New Delhi: Air India on Wednesday said it has completed a precautionary inspection of the fuel control switch (FCS) locking mechanism in its Boeing 787 aircraft, and found no issues, following aviation regulator DGCA’s directive issued earlier this week. The checks were prompted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report into last month’s Air…
In the long and storied history of the Olympic Games, few tales capture the essence of friendship and sportsmanship like that of Shuhei Nishida and Suei Oe—two Japanese pole vaulters who transformed a sporting contest into a timeless symbol of human dignity. Their story from the 1936 Berlin Olympics stands not merely as an athletic…
In the aftermath of battle, when the noble sons of Raghu lay strewn among the fallen — amid lifeless vanaras and vanquished rakshasas — a tremor of desolation seized the heart of Sita. Her gaze, shadowed by disbelief, fell upon the motionless forms of Rama and Lakshmana. How could such lions among men, bearers of…
Sri Ananta Shayana Swami Temple is located in Narayanpet, Telangana. The main deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu in the reclining posture, known as Sri Ananta Shayana Swami. He is seen lying on the cosmic serpent Ananta (Adishesha), symbolizing rest after creation. This is a rare form of Vishnu where the Lord is resting,…
Hyderabad: Indofil Industries Limited has donated an ambulance to the Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) under its flagship CSR initiative, Project Khushi, addressing a critical gap in emergency medical services at the institution. The college, which previously lacked a dedicated ambulance, will now be equipped to offer timely medical assistance in emergencies, benefiting both…
Lahore: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday asked his party members to hold Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir accountable if anything happens to him in jail. The 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was booked in multiple cases. Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is gearing…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rekindled the TMC’s Bengali identity pitch and lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday for what, she called, was its policy of harassing and mistreating Bengali-speaking people across the country. Banerjee warned the saffron party of dire political consequences if it did not put an immediate stop…
New Delhi: Reserve Bank will “wait and watch” the evolving situation before deciding on any further rate cut, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said as he emphasised that both growth and price stability are equally important. With inflation on a downward trend, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been reducing the benchmark repo rate and…
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for a period of six years, covering 100 districts with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. The programme, announced in the Union Budget, will converge 36 existing schemes and increase adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices. Sharing details about the…
London: The England cricket team slipped a rung to third position in the World Test Championship table on Wednesday after being docked two points for maintaining a slow over rate in the third Test against India at Lord’s. Ben Stokes and Co. were also fined 10 per cent of their match fee after the Test,…
