Ashneer Grover quits as BharatPe MD
Fintech firm BharatPe's managing director Ashneer Grover has resigned minutes after receiving an upcoming board meeting agenda, which included consideration of action against him based on the report submitted by advisory firm PwC. 'Ashneer Grover resigned as Managing Director and from...
Air India flight carrying 182 Indians from Ukraine lands in Mumbai
An Air India Express flight carrying 182 Indians nationals from war-torn Ukraine landed here from the Romanian capital Bucharest on Tuesday morning, an airline spokesperson said. The AI Express flight IX-1202 from Bucharest via Kuwait touched down the runway at...
US assures more sanctions against Russia: Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured to impose more sanctions against Russia and will provide weapons to Ukraine, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday (local time). "In our call, @SecBlinken affirmed that the US support for...
Russia-Ukraine meet ends, next in a few days
Negotiations between delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region of Belarus have ended and the second round of talks will be held on the Belarusian-Polish border in a few days. The Head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky said...
400 students housed near Indian mission leave Kyiv
Indian embassy in Ukraine on Monday (local time) said that 400 students, housed near the embassy since February 24, have successfully left Kyiv by train. "400 students housed near Embassy since 24 Feb successfully left Kyiv by train through Mission's...
Manukumar Srivastav takes over as new chief secretary of Maharashtra
Manukumar Srivastav, IAS of 1986 batch took over as the new chief secretary of Maharashtra today. He will get term till April 2023. The MVA government has considered seniority criteria for his...
Governor presides over 71st Convocation of SNDT Women’s University
The Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of universities Bhagat Singh Koshyari presided over the 71st Annual Convocation of the SNDT Women’s University at the University's Patkar Hall in Mumbai on Friday (25th Feb). Minister of Higher & Technical Education Uday...
India sets up 7 camp offices around Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said the main concern for India is ensuring the safety of its nationals stuck in areas witnessing intense fighting including in Kyiv that has around 2,000 Indians. India has already evacuated over 2,000 of...
IndiGo to operate flights to Budapest, Bucharest to bring back Indians
The country's largest carrier IndiGo will operate flights to Budapest and Bucharest to bring back Indians who are stranded in Ukraine, according to an airline official. For now, the airline has decided to operate one flight each to Budapest (Hungary) and...
Indian extends suspension of scheduled international flights
The DGCA extends the suspension of services of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India till further orders. This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA & flights under bubble arrangement. International flights...
India’s daily Covid cases drop below 10,000
With 8,013 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India on Monday witnessed a drop in the daily cases, the Union Ministry of Health informed. India's active COVID caseload, as per the Ministry's press release, is presently at 1,02,601,...
Ukraine claims 800 Russian casualties
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry has said its armed forces have inflicted some 800 casualties on Russian forces since the military operations began on Thursday. The ministry said more than 30 Russian tanks had been destroyed, along with seven Russian aircraft and...
Maharashtra: Two HSC exam papers postponed by 1 month
MUMBAI: While HSC offline exams begin from March 4, the language papers scheduled on March 5 and 7 have been postponed by a month to April 5 and 7, respectively, due to technical reasons, the state education board said on...
HSC question papers catch fire, exams likely to be postponed
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of the Maharashtra State Board, scheduled to be held on March 5 and 7, are likely to be postponed, said officials. This comes after the question papers for these days were up in flames...
Ukraine says 40 people killed in Russian invasion
Ukraine breaks diplomatic ties with Russia, says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- Adviser to Ukraine President Office says more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers dead and several dozen wounded. -- China, a close ally of Russia called on all parties to...
Putin on Ukraine attack: We are defending Russia
Russian president Vladimir Putin's first statement since the invasion of Ukraine this morning. "People living in territories which are part of today's Ukraine were not asked how they want to build their lives when the USSR was created or after...
Invasion no threat to Ukranian civilians: Russia
Russia has ruled out any threat to Ukrainian civilians as it carries out military operations in the country, local media reported. The Russian Defence Ministry has clarified that the Russian army is not carrying out any missile, aviation or artillery strikes...
Nawab Malik’s sister visits ED office
Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik's sister Dr Saeeda Khan reaches the ED office. However, she was not allowed to enter. Malik was sent to ED custody for 7 days by a court in Mumbai, in a money laundering...
AI flight returns after Ukraine shuts air space
Air India flight AI1947 returns to Delhi as Ukraine closes air space due to Russian attack. The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday once again asked Indian students to leave that country temporarily, amid escalating tensions following Russia recognising the...
India seeks ‘immediate de-escalation’ in Ukraine
Expressing concern over ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, India on Thursday said that the situation is in danger of spiralling into a major crisis which may undermine the peace and security of the region. India's Permanent Representative to the United...
ED arrests NCP minister Nawab Malik
Enforcement Directorate arrests NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case. Earlier in the day, the ED had summoned Malik and questioned for six hours. The ED had summoned the minister today morning,...
