The Trump administration's top official handling Africa policy at the U.S. State Department will leave his post in mid-July, two sources said on Thursday. Troy Fitrell has been running the ...

The West Bengal government has urged members of the public to post photos of dilapidated roads, maintained by state PWD, to the department promising follow-up action in next 48 hours. PWD Minister ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday directed officials to ensure time-bound execution of irrigation and pumped hydroelectric projects as these are vital to boost the state’s ...

West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu on Thursday announced the suspension of classes in state-run and state-aided schools on June 13-14 due to prevailing heatwave conditions. A school education ...

Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Thursday expressed “deep sorrow” at the crashing of the airline’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft with 242 people on board, saying this is a “difficult day ...

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died on Thursday after an Air India aircraft carrying him and 241 others crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport airport in Ahmedabad in ...

The rupee rose 1 paisa to close to 85.52 against the US dollar on Thursday due to a weak dollar against major currencies overseas. However, a steep fall in the domestic equity markets and a rise in ...

Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, was known for his composed demeanour and firm administrative style. Rupani, 68, who was the chief ...

Eminent classical dancer Sonal Mansingh has been conferred with the Srimanta Sankardeva Award for 2023 by Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya. The award was instituted by the Assam government in ...

‘In India, the ground staff does just one round of checks at base, while in Dubai, three to four rounds of checks take place for each aircraft,' said a flight technician who has worked in both ...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said civil servants have a significant role to play in the country’s development and asked them to use their authority to bring about a qualitative change in the ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday asked officials to draft a separate policy for the rehabilitation of those residing in slums on hills. He was speaking at a review meeting of ...