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09 Mar

The restarting of international scheduled commercial flights

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Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) welcomed the restarting of international scheduled commercial flights. They said that it will give a ray of hope to the hospitality segment and its employees. The Vice President of FHRAI Gurbaxish Singh Kohli said, "The resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services from March 27 is a welcome relief. We thank the Govt and Civil Aviation Ministry for it." Gurbaxish Singh Kohli also said that, "The industry was anxiously awaiting an announcement on this since early bird gets the worm. Foreign Exchange earnings for the last two Financial Years have been…

09 Mar

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi

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PM Modi talked with the senior ministers and officials about the evacuation of India citizens. He has also spoken to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the same topic while reiterating the plea for end to the war and violence. The war leaving several dead and many others injured besides prompting Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II. Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi evacuated 9 citizens of Bangladesh from Ukraine. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina thanked him for this help. India has rescued stranded citizens mostly of them are students. They are of…

08 Mar

India to resume international passenger flights from March 27

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After a hiatus of nearly 3 years, the government has decided to resume the scheduled commercial international passenger services to and from India from March 27, 2022. However, the Civil Aviation Ministry has said that all international operations shall be subject to strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols by the Ministry of Health for international travel. In a statement, the MoCA said that international operations from March 27 will be subject to strict adherence to Union health ministry guidelines that were issued on February 10. Scheduled international flight services are suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the…

08 Mar

Chandipur town gets new Trends store

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Chandipur : Trends (India’s largest and fastest-growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail) inaugurated its new Store in West Bengal – at Chandipur town of Purba Medinipur district. The Trends store at Chandipur boasts modern looks and ambiance featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that is relevant to the consumers of the region and at prices that are affordable and seen as high value for money.Customers of this town can look forward to a uniquely special and superlative experience of shopping for trendy Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Kids Wear & Fashion Accessories, at delightful…

07 Mar

PM Modi calls Vladimir Putin & Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation Russian Vladimir Putin and discussed the situation in Ukraine following the invasion of the Kremlin. PM Modi was briefed by Putin on the status of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian teams, said government sources. "PM Modi stressed the importance of safe evacuation of Indian citizens from Sumy at the earliest. President Putin assured Prime Minister Modi of all possible cooperation in their safe evacuation," ANI sources added Earlier, PM Modi also spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and appreciated the continuing direct dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv. "PM Modi…

07 Mar

‘Aatmanirbharta’ initiative is a key to the independent foreign policy

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Four Defence Ministry funded projects and five industry-funded projects under the “Aatmanirbharta” initiative of the Prime Minister approved by the Narendra Modi government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly pushes for building India’s military-industrial complex. Before that the Indian military reliance on outright hardware acquisition or transfer of technology under licence from Russia has severely limited the country's strategic options. India’s belief and its strategies are not same due to New Delhi’s faith in rather laggard Indian defence public sector units and its in-built suspicion towards the private sector. Russian forces still a long way off in capturing their objective. This…

06 Mar

Haryana students evacuated from Ukraine

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said around 1,800 students from the state was stuck in the war-torn Ukraine, of which 1,234 have been evacuated.Of the remaining students, 80 are still stuck in Ukraine cities while the others have reached the country's borders. For now, our priority is to bring back all Indians stuck in Ukraine, the CM said. He also added, the students who have completed their course in Ukraine will be given internship opportunities. And the students who are yet to complete their studies, after the situation normalize the government will talk to their colleges over…

05 Mar

Elon Musk refuses to block Russian news sources from Starlink services

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SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Saturday that its Starlink satellite service has been told by some governments – not that of Ukraine’s – to block Russian news sources. Elon Musk came up with a rare response which he said he was sorry about as he was being ‘a free speech absolutist’. "We will not do so unless at 'gunpoint', sorry to be a free speech absolutist", Elon Musk said in a tweet. Musk also said that SpaceX was reprioritized to cyber defense and overcoming signal jamming, will cause slight delays in Starship and Starlink V2.

05 Mar

Fire engulfs the engine and two coaches of Delhi-Saharanpur passenger train near Meerut

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A fire broke out in Delhi from Saharanpur passenger train numbered 04460 at Daurala railway station near Meerut. The fire engulfed the engine and two coaches of the passenger train. No casualties or injuries were reported yet and the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The passengers of the train were seen pushing the train in a bid to separate the rest of the coaches from the fire-affected engine and the two compartments. The Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Dimpy Garg said that the officials received information about the fire when the train was near Daurala. She…

05 Mar

Ex MD and CEO of NSE Chitra Ramkrishna’s anticipatory bail plea has been dismissed

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The former managing director and the CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chita Ramkrishna applied for the anticipatory bail. But a special CBI court in Delhi has dismissed application of Chita Ramkrishna in connection with the NSE co-location case. The CBI has already arrested NSE's former group operating officer Anand Subramanian from Chennai in the co-location case. He had served as Citra Ramkrishna's advisor. Citra Ramkrishna said she was steered by a Himalayan yogi in the appointment of Anand Subramanian. CBI claimed Anand Subramanian as the Himalayan yogi. But SEBI contradicted the claim. On 11th February, SEBI charged Chitra…