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India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, today said all Indian flight operators in consultation with it have decided to avoid the affected part of the Iranian airspace to ensure safe travel for passengers. They will also reroute their flight suitably. The decision came amid rising tensions between …

  India expects Pakistan to take all necessary steps to effectively implement the action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) fully by September this year. In response to a media query regarding FATF decision to continuously keep Pakistan in the Grey List, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended an interactive session with over 40 economists and other experts organized by NITI Aayog on the theme Economic Policy – The Road Ahead. During the session, participants shared their views in five distinct groups, on the economic themes of macro-economy and employment, agriculture and …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped that all political parties will participate in the debate during the Parliament session. Addressing media outside Parliament in New Delhi before the beginning of first session of 17th Lok Sabha, Mr Modi said, the role of an Opposition and an active Opposition is important …

The first session of the newly elected Lok Sabha has begun with administering of oath to the Members. Pro-Tem speaker Dr. Virendra Kumar administered the oath to the members. Prime Minister and Leader of the House Narendra Modi took the oath. After taking the oath, Mr odi signed  the roll …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on leaders of all political parties to work cohesively with the government in running Parliament smoothly and collectively address issues related to the welfare of people. He said, government is always receptive to the issues raised by Political Parties and is ready to discuss …

Monsoon is expected to advance further in the next 36 hours after the weakening of Cyclone Vayu. Monsoon made an onset over Kerala on 8th of June, nearly a week after its usual onset date. Talking to AIR News, senior scientist in India Meteorological Department, IMD, K Sathi Devi said, …

The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence tomorrow. The Rajya Sabha will sit from Thursday. The session will continue till 26th of next month. Our correspondent reports that since it is the first session of the new Lok Sabha, it will mainly be devoted to Oath taking …

The Election Commission has announced by-polls to six Rajya Sabha seats. Notification for the by-polls will be issued on Tuesday and nominations can be filed till the 25th of this month. Polling will be held on the 5th of next month. Two seats from Gujarat fell vacant after sitting MPs …

An all-party meeting was held in New Delhi today ahead of the Parliament session beginning tomorrow. During the meeting, the government sought the support of Opposition parties to ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, Ghulam Nabi …