Day: November 23, 2019

IRCTC issues notices to 47 onboard private catering service providers

7:03 pm November 23, 2019

New Delhi: IRCTC has issued notices to 47 onboard private catering service providers, giving them directions to bring about changes in the standard of food service in trains, a statement from the railway subsidiary said on Saturday. The move is aimed to improve catering services in trains. Those served notices amount to 13 per cent […]

Tanzanian anger as aircraft seized in Canada

6:58 pm November 23, 2019

Nairobi : An aeroplane being delivered to Tanzania’s national airline has been impounded in Canada over a Namibian-born farmer’s USD 33-million compensation claim, Tanzania’s foreign minister said Saturday. The DHC Dash 8-400 aircraft, a turboprop also known as the Bombardier Q400 which seats up to 90 people, is the second to be seized in connection […]

Chronology of events in Maharashtra case

NCP workers accuse Ajit Pawar of ‘betrayal’, raise slogans

6:50 pm November 23, 2019

Thane: NCP workers here raised slogans against party leader Ajit Pawar for siding with the BJP to form a government in Maharashtra on Saturday. The angry workers also hit Ajit Pawar’s portrait with footwear, saying he had betrayed the party. In a stunning development, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar took oath as the Maharashtra […]

Pope: Gossiping is "plague worse than COVID"

Pope Francis kicks off Japan trip with call for nuclear disarmament

6:38 pm November 23, 2019

Tokyo: Pope Francis on Saturday issued a call for nuclear disarmament as he arrived on a long-awaited trip to Japan, which will take in visits to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, targets of the “catastrophic” atomic bomb. Shortly after touching down in Japan, the 82-year-old Argentine turned straight to the “tragic episode in human […]

Anything can happen in cricket and politics: Gadkari

6:32 pm November 23, 2019

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that “anything can happen in cricket and politics”, and expressed confidence that the new BJP-led government in Maharashtra will pass the floor test. The BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday returned as Maharashtra chief minister for a second term, propped up by NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who took […]