New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). At […]
New Delhi: After reaching an all-time high this year, global coal demand is expected to decline by 2026 due to a major expansion of renewables, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual coal market report. This is the first time that the report has predicted a drop in global coal […]
London: Prince Harry on Friday declared it was a “great day for truth as well as accountability” after a London High Court judge ruled that he had been a victim of phone hacking by a British tabloid and awarded him damages of GBP 140,600. Fifth in line to the British throne as the younger son […]
After Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni second player to have the board retire his jersey New Delhi: The BCCI has decided to ‘retire’ World Cup winning captain M S Dhoni’s No.7 jersey to honour his rich contribution to Indian cricket. The iconic India captain last played for the country in the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New […]
New Delhi: Hardik Pandya was on Friday named Mumbai Indians captain in place of a highly-successful Rohit Sharma, who led the IPL giants to five trophies. The announcement from Mumbai Indians comes after Hardik made a return to the franchise last month, following a high-profile trade from Gujarat Titans, whom he led in the past […]
Dubai: Ariful Islam’s counter-punching fifty and a fiery spell by left-arm pacer Maruf Mridha helped Bangladesh score a facile four-wicket win over India to reach the final of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup here Friday. On a slightly double-paced pitch, Indian batters struggled to get going before getting bundled out for 188 in 42.4 overs, […]
New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new chief minister of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma, is a dedicated BJP worker who made commendable efforts to strengthen the party, and wished him the very best in fulfilling people’s aspirations. A surprise choice for the top post, Sharma was sworn in earlier in the day […]
Jaipur,: First-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma was sworn in as the chief minister of Rajasthan at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s top leadership on Friday, 12 days after the party ousted the Congress in the assembly polls. Sharma, a BJP state general secretary, took charge of the state on […]
New Delhi:The Rajya Sabha proceedings on Friday were adjourned for the day as the Opposition parties continued with their protest demanding discussion on the security breach in Parliament. As soon as the House met at 2 PM after morning adjournments, Opposition members were up in arms again, demanding a discussion on the Wednesday security breach. […]
New Delhi:Police have filed terrorism charges under the stringent UAPA against four people arrested after two of them jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and set off smoke canisters in a major security breach inside Parliament that also led to the suspension of eight Delhi Police personnel. The key conspirator was arrested on Thursday. As […]