Day: February 3, 2021

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

HM Amit Shah says no propaganda can deter India’s unity

8:33 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said no propaganda can deter India’s unity or stop the country from attaining new heights, after American singer Rihanna and other celebrities and activists commented on the ongoing farmer protests. Rihanna, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, American actress Amanda Cerni, US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris and several other prominent people took to Twitter to lend their voices to the months-long farmers’ […]

PM Modi’s brother stages dharna at Lucknow airport

8:22 pm February 3, 2021

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there. According to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport’s Additional General Manager (Operations) Bhupendra Singh, Prahlad Modi arrived at Lucknow by an Indigo flight around 4 pm. He sat on a […]

IPS officer Praveen Sinha given additional charge of CBI

8:19 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Praveen Sinha has been given the additional charge of the CBI director, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry on Wednesday stated. Sinha, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, is the Additional Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved that […]

Airbus to partner Flytech to train drone pilots in India

8:15 pm February 3, 2021

Bengaluru: Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flytech Aviation Academy, a leading Indian aviation training academy, to explore collaboration opportunities in Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) training. The MoU was inked at Aero India 2021, the country’s premier defence and aerospace show, which began here on Wednesday. Airbus said in a statement that […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Power grid inaugurated in Narela

7:54 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated a 66/11 kV state-of-the-art, maintenance-free grid at Narela on Wednesday. The smart power grid involves minimum input and gives maximum output with zero human intervention. It will ensure 24/7 electricity supply, Jain said. “The power grid plant is state-of-the-art and is maintenance-free as it works on a […]