New Delhi, March 6 (UNI): Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed after a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft crashed following a mission from Jorhat in Assam, the IAF said on Friday. The IAF confirmed that Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar sustained fatal injuries in the incident. In an official statement, the…
Pankaj Jain New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) Former Indian diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He will succeed Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Sandhu is a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service and is widely known for his long diplomatic…
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury New Delhi, March 6 (UNI) The United States on Friday announced a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea, a move aimed at stabilising global energy supplies amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the measure was designed as…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (UNI) The women-led movement theatre production Gossip, which premiered during the 2025–2026 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, will be staged tonight at the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village (KACV) in Kovalam as part of the “WOW” (Women’s Week) celebrations marking International Women’s Day. The 45-minute production seeks to reclaim the idea of…
Shimla, March 6 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a petition concerning the alleged violation of an order passed by a court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, relating to the relocation of a minor child to India. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a New England state…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (UNI) The help desk launched by NORKA Roots following the escalating tensions in West Asia has received 830 calls as of 5 pm on March 5, officials said on Friday. Of the total calls, 538 were received from within India. Among Gulf countries, 148 calls came from the United Arab Emirates, 59…
Tirumala, March 6 (UNI) Telangana Jagruti President and daughter of former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Friday morning offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy at the Tirumala temple. Kavitha, accompanied by her husband Anil, visited the temple in the morning and had darshan of the presiding deity. She had reached Tirumala…
New Delhi, March 6 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta along with several BJP leaders praised the tenure of outgoing Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and extended their best wishes as he takes charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. In a post on social media platform X, Gupta said Saxena’s tenure as Delhi’s Lieutenant…
Hyderabad, March 6 (UNI) The Central Government on Thursday made a series of gubernatorial appointments for nine states and union Territories following the resignation of West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose. According to a communiqué issued by the President of India late Thursday night, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been appointed…
Washington, (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)” and that…
