India and China may resume direct flights as early as next month, people familiar with the talks said, as both nations seek to reset ties. Indian carriers have been asked to prepare services at short notice, with an announcement likely around the SCO summit in China later in Aug. Passenger flights were halted after Covid…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the 76-km UER-II, which has been developed as the third Ring Road of Delhi, and the Dwarka Expressway (29 km) on Sunday. These two roads are a key part of the Centre’s Delhi decongestion plan and are expected to reduce congestion on the Ring Road…
Mumbai: A 75-year-old woman, who was returning to her Malabar Hill residence after yoga class, was crushed to death after she got pinned between a BEST bus and a parked car near Sahyadri State Guest House in south Mumbai on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nita Shah, a widow.Police arrested the driver, Akshay Surve…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and road transport ministry for collecting toll on highway stretches that are incomplete, under prolonged construction, or marked by serious deficiencies, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended a government-backed framework for refunding or waiving user charges where highway services are below par.In its…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan high court has backed a visually impaired MBBS student’s bid to resume her course, ruling that vision “need not only come from the eyes.”A single-judge bench Tuesday directed medical authorities to form an expert panel to assess the abilities of Ankita Singodia (23), who lost 100% vision in a 2017 car crash that…
JAMMU: Twelve tourists from Uttar Pradesh were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a culvert in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district Tuesday.“The tourists were heading to Kashmir in a tempo traveller after paying obeisance to Mata Vaishno Devi at Katra when the vehicle skidded off the road. Soon, CRPF personnel launched…
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JAMMU: Heavy rains and inclement weather prompted the administrations of J&K’s Rajouri, Reasi and Poonch districts to order the closure of all govt and private schools as a precaution on Tuesday. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was hit by mudslides, and traffic was disrupted at Jagti, even as incessant showers since Monday night led to a…
LONDON: An Indian-heritage Labour peer has called for the statue of Clive of India outside the foreign office in London to be pulled down due to the role he played at the East India Company laying the groundwork for the British Raj.“I’m not sure that a statue of Clive should really have any place outside…
Representative image (ANI) JAMMU: The Samba district magistrate has ordered a night curfew in areas up to two km from the International Border (IB) to ensure better area domination by BSF and to foil any illegal activity close to the borderline.“The restriction will be in place daily from 10 pm to 5 am for the…
