Offering to co-develop and co-design jet engine, allowing India to own the IP: Rolls Royce

Engine maker Rolls Royce, which is in talks with India for co-development of a fighter jet engine, says what they are offering is quite “unlike” others, and are “offering to co-develop and co-design, allowing India to own the Intellectual Property (IP) in India, for India for use in current as well as future programmes,” according … Read more

Supreme Court notice on plea against disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site in Pithampur

Trucks to carry toxic waste from Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17, 2025) decided to examine a plea challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court decision to transport and dispose of 337 metric tonnes of “hazardous” chemical waste from the Bhopal gas … Read more

Railways to remove Kumbh ads from stations to bring down crowds

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Railways is mulling the possibility of taking down publicity ads and promotional material on railway stations, especially at the New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS), that may attract passengers to travel to the Kumbh Mela. Two days after the tragic … Read more

In rare gesture, PM Modi receives Amir of Qatar at airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim-bin-Hamid Al-Thani at the New Delhi airport, on February 17, 2025. Photo: X/@MEAIndia Extending a rare gesture of hospitality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 17, 2025) went to the airport to receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived in New delhi … Read more

Delhi stampede: Railway Minister lists steps to prevent incidents, including station holding area, crowd control manual

An aerial view of passengers waiting in queues at New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Creating holding area at 60 stations experiencing high footfalls, a separate crowd management manual and raising awareness among passengers to not sit at stairs are among the measures being taken to … Read more

High time NRIs empowered to vote from their locations: outgoing CEC Rajiv Kumar in farewell address

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday (February 17, 2025) stressed the need to have a totaliser system to ensure confidentiality in polling station-wise voting patterns and said it is high time that NRIs are empowered to vote from their locations. In his … Read more