Former Army Chief General SF Rodrigues passes away

Saturday March 5, 2022

Former Army Chief General SF Rodrigues, who was instrumental in expanding the role of women into the Indian Army, passed away .

DMK's R Priya to be first Dalit Mayor of Chennai

Saturday March 5, 2022

Priya was elected from ward 74, Mangalapuram from North Chennai, making her the first Mayor from North Chennai. The North Chennai area lacks in basic amenities including drinking water, electricity, connectivity, and sanitation.

67 per cent girls in urban slums didn't attend online classes during first lockdown: Report

Saturday March 5, 2022

The study by NGO "Save The Children" in February last year also found that 68 per cent of girls, aged between 10 and 18 years, faced challenges in accessing health and nutrition services in these states.

Operation Ganga: 80 flights, 24 ministers pressed in action to evacuate Indians from Ukraine

Saturday March 5, 2022

In a bid to further scale up the evacuation efforts, the government has deployed 80 flights under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine.

Operation Ganga: 80 flights, 24 ministers pressed in action to evacuate Indians from Ukraine

In a bid to further scale up the evacuation efforts, the government has deployed 80 flights under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine.

The government has also roped in more than two dozen Ministers to monitor evacuation missions without any hiccups.

The government has accelerated the evacuation plan for the Indians stranded in Ukraine. Total flights ferry has been increased to bring more and more Indians. By March 10, a total of 80 flights will be pressed into service to evacuate the stranded Indians.

These flights belong to the fleet of Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, Spice Jet, Vistara, Go Air, and also planes from Air Force.

The 35 evacuations have been planned from the Romanian capital Bucharest, which include 14 flights of Air India, eight of Air India Express, seven of IndiGo, one of Spice Jet, three of Vistara and two of Indian Air Force.

A total of 28 flights have been scheduled to take off from Hungary's capital Budapest. Among these 28, 15 flights are from Go Air, 9 from IndiGo, 2 from Air India, 1 from Indian Air Force, and 1 from Spice Jet. A total of nine flights are scheduled from Rzeszow, Poland, which includes eight from IndiGo and 1 from Indian Air Force, while five flights will take off from Suceava, Romania and 3 flights will take off from Kosice, Slovakia.

Approximately 17,000 stranded Indians will be evacuated from Ukraine by these 80 flights, scheduled to take off from Budapest, Bucharest, and Rzeszow, Suceava, and Kosice.

Till March 2, a total of 24 flights have landed under 'Operation Ganga'. The government started 'Operation Ganga' on February 26 to evacuate stranded Indians from Ukraine.

The first flight carrying Indians landed in Mumbai on February 26 which was received by Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Textile, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.

Prime Minister has sent four Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hardeep Singh Puri, Kiren Rijiju, and VK Singh to Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Poland to oversee the evacuation of Indians.

The Modi government has also roped in ministers to monitor smooth evacuation and receive Indians at Delhi and Mumbai Airport who are coming from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Poland under Operation Ganga.

Ministers Jitendra Singh, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rao Inderjeet Singh, Narayan Rane, G Kishan Reddy, Kailash Choudhary, Parshottam Rupala, Bhagwant Khuba, Virendra Kumar, Meenakshi Lekhi, V. Muraleedharan, Bhagwat Karad, Nisith Pramanik, Shantanu Thakur, Rao Saheb Danve, Darshana Jardosh, Devusinh Chauhan, Bharati Pravin Pawar, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Subhas Sarkar, Kapil Patil have been assigned to receive the flights coming from neighboring countries of Ukraine carrying Indians.

Budget 2022: Himachal govt announces to reduce age limit for pension from 70 yrs to 60 yrs

Saturday March 5, 2022

The chief minister also announced to increase the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme (MLALAD) fund from the existing Rs 1.80 crore to Rs 2 crore.

Senior advocate Aman Lekhi resigns as Additional Solicitor General

Saturday March 5, 2022

Senior advocate Aman Lekhi on Mar 4 resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General of India.

2,000 km of rail network will be brought under 'Kavach' in 2022-'23: Railway Minister

Saturday March 5, 2022

Kavach', which literally means armour, is being promoted by the Railways as the world's cheapest automatic train collision protection system.

30 killed, over 50 injured in mosque blast during Friday congregation in Pak

Saturday March 5, 2022

A rescue official said the blast occurred at a Jamia mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar area in Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.

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Former Army Chief General SF Rodrigues passes away

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Budget 2022: Himachal govt announces to reduce age limit for pension from 70 yrs to 60 yrs

Senior advocate Aman Lekhi resigns as Additional Solicitor General

Senior advocate Aman Lekhi resigns as Additional Solicitor General

2,000 km of rail network will be brought under 'Kavach' in 2022-'23: Railway Minister

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30 killed, over 50 injured in mosque blast during Friday congregation in Pak

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