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Air India saw minor increase in pilots reporting sick after crash: Govt

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday said there has been a minor increase in sick leaves reported by pilots, and as many as 51 commanders reported sick on June 16

95.1% rural households have access to toilets: Govt tells Lok Sabha

The survey included feedback from 2,60,059 households and 85,901 public places such as schools, anganwadis, health centres and markets

Swiss firm's pollution rankings misleading: Govt tells Parliament

Kirti Vardhan Singh said that such sensors are not approved for regulatory use and can produce data with a significant degree of error or uncertainty

No intention to remove 'socialism', 'secularism' from Preamble: Govt

The House was also told that the government has not "formally" initiated any legal or constitutional process to remove the two words from the Preamble of the Constitution

'Bring down age of consent from 18 to 16 years': Plea filed in SC

Indira Jaising has filled her written submissions challenging the blanket criminalisation of sexual activity involving adolescents aged 16 to 18 under Pocso

Indo-UK deal to give Indian market access at lower tariff, says JLR

Under the India-UK FTA, India will reduce tariffs on automotive imports from about 110 per cent to 10 per cent under quotas on both sides, benefiting companies such as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)

HC collegiums yet to send names for 193 judge vacancies, says govt in RS

The government lamented that while the high courts are required to make recommendations at least six months before the occurrence of a vacancy, this time limit is 'rarely observed'

Central govt staffers can now take 30-day leave to care for elderly parents

The minister was asked whether there is any provision for government employees to avail leave to take care of their elderly parents

Indian men's cicket team to play 5 T20s, 3 ODIs in England in 2026

The three-match ODI series between the two sides will start at Birmingham from July 14, followed by matches at Cardiff, on July 16 and Lord's at July 19.

Public grievance redressal time cut to 16 days from 28 in 2019: Govt

The CPGRAMS allows citizens to raise grievances against government departments online

NTPC gets shareholder approval to raise ₹18,000 cr via NCDs in tranches

The said resolution has been passed with the requisite majority, the filing said on Thursday

Jal Jeevan Mission hit by water scarcity, terrain, and fund delays: Govt

The deadline of Jal Jeevan Mission was extended from 2024 to 2028 in the last budget

Govt names ex-Finance Secretary Ajay Seth as new Irdai chairman for 3 years

Seth, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre, retired as Economic Affairs Secretary in June this year after a four-year stint

Supreme Court dismisses plea to mandate six airbags in passenger vehicles

The plea urged the court to declare non-mandating of six airbags a violation of Articles 14 & 21 besides seeking a direction to authorities concerned to enhance vehicle safety mechanisms

Diplomatic talks on border situation with India 'candid', says China

The two sides held talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs in New Delhi

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 6 retiring members, P Wilson re-elected

Terms of M Mohamed Abdulla (DMK), N Chandrasegharan (AIADMK), Anbumani Ramadoss (PMK), M Shanmugam (DMK), Vaiko (MDMK) and P Wilson (DMK) ends on Thursday

ACC Q1 results: PAT climbs 4.35% to ₹375 cr; revenue up 18% at ₹6,035 cr

ACC's total expenses in the June quarter surged 16.84 per cent to Rs 5,594.25 crore

ED raids Chandigarh call centres duping foreigners with tech support scam

These call centres were allegedly cheating foreigners in the guise of providing non-existent tech support services

Textile firm AB Cotspin plans ₹1.5k cr investment to expand mfg capacity

The firm said the planned capital expenditure is tailored to meet growing domestic and international demand for high-quality cotton yarn and eco-friendly textile solutions

IIT Guwahati converts bamboo into high-performance automotive materials

The findings of this research have been published in the prestigious journal, Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer Nature)