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8:39 PM

Delhi court dismisses Christian Michel's bail plea in AgustaWestland case

A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail application of alleged middleman Christian Michel in a corruption case related to alleged AgustaWestland scam considering the serious nature of accusations and gravity of offence. Special Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed the application moved by Michel, claiming parity with other accused in the case, the PTI reported.

6:41 PM

NEET-PG 2023 results out, Mansukh Mandaviya congratulates students

5:27 PM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets delegation from French national assembly

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met a delegation from the foreign affairs committee of French national assembly. The delegation is currently on a visit to India, the PTI reported.

3:56 PM

Tamil writer Perumal Murugan makes it to International Booker longlist 2023

Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been selected for the International Booker prize longlist for 2023 for his 2016 book 'Pyre', the Booker Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday. Murugan's book 'Pyre' was translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, the PTI reported.

3:25 PM

Delhi police signs MoU with Truecaller to curb cyber frauds

3:01 PM

Brand India has arrived, says Anurag Thakur on winning Oscar awards

Lauding India's achievements at the Oscars, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said 'brand India' has arrived as he called for concerted efforts to make the country a content hub of the world.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, he said "RRR's" "Naatu Naatu" has not only won hearts in the country but also across the world.

"It is a matter of pride for India that the Indian film industry has won two world awards in Oscars.

2:37 PM

LIC appoints Tablesh Pandey as managing director, effective April 1

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Tuesday said it has elevated Tablesh Pandey, executive director of the company, as its managing director.

His appointment is effective from April 1, 2023, according to a regulatory filing.

Pandey will replace present managing director B C Patnaik, it said.

2:11 PM

Congress' Shaktisinh files breach of privilege notice against Piyush Goyal

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil on Tuesday filed a breach of privilege notice against Piyush Goyal, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, for allegedly violating the rules and established procedures by making allegations against a Lok Sabha member.

In his notice to the Rajya Sabha chairman under Rule 188, Gohil said Goyal violated Rule 238, which clearly states that "no allegation of a defamatory or incriminatory nature shall be made by a member against any other member or a member of the House".

1:46 PM

Ensure airlines do not practice predatory pricing: Parliament panel tells govt

A parliamentary panel has asked the civil aviation ministry to cap the upper and lower levels of airfares, and ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines under the cloak of free market economy.

"A perfect balance has to be maintained between the commercial interest of the private airlines and the interest of the passengers so as to enable the private airlines to grow and at the same time the interest of passengers should also be kept in mind, so that they are not fleeced in the garb of commercialisation," the panel said.

1:21 PM

India logs 402 new Covid infections in a single day, active cases at 3,903

India reported a single-day rise of 402 coronavirus cases while the active cases have increased to 3,903 in the country, according to the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Two fresh deaths one each in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh due to the virus have been reported, taking the overall death toll to 5,30,784, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.

The total number of Covid cases in the country stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,91,338).