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Two pilots die after Army's Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh

The chopper, carrying a lieutenant and a major, had taken off from Sange village in the district at 9 am and was headed for Missamari in Assam's Sonitpur district

More than 120,000 applied to opt for higher pension till March 9: Govt

As many as 1,20,279 persons have applied online to opt for higher pension under Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) till March 9, 2023, Parliament was informed on Thursday

Thermal plants had 33.5 MT coal on Sunday, enough for 12 days: Power Min

Thermal power plants monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had 33.5 million tonne of coal stock as on Sunday

Another Patanjali Foods FPO in April, will dilute 6%, says Ramdev

Stock exchanges NSE and BSE have frozen the shares of promoters of Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Group firm Patanjali Foods, which is a major edible oil player

Rahul's comments not a barometer of success or failure of democracy: BJP

Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Gandhi of making it a habit of seeking to derail and demean Indian democracy from foreign soils

Sikkim yet to utilise untapped hydropower potential, says CM Tamang

Delegates from 24 countries will participate in the B20 conference being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tamang told a press conference on Wednesday

Govt approves capital acquisition of military hardware worth Rs 70,584 cr

India on Thursday approved the capital acquisition of indigenously-developed military hardware worth Rs 70,584 crore as part of a mega procurement plan

Will remove 5 mn MT garbage from Bhalswa landfill by March next year: CM

Delhi government's target is to remove 50 lakh metric tonnes of garbage from the Bhalswa landfill by March next year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday during a visit to the site

Told Lok Sabha Speaker I have right to respond in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

The former Congress chief said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet to reply to moot questions he asked in his last Parliament speech about the Adani Group

OYO rolls out accelerator programme for small first-generation hoteliers

The focus of the programme is on increasing the footprint of brands like Townhouse Oak, OYO Townhouse, Collection O and Capital O

Vedanta Resources repays $250 mn in loans to Standard Chartered Bank

VRL, the majority owner of Mumbai-listed mining and oil & gas company Vedanta Ltd, repaid USD 150 million borrowed from Barclays Bank

Luxor aims to be Rs 1,000-cr company in 3-5 years, partners with Schneider

Established in 1963, Luxor has completed 60 years. It exports to over 120 countries and is a registered trademark in more than 106 countries

Over 125,000 children in Gujarat malnourished: Government tells Assembly

The state government also provides double fortified salt, fortified oil as well as wheat flour to anganwadi children and their mothers to tackle malnutrition, said the minister

BJP putting Opposition leaders in jail is similar to Pak does: Mehbooba

The former chief minister said she is concerned about the difficulties being faced by people in the aftermath of the revocation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state

Amid foreign fund outflow, rupee falls 12 paise to 82.77 against US dollar

The rupee fell for the fourth day in a row on Thursday and depreciated by 12 paise to 82.77 (provisional) against the US dollar amid mixed global equity market cues and foreign fund outflows

Truecaller opens its first India office in Bengaluru, can host 250 staff

Alan Mamedi, CEO & Co-Founder of Truecaller, said the new facility at Bengaluru was a reaffirmation of the company's continued investment in India

Petrol, diesel sales drop in March after record growth in February

During the first half of February, petrol consumption had jumped by almost 18 per cent year-on-year while diesel sales were up nearly 25 per cent

PM Modi hails healthcare workers for their efforts to keep India healthy

On National Vaccination Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded all healthcare workers for their efforts towards keeping India healthy

Strategic Srinagar-Leh national highway reopened for traffic in record time

The highway was thrown open for traffic at the Zojila Pass, situated at an altitude of 11,650 feet, by Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary

Domestic pharma industry revenues expected to grow 6-8 pc next fiscal: Icra

In terms of emerging trends in the industry, e-pharmacies have gained significant traction in recent years and now account for 10-15 per cent of the IPM currently