By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 4:42:55 PM

The Ministry of Defence on Thursday approved a proposal to acquire 33 new fighter aircraft from Russia. These include 12 Su-30MKIs and 21 MiG-29s along with upgradation of 59 existing MiG-29s. The total cost of these projects would be Rs 18,148 crores, the ministry said today. 

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By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 4:40:26 PM

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed 50 people Thursday, the central government said, though a local lawmaker said the toll was nearly twice as high. The Ministry of Information cited the local fire service when giving the death toll at the site of the landslide in Hpakant in Kac...read more

By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 4:38:40 PM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday inaugurated Delhi's first plasma bank to help treat novel coronavirus. While addressing a virtual press conference, Kejriwal informed that COVID-19 patients can donate their plasma 14 days after recovery.

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By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 4:34:03 PM

An Indian Army Brigadier posted at the Eastern Command headquarters died of Covid-19 on Thursday in Kolkata. Brigadier Bikash Sanyal was posted at the Fort William and was detected with Covid-19.

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By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 4:26:02 PM

Mr Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has taken over as the Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. here today. Concurrently, he will also be Chairman of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., a stand-alone refining subsidiary of Indian Oil and Indian Oil tanking Limited, another joint venture providing ‘terminalling’ services apart from being on the board of Hindustan Urvarak& Rasayan Ltd., a joint venture setting up three worl...read more

By TP News       Date 7/2/2020 2:46:43 PM

The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has broken the glass ceiling in the 10-lakh-strong central paramilitary forces and asked the authorities concerned to share their views for recruiting transgender people in the rank of the assistant commandants (A...read more