Day: December 19, 2019

Pratt and Whitney appoints Ashmita Sethi as MD

8:22 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Engine-maker Pratt and Whitney (PW) on Thursday appointed Ashmita Sethi as the managing director of its India division. A few weeks back, Sethi had resigned from her position of Director, Communications and Corporate Affairs, at Boeing India. The A320neo family planes, powered by PW engines, have been facing frequent on-ground and mid-air glitches […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

All metro stations barring two open: DMRC

8:19 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: All metro stations, excluding Jamia Millia Islamia and Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh, were opened by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). “All entry & exit gates of Chandni Chowk, Barakhamba, Mandi House, Pragati Maidan, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate, ITO, Janpath, Khan Market, Vasant Vihar and Munirka are open,” the DMRC tweeted. […]

Jaishankar shares India’s perspective on citizenship law

8:08 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the US, has shared India’s perspective on the amended citizenship law with members of American Congress, the ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also asserted that outreach to foreign government on the contentious issue will continue. He downplayed the decision of some Bangladesh […]

Indo-Russian military exercise concludes in Pune

8:06 pm December 19, 2019

Pune: The Air Force component of ‘Ex INDRA 19’, a joint exercise between India and Russia, successfully ended on Thursday at the Air Force station in Lohegaon here. As a part of the exercise, the Indian Armed Forces and their Russian counterparts undertook joint air, land and sea operations. The tri-service exercise was conducted simultaneously […]

Death penalty for rape and murder of 3-year-old girl

8:01 pm December 19, 2019

Keonjhar: A court in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Thursday sentenced a man to death penalty for rape and murder of a three-year-old girl. Additional District Court-cum Special Court Judge Lokanath Sahu pronounced capital punishment to 20-year-old Sunil Kumar Naik after convicting him for rape and murder of the minor girl on January 13, 2017. Naik […]