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Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the worlds longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area.

Vistara to end 200 ml plastic water bottles supply on board

Vistara is the first and only carrier in India to serve oxo-biodegradable cutlery and pouch to Economy class customers.

24 July 2019 6:28 PM IST

The government on Monday said it will still want to see if IndiGo bids for Air India.

IndiGo enters Myanmar, connects Yangon with Kolkata

Yangon will be IndiGo's 77th overall destination also.

24 July 2019 6:21 PM IST

Food packets and relief material are already being airdropped in the affected areas. This effort would continue to increase in the coming days, according to the IAF. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar floods: IAF deploys 2 helicopters at Darbhanga to provide relief

Incessant rains in north Bihar have affected around 10 lakh families in the 3 districts with water breaching river...

24 July 2019 6:17 PM IST

In a written reply to National Conference member Hasnain Masoodi, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said 11 people from the state are lodged in prisons in Saudi Arabia followed by seven in Pakistani jails. (Photo: ANI)

22 J&K residents lodged in foreign prisons: Govt tells Lok Sabha

One person each from Jammu and Kashmir is held in jails in China, Bangladesh, Cyprus and Cambodia

24 July 2019 5:53 PM IST

Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik established a huge margin over Congress Girish Chodankar. (Photo: Twitter I Shripad Naik)

Defence expenditure is increasing every year in absolute terms:...

Naik also stated that the government is taking requisite steps to increase the expenditure on Defence in the coming...

24 July 2019 5:07 PM IST

Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said that incidents of communal violence have declined to 708 in 2018 from 823 in 2013. (Photo: File)

Government says zero tolerance for incidents of communal violence

Reddy said 'public order' and 'police' are state subjects as per provisions of the Constitution

24 July 2019 5:02 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday moved the Jammu and Kashmir reservation bill in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Anti-terror bill passed, has provision to declare an individual a...

The Opposition alleged that the bill could be misused, stating the govt terms anyone who questions the government as...

24 July 2019 4:36 PM IST

Reddy said such incidents have been reported from Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala and had occurred previously also. (Photo: Twitter)

No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about...

24 July 2019 4:22 PM IST

This comes a day after the Congress-JD(S) coalition government collapsed after it lost the confidence vote. The coalition government got 99 votes against the 105 of the BJP in the Assembly. (Photo: File)

Karnataka BJP looks set to form govt, rebels stay put in Mumbai

The party may approach Governor Vajubhai Vala on Thursday and stake claim to form the government.

24 July 2019 4:07 PM IST

AL delivered a Chetak helicopter ahead of schedule to Indian Navy. (Photo: ANI)

HAL delivers Chetak helicopter to Indian Navy ahead of schedule

HAL has so far produced more than 350 Chetak helicopters and delivered around 80 to the Indian Navy.

24 July 2019 3:28 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

In an environment friendly step, railways to electrify all broad gauge...

Goyal said railways is taking various environmental friendly or energy efficiency measures to reduce carbon footprint.

24 July 2019 3:26 PM IST

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai mentioned that name Bangla has similarities to Bangladesh (Photo: Twitter)

No proposal to amend Constitution to change name of West Bengal

To change name of any state, constitutional amendment is required.

24 July 2019 3:10 PM IST