HAL receives 2nd of 12 F404-IN20 engines from GE for LCA MkIA fighter jets

HAL receives 2nd of 12 F404-IN20 engines from GE for LCA MkIA fighter jets

Tejas LCA MkIAs fighter aircrafts | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday received the second of twelve F404-IN20 engines from United States-based GE to power Tejas LCA MkIAs fighter aircrafts, sources in defence establishment said. The Maharatna defence public sector undertaking (PSU), HAL, will receive ten more F404-IN20 engines by … Read more

Gujarat govt appoints Kerala-cadre IAS officer as new MD &CEO of GIFT City Co.Ltd

Gujarat govt appoints Kerala-cadre IAS officer as new MD &CEO of GIFT City Co.Ltd

The Gujarat government on Monday appointed Kerala-cadre IAS officer Sanjay Kaul as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Ltd (GIFT City Co. Ltd), a state-government owned entity that has been spearheading infrastructure development for this finance hub in Gujarat.  A 2001-batch IAS officer, Kaul will take … Read more

India’s new copper cathode rule risks supply shortages, trade body says

India’s new copper cathode rule risks supply shortages, trade body says

India’s quality control order on copper cathodes is likely to reduce domestic availability due to “costly and unnecessary compliance burdens” on foreign suppliers, the Bombay Metal Exchange said. India, the world’s second-largest importer of refined copper, imposed quality controls on copper cathode imports in December, requiring all suppliers, foreign and domestic, to ensure there were … Read more

Legendary actor B Saroja Devi dies

Legendary actor B Saroja Devi dies

Actor B Saroja Devi | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH Veteran South Indian Actor B Saroja Devi died here on Monday, film industry sources said. She was 87 years old. She died due to age-related ailments at her residence in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, according to sources. She was fondly called ‘Kannadathu Paingili’ (Kannada’s parrot) and ‘Abhinaya Saraswathi’ … Read more

Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

A small plane crashed at London Southend Airport, police said Sunday. In a statement, Essex Police said it was alerted just before 4 pm local time to the “serious incident” at the relatively small airport, which is around 45 miles (72 kilometres) east of the capital. Images posted on social media show a plume of … Read more

InGovern raises concerns on regulatory lapses at Care Health Insurance

InGovern raises concerns on regulatory lapses at Care Health Insurance

Proxy advisory firm InGovern Research has raised concern over serious lapses in Care Health Insurance, a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises. InGovern said that any governance lapses and regulatory breaches surrounding the grant of ESOPs worth over ₹400 crore to Dr Rashmi Saluja, Chairperson of Religare Enterprises and Non-Executive Director at CHIL should be clawed back. … Read more