Open to India mediating in Ukraine crisis: Russian foreign minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that India can mediate between Moscow and Kyiv as the peace talks between the two counties failed to come up with solutions yet to end the war. Responding to an ANI question on the possibility of India becoming a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, he said, “India is an […]
India records 1,225 cases of Covid in 24 hrs, active infections at 14,307
With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 percent of the total infections, […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Delhi after 80 paise hike, diesel up 70 paise
Petrol price on Tuesday crossed Rs 100 a litre mark after rates were hiked by 80 paise a litre and 70 paise in case of diesel, taking the total increase in rates in one week to Rs 4.80 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 100.21 per litre as against Rs 99.41 previously […]
Ukraine-Russia war: IAF flight with 119 Indians, 27 foreigners land in Delhi from Bucharest
An Indian Air Force (IAF) flight with 119 Indians and 27 foreigners landed at Hindon airbase here from the Romanian capital Bucharest on Thursday morning, sources said. These Indians and foreigners were stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive that began on February 24, they mentioned. This was the 17th flight that the […]
‘Steel prices will continue to move up as Ukraine-Russia conflict hits supply chain’
The price of steel will continue to move upwards on ”good demand” as the supply chain remains affected amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to industry consultancy SteelMint. The prices in the international market have moved up by around USD 135 a tonne and are moving up since the conflict started in the last week of […]
PM Narendra Modi to chair webinars on infrastructure, divestment
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will chair webinars on infrastructure (infra) and divestment-related Budget announcements on March 8 and March 9, respectively. The objectives of these meetings will be to brainstorm with experts from the public and private sectors, academia and industry, and identify strategies on how best to move forward towards implementation of various issues under […]
Power consumption grows 2.2% to 105.54 billion units in February
India’s power consumption growth remained subdued at 2.2 percent year-on-year in February to 105.54 billion units (BU), showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by the states due to the third wave of COVID-19. Power consumption in February 2021 was 103.25 BU, a tad lower than 103.81 BU in the same month of 2020, as per the power […]
Rs 19,111 crore assets attached out of total fraud by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi & Mehul Choksi: Centre tells SC
The timely attachment of proceeds of crime has led to the attachment of assets worth over Rs 19,000 crore out of the “total fraud of over Rs 22,500 crore by three fugitive offenders Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. These figures were mentioned in the note submitted […]
Russia- Ukraine crisis: Rescue plans & a look at past evacuations
India sounded airlines on Monday to plan flights to evacuate Indians stuck in Ukraine. Under the Aircraft Act, the government can ask airlines to make their aircraft available during an emergency. While sources said Air India and SpiceJet had planned to operate four flights, all plans had to be canceled after the closure of Ukrainian airspace. Airlines executives said the Ministry of External Affairs had planned […]
Indian Air Force to send 5 Tejas jets for multilateral air exercise in UK
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The IAF said on Wednesday that the ‘Cobra Warrior 22’ exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best practices amongst the participating […]