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New aviation regulator takes over as sector faces spate of challenges

New Delhi, April 1 -- The government on Tuesday appointed Vir Vikram Yadav as director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, as part of a wider bure... Read More


JJM funding resumed, 5 states to get Rs.1,561 crore

New Delhi, April 1 -- The Centre on Tuesday cleared funds to five states among 12 that have signed fresh agreements to implement a revamped Jal Jeevan Mission, the flagship piped water programme, aime... Read More


Woman jumps to death as husband found dead

Bengaluru, April 1 -- A couple from Telangana has allegedly died by suicide in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the 31-year-old woman allegedly jumped off the 17th floor of the ... Read More


5 docs among 6 held over kidney racket in kanpur

KANPUR, April 1 -- Five doctors and an alleged broker has been arrested by the Kanpur police after a payment dispute of Rs.50,000 allegedly blew the lid off a kidney transplant racket in the city, pol... Read More


air force to get mountain radars worth Rs.1,950cr

NEW DELHI, April 1 -- The defence ministry on Tuesday signed a Rs.1,950-crore deal with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to equip the Indian Air Force with two mountain radars, associated equipment an... Read More


'Bengal can do better': Leander Paes joins BJP

New Delhi, April 1 -- Olympic tennis medallist Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, launching a new innings in politics just days before the West Bengal elections. In 2021 he had... Read More


PM unveils chip facility, Rs.20k-cr Gujarat infrastructure projects

Ahmedabad, April 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Kaynes Technology's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat and said India is strengthening its role as a reli... Read More


Lt Gen Seth to take over as army vice chief today

NEW DELHI, April 1 -- Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, an armoured corps officer, will on Wednesday take charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh who will m... Read More


Non-Himachal passenger vehicles topay Rs.100 as entry tax

Shimla, April 1 -- Amid widespread outrage over a sharp hike in the border toll tax, the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government on Tuesday said that all non-Himachal passenger vehicles (up to ... Read More


Sector-26 beat incharge caught taking Rs.6K bribe

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a head constable posted as a beat in-charge at the Sector-26 police station for allegedly accepting Rs.6,000 bribe ... Read More