notification. “The Pilot-in-Command may permit the access of Internet services by passengers on board an aircraft in flight, through Wi-Fi on board, when laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, e-reader or a point of sale device is used in flight mode or airplane mode,” the notification stated. While taking the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft at Everett on last Friday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng had told reporters that it would be the first plane in India to provide in-flight…
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A star-studded Indian team was given a reality check by a disciplined New Zealand side that completed a memorable series sweep with a seven-wicket win inside three days in the second Test here on Monday. New Zealand chased down a modest victory target of 132 in just 36 overs after India’s second innings folded for 124 in less than an hour on the third day. Tom Latham (52 off 74 balls) and Tom Blundell (55 off 113 balls) had a good batting session as Mohammed Shami didn’t bowl post lunch due to a ball-impact injury while batting. A solid 120…
Highlighting the continuous anti-CAA agitation in the country, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said the Modi government is determined to go to the bottom to unveil the truth. Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the rumours unleashed by a section of political parties and social media added fuel to Delhi violence. “During last week we have witnessed disturbances in Delhi. Unfortunately, many innocent people lost their lives and property, including a brave constable. Trumours unleashed by a section of political parties, social media and media added fuel to fire,”…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former PM Morarji Desai on his 124th birth anniversary, recalling his principle-based politics. In a brief video posted on his Twitter handle, Modi said since the former prime minister was born on February 29, his birth anniversary is celebrated every four years. The prime minister said Desai had the distinction of presenting maximum number of Union Budgets. “Salutations to former prime minister Morarji Bhai Desai on his birth anniversary. “His politics was based on discipline and principles, for which he will always be remembered,” Modi wrote on Twitter. Born in Bulsar…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the seaside pilgrim town of Puri and offered prayers at the Shri Jagannath Temple. Shah, on a two-day visit to Odisha, visited the 12th-century shrine on the second day of his tour amidst tight security and sought blessings from the trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. Accompanied by Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pratap Sarangi and Prahlad Singh Patel and BJP’s national vice president Baijayant Panda, the home minister reached the temple in the morning. BJP’s Odisha in-charge Arun Singh, national spokesperson Sambit Patra and party’s state unit president Samir…
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday stressed on the importance of value-based education, saying the objective should be to make students good human beings. “A good human being can become a good doctor, a good leader, a good father, a good husband. If a daughter becomes a good human being, she can become a good daughter-in-law and a good mother-in-law,” Kovind said, emphasising the importance of value-based education. He also said that a degree itself is not the end of education. The Centre and state governments have taken several initiatives in education, and every person should take benefit of such…
The anti-terror squad led by the Kannur Crime Branch Dy. SP have begun the investigations after a drone was spotted near the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kannur district. The drone was seen near the gate to the academy on Wednesday. The Lieutenant Colonel of the academy filed a complaint at the Payannur Police Station. The police said that a drone near the highly secure Indian Naval Academy is a serious and the probe has already started.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ensuring that all citizens get benefit and justice is the government’s responsibility and also the base of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas’. “It is the responsibility of the government that every person is benefitted and every person gets justice. This is the base of sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas,” he said reciting a Sanskrit shloka at a mega camp for distribution of assistive devices among people with disabilities and senior citizens. Modi said serving 130 crore people of the country is the priority of his government. Hitting out at previous…
Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants, including two women, were on Friday arrested from neighbouring Howrah’s Golabari area, police said. The four were nabbed after a person, who was arrested on Thursday along with a huge quantity of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), revealed details of their hideout in Howrah, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police Special Fake Task Force (STF) said. The ZUF is a Manipur-based militant outfit operating in the Nagaland-Manipur border. An amount of Rs 34,54,270 was seized from the possession of the four ZUF militants, who admitted of accumulating the booty after abducting Avijit Dhar, project…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kolkata today to kick off the BJP’s campaign for the municipal elections in April across West Bengal with an eye on the big ticket for local polls. Shah will address a rally where he will launch the BJP’s campaign song attacking Trinamool Congress. The title of the song is “Aar Noy Onnyaye” or “No More Injustice”. All eyes are on what Mr Shah might say at the rally about the Delhi violence triggered this week over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Neither he nor the Prime Minister Narendra Modi have talked about…