Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who scripted history by becoming the first from the country to reach the International Space Station, returns safely back home on Tuesday. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft “Grace” carrying IAF Group Captain Shukla and three other astronauts, part of the Axiom Space Mission-4 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) As India continues to bring its nationals home from Iran under ‘Operation Sindhu’, evacuees on Monday expressed heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government for the timely and efficient efforts to help Indians stuck in the war-hit country. Recounting their ordeal, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) Ninety-four students belonging to Jammu and Kashmir were evacuated from Iran and reached Delhi safely. While they thanked the Centre for the help, the students expressed displeasure over the buses provided by the Omar Abdullah government to take them home from the national capital. After they … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) As dozens of flights to and from Indonesia’s resort island of Bali were cancelled on Wednesday after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted, Air India flight AI2145 from Delhi to Bali was advised to return to Delhi in the interest of passenger safety, the airline said. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Gangtok, June 6 (IANS) At least 80 tourists stranded in the northern part of Sikkim due to inclement weather and landslides have been safely evacuated, an official said on Friday. A total of four helicopter sorties were conducted from Pakyong Greenfield Airport to Chaten using MI-02, MI-49, and MI-39 helicopters, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) Severe turbulence hit an IndiGo airlines flight bound to Srinagar from Delhi, causing panic, cries and prayers among passengers on Wednesday, but fortunately the flight landed in Srinagar safely, though with a broken nose. Official sources said that a Srinagar-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi with more … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Amid rising tensions along the India-Pakistan border, five students from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Punjab, safely returned to Chennai on Saturday morning, thanks to the swift intervention of the Tamil Nadu government. The students were part of a group of 12 from Tamil Nadu … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) An improvised explosive device (IED) was found by the security forces on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Officials said the IED was found by the Army inside a pressure cooker at sunset point on Srinagar-Bandipora road. “Police stopped the traffic on the road and … Read more
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Haryana on Friday but the pilot managed to eject safely, officials said. According to the IAF, the Jaguar aircraft crashed at Ambala during a routine training sortie after encountering system malfunction. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft away from any … Read more