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The Centre is likely to allow regular international flights to and from India from next month onwards The Covid-19 wave had made it imperative for international flights to put off regular operations, as the pandemic showed no signs of easing. However, it looks like India might look towards resumption of regular international flights and relaxations rules for international passengers by March-April. Though a final decision is yet to be taken, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is believed to be mulling over resuming regular international flights could resume from March-April to and from India. To this effect, the Aviation Ministry has kicked off parleys with the talks with the Home and Health Ministries with regard to starting regular international flights to and from India again. International flights suspension till Feb 28 As per government instructions, scheduled international passenger flights in India have been currently grounded. The suspension of flights is to continue till February ...

Gangubai Kathiawadi’s family comes all out against the film saying the film maligns her Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi is all set for release in theatres in just about a week’s time. But as the makers of the flick gear up for a grand opening, the Alia Bhatt starrer has hit a wall. The hassle comes in the form of opposition from none other than the closest relatives of Gangubhai, on whose life the film is based. Gangubai's adopted son Babu Raoji Shah and her granddaughter Bharti have come out against the flick alleging that the Bhansali opus has maligned her. According to them, Gangubai is being portrayed in the film as a prostitute and that such a portrayal has been leading people to mouth inexplicable things about her.  The trailer of the movie which was released earlier has led Gangubai’s relatives to come out all against the film. Gangubai Kathiawadi was a social worker, says family They are of the opinion that Gangubai was a social activist but is being shown in th...

Though India has advised students in Ukraine to fly back home, they are in no position to spend huge sums on tickets The tensions in Ukraine have turned out to be a major hassle for Indian students pursuing their studies in the country. A country on the edge of war, Ukraine has witnessing military build-up for quite a while now. As the situation turned tense, the India government has called upon all students from the country to temporarily return home soon. However, for the students from India currently in Ukraine, the government advice has come about as a bolt from the blue. Most students who have been pursuing various courses in universities who want to rush back home are in a tricky situation as flights have been cancelled. Another issue facing the students is that flight tickets from Ukraine to India are exorbitantly high, and many are in no position to spend that much money. Though students have been calling up the Indian embassy in Ukraine to help them out, the response isn’t so ...

With Ashwani Kumar also deciding to call it quits, the Congress would want to have a rethink on party affairs Yet another wicket has fallen for the grand old party.  With former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar also deciding to call it quits, the Congress would need to look back at its innings of late, in a much more serious manner. When Kumar, a minister in the erstwhile Manmohan Singh cabinet, and Sonia Gandhi loyalist, walks out of the party fold after having served it for more than 40 years, it indeed means that issues inside the party are much more than what meet the eye. Ashwani Kumar has called it quits after he was convinced that that the party has reached a stage where he can't take it anymore. As a senior member, he has also been convinced that the party has turned irrelevant and that it has begun its downward slide. The letter of resignation send to Sonia Gandhi makes it very clear that his decision to quit has been consistent with his dignity. Also, when he points out that ...

Non-BJP CMs seem to be keen on meeting with each other and discussing the future course of action It looks like Chief Ministers from non-BJP parties are coming together in agreement of a single agenda that concerns the attitude of Governors appointed by the NDA government at the Centre. This may be seen in the context of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s call to the non-BJP parties to come together as a force against the Bharatiya Janata Party. While Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has hinted at a convention of Opposition chief ministers will be held in Delhi soon and that it would be as part of an initiative by Mamata Banerjee, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has stated that will also hold meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee soon. Will these pave the way for a united front against the BJP is a question that will seek answers for more time. In the meantime, leader...

ABG Shipyard in alleged Rs 22,842-cr fraud, consortium of banks led by State Bank of India duped The bank fraud case involving ABG Shipyard comes across as the biggest ever. An alleged case of cheating a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India of over Rs 22,842 crore, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CNI) has booked the company’s then Chairman and Managing Director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal and others. But then who is to blame for such a gross violation of law?  The allegations range from offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust to abuse of official position under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.  The agency has also named the then Executive Director Santhanam Muthaswamy, Directors Ashwini Kumar, Sushil Kumar Agarwal and Ravi Vimal Nevetia and another company ABG International Pvt Ltd. The CBI move comes after a series of complaints from the SBI - one on November 8, 2019, and later in August the same year.  It took close to two years for t...

Kerala's robust strides in startup ecosystem and innovation to be showcased at Huddle Global In a bid to offer a platform for startups to showcase their products and interact with a clutch of technology and industry leaders on ways to move ahead in the post-pandemic world, the third edition of the annual Huddle Global conference will get underway in Kochi, Kerala, on February 19. Billed as one of Asia’s largest startup ecosystem congregations and India's biggest networking platform for entrepreneurs, Huddle Globalis being lined up as a big-ticket brainstorming event, organised by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), will focus on business, investment and partnership opportunities for startups in a world that is grappling with unwelcome repercussions of the COVID pandemic.  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the two-day virtual event. Huddle Global to host Blockchain Summit A Blockchain Summit has also been planned as part of the conference on the concluding da...