New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The investigation into the fatal Air India crash on June 12 in Ahmedabad is ongoing, and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will examine all the aspects to determine the probable causes and contributory factors leading to the flight AI 171 accident, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.The AAIB has published a preliminary report based on the available factual information, and it does not contain any conclusion.”The sole objective of the investigation of …

Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and newly-appointed leader of the party’s Parliamentary team in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday, launched a scathing attack against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the latter’s directive to West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant earlier this week, asking for immediate suspension of four election officers and lodging FIRs against them.All four of the election officers have allegedly been found guilty by the EC of involvement in…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, on Thursday recommended the appointment of a judicial officer as a Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge. The recommendation for the appointment of judicial officer Ramesh Kumari was originally initiated by the Chief Justice of the P&H High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues. “The Supreme Court Collegium has on 07th August, 2025 approved the proposal for appointment of…

Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP’s Bihar unit spokesperson Danish Eqbal on Thursday renewed the attack on Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor for the 2020 election data “theft”. The case pertains to the alleged theft and misuse of election campaign data and intellectual property from a Congress member.Eqbal, addressing the media and also releasing a video statement, said: “Prashant Kishor has been exposed. Those who preach morality are themselves involved in serious crimes under IPC Sections 467, 468, 471…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) In a fiery Press conference held at the Congress headquarters on Thursday, senior Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of “colluding with the BJP to manipulate elections” and “helping dismantle democracy” systematically.Raising serious concerns over the credibility of the voter rolls and the conduct of recent elections, LoP Gandhi said, “Are th…

Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) With US President Donald Trump imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods – raising the total duty to 50 per cent – and Prime Minister Narendra Modi responding by asserting that he was “ready to pay a personal price” for protecting the interests of India’s farmers, fishermen, and livestock holders, the Shiv Sena-UBT on Thursday questioned the nature of the PM’s so-called friendship with the US leader. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena-UBT spokesperson Anand Dubey …

Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Sunday the Yellow Metro Line in Bengaluru, benefitting eight lakh people. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s state office, Vijayendra stated that the Prime Minister will arrive in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. From there, he will visit Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, where he will inaugurate the Vande Bharat train service between Bengaluru and Belagavi.”P…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Hailing the policy decisions taken on school fee fixation, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday the government would foil all profit-making designs of unscrupulous institutions which indulge in unfair fee hikes.Talking to reporters after interacting with parents on Assembly premises, CM Gupta said, “For the first time, a Delhi government since 1973 is standing firmly with parents and there is no behind-the-scenes manipulation on the fee issue.”She said he…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined 14 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, in July this year compared to the same month of the previous year, amid benign commodity prices, according to Crisil’s monthly indicator of food plate cost.The decline in vegetarian thali cost year-on-year was led by a sharp drop in the prices of vegetables — primarily tomato, onion, and potato (TOP) — on a high base: − Tomato prices fell 36 per cent on-y…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s fresh allegation of a fraud by the Election Commission in Bihar invited a sharp response on Thursday from BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya who accused him of crying foul without evidence and dismissed the Opposition agitation as “political optics”. BJP leader Malviya said that the protests were not in consonance with the fact that Opposition parties had failed to find even a single infirmity in the Bihar draft voter list that needs filing of a…