(T.E.T) Air India has 2,657 cases pending against it in Indian and international courts on matters related to employee service, customer complaints and commercial issues, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Monday. Since its disinvestment last year, Air India has been under the control of the Tata Group. “Total number of cases pending in Indian courts and international courts against Air India is 2,657,” Singh said in his reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. These cases related to issues such as employee service matters, consumer complaints, commercial matters, he said. “These cases are against Air India as…
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(T.E.T) State-owned BHEL has dispatched its 42nd nuclear steam generator to NPCIL for installation at a 700 MWe unit in Rajasthan Atomic Power Project. The steam generator was flagged off from BHEL’s Trichy plant in the presence of senior officials of BHEL and NPCIL. “Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has achieved a major milestone with the despatch of its 42nd nuclear steam generator to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL),” a company statement said. BHEL has been catering to the nation’s nuclear programme since 1976 by way of design, manufacture, testing and supply of critical nuclear components like reactor headers,…
(M.C) Oil prices shed as much as $4 a barrel on Monday, extending last week’s decline as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine were stepped up and markets braced for higher U.S. rates. Brent crude futures were last down by $3.05 or 2.7% at $109.62 a barrel at 0351 GMT on Monday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures eased $3.10 or 2.8% to $106.23 a barrel. Both contracts have surged since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and are up roughly 40% for the year to date. Russia and Ukraine gave their most upbeat assessments after weekend…
(T.E.T) On a day when the Cabinet Committee on Security met to discuss the security preparedness and global situation in view of the Ukraine crisis, the three services chiefs also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The three services chiefs along with the other senior national security brass met the Prime Minister and briefed him on the security scenarios in and around the country, sources said. The meeting comes at a time when the Ukrainian crisis is going on and that will have both direct and indirect impacts on the country as both sides have close ties with India. The Prime Minister was also briefed…
(A.U) संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा में जबरदस्त फूट पड़ गई है। पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव के बाद मुल्लांपुर दाखा के गुरशरण कला भवन में आयोजित मोर्चे की पहली बैठक से 11 संगठनों ने किनारा कर लिया। बैठक में सभी 32 संगठनों को पहुंचने का संदेश भेजा गया था। उसमें से 18 संगठनों के नेता बैठक मे मौजूद रहे। तीन संगठनों ने फोन पर अपनी सहमति दे दी। तीन से चार घंटा चली बैठक मे जबरदस्त हो हल्ला मचता रहा और कई मुद्दों पर किसान नेता आपस मे जुबानी तौर पर भिड़ते रहे। इस बैठक मे 14 मार्च को दिल्ली में होने जा…
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(D.J) संसद के बजट सत्र का दूसरा चरण आज से शुरू हो रहा है। संसद के दोनों सदनों राज्यसभा और लोकसभा की कार्यवाही सुबह 11 बजे शुरू हो जाएगी। बता दें कि इससे पहले बजट सत्र का पहला चरण 31 जनवरी को शुरू हुआ था जो 11 फरवरी तक चला था। दूसरा चरण 8 अप्रैल तक चलेगा। विपक्षी दल तमाम मुद्दों पर केंद्र सरकार को घेरने की तैयारी में है। विपक्षी दल सरकार को बढ़ती बेरोजगारी, पीएफ पर ब्याज दर में कटौती और यूक्रेन में फंसे भारतीयों की निकासी समेत कई मुद्दों पर घेर सकता है। उधर, वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण आज जम्मू-कश्मीर…
(F.P) Based on the current shareholding of the government of India (51.45 per cent), a dividend of Rs 1,142.29 crore shall be paid to the government and Rs 1,077.90 crore to other shareholders. State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd has declared a second interim dividend of 50 percent (Rs 5 per share) for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. The total dividend payout will be Rs 2,220.19 crore with a record date of March 22, the company said in a statement. “The decision (to issue dividend) was taken by the board of directors of GAIL, a Maharatna CPSE…
(MINT) Oil prices have been elevated since the tensions intensified and Russia invaded Ukraine last month. On 7 March, Brent had touched $139.13 per barrel, the highest since 2008. Prices of crude oil have largely been on the boil amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Although the prices have declined from the recent multi-year high levels, volatility is likely to continue in the coming week as the geopolitical tensions seem unlikely to end anytime soon, analysts said.
(TOI) Work has started on a pipeline that will bring natural gas to Mysuru city. In phase one, over 3.75 lakh houses will get piped gas in the city. Within the Mysuru city limits, a 500-km pipeline will be laid, connecting 13 residential areas, initially. Mysuru MP Pratap Simha said natural gas will be supplied to the city from Bidadi in Bengaluru through a 103-km pipeline. Between the Columbia Asia Hospital (Manipal Hospital) signal and the Hinkal signal, the pipeline will cover 28 km through Bogadi and Srirampura. From the Hinkal signal, the pipeline will be laid up till Yelwal, he said. Madikeri city and Nanjangud in…