The founder-chairman of Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal, and his wife, Aneeta Goyal, have stepped down from the airline’s board, on Monday. The beleaguered airline was struggling to meets its expenses over rising debt.
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Air India, the state-owned airline, decided to “roll back” boarding passes carrying photos of Narendra Modi amid cries of violation of the election model code of conduct, which came into effect on March 10 with the announcement of the dates for the general election.
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Prior to the Balakot air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force, the betting market had predicted 280 seats for NDA. Now, according to the bookies, the surgical strike will work in favour of the BJP as the “mood of the nation has changed”.
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A government official said the debriefing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthman is over and he has been sent on sick leave for three weeks. The official also said the pilot will be medically examined again and only then the call will be taken if he can fly again.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of ₹500 and ₹1000 notes, which saw 86 per cent of high value currency going out of circulation, even before formal approval by the RBI central board. A query under the Right to Information Act revealed this.
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In a new turn of events, a retired Air Marshal Wasim-ud-din of Pakistan, who media reports claimed as a father of downed Pakistani F-16 pilot, Wing Commander Shahaz-ud-Din (or Shahzaz-ud-Din, according to some reports), has said that Shahaz-ud-Din was not his son.
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Scientists have estimated that the burning of crop residue across India’s northern states triggers or exacerbate acute respiratory illnesses, which lead to annual economic losses of ₹210,000 crore – a figure more than three times the Centre’s health budget.
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The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, on Monday, while addressing a news conference in Coimbatore, has confirmed that the air strikes achieved their objectives.
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In yet another development in the tense situation between India and Pakistan, the Pakistani media has quoted a Pakistani official claiming that Pakistan government may withdraw its opposition to listing Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
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Various hoardings carrying the images of Narendra Modi along with the Indian soldiers and with messages such as “Modi hai toh mumkin hai”, lauding the prime minister for the IAF strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, dotted the city of Ahmedabad ahead of Modi’s visit to the city.
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