Paris Stands With London, By Dimming Eiffel Tower From Midnight: Lights on the Eiffel Tower will be switched off at midnight (2300 GMT) on Wednesday in solidarity with those killed and injured in a terror attack on Britain’s parliament. Paris Stands With London, By Dimming Eiffel Tower From Midnight People look at the Eiffel Tower illuminated […]

Air India Flight Grounded at Heathrow After Bird-Hit: The bird hit was severe enough to push back the aircraft’s nose and damage the radar system. Air India Flight Grounded at Heathrow After Bird-Hit The Air India’s Ahmedabad to London flight via Newark suffered a bird hit, forcing the airline to cancel its onward journey from Britain’s […]

Sushma Swaraj Steps into Rescue Indian Women Facing Domestic abuse in Pakistan: As the Hyderabad woman’s passport had expired last year, Swaraj asked the Indian High Commission to renew her Indian passport and facilitate her return to India. Sushma Swaraj Steps into Rescue Indian Women Facing Domestic abuse in Pakistan External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj directed […]

National is Sole Bidder to Insure Tea Crop: National Insurance Company has emerged as the sole bidder for the proposed crop insurance scheme for small tea growers for which expression of interest (EoI) was invited by the Tea Board. National is Sole Bidder to Insure Tea Crop The Tea Board had relaxed some terms in the […]

Major Rohit Suri Awarded Kirti Chakra for PoK Surgical Strikes: Major Rohit Suri, who led the army team that carried out a surgical strike in PoK last year, was today presented the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee. Major Rohit Suri Awarded Kirti Chakra for PoK Surgical Strikes Corporal Gursevak Singh of Indian Air Force has posthumously conferred the Saurya Chakra […]

Strict Punishment for Meting Out Misleading Advertisements: The government will come out with a new consumer protection law, and strict punishment will be meted out to entities which put out misleading advertisements, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday. Strict Punishment for Meting Out Misleading Advertisements While acknowledging that some false and misleading advertisements come […]

Universities Asked To Include Photograph, Aadhar In Degree Certificates: UGC Secretary said that mark sheets and certificates with security features would help in verification and prevent duplication. Universities Asked To Include Photograph, Aadhar In Degree Certificates The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all universities and educational institutions to introduce identification mechanisms like student’s photograph and […]

India’s Longest Road Tunnel Completes Trial Run: India’s longest surface tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district is complete. It will be open to traffic soon, following successful completion of trial runs for peak and off-peak hours. India’s Longest Road Tunnel Completes Trial Run India’s longest surface tunnel at Cheneni in Jammu’s Udhampur district is complete. […]

Six Decades of European Community Evolution: On March 25, 1957, the Treaty of Rome establishes the European Economic Community. From the Treaty of Rome to the migration crisis and Brexit, here is a look at 60 years of ups and downs in the making of the European Union. Six Decades of European Community Evolution On […]

US Begins the Process to Revoke Citizenship of Pakistani-American: In a rare move, the US has initiated the process to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistani-American who was involved in militancy in Kashmir and is serving a 20-year prison term on terrorism charges. US Begins the Process to Revoke Citizenship of Pakistani-American Iyman Faris, who became […]