Mumbai: Crisis-hit IndiGo cancelled 60 flights from Bengaluru Airport on Thursday, as safety watchdog DGCA tightened its scrutiny following large-scale disruptions in services on account of planning failures related to the implementation of new pilot and crew duty norms, a source said. “IndiGo has cancelled 60 flights — 32 arrivals and 28 departures from Bengaluru…
Mumbai: Mumbai Customs have seized hydroponic weed, gold, and diamonds, collectively valued at Rs 45 crore, that were being smuggled through the airport here and arrested 12 passengers, officials said. The seizures were made during operations conducted between December 3 and 10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, they said. Based on specific information,…
Sri Vijayapuram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat are likely to embark on a visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from Thursday, during which they will unveil a statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a senior official said. Security has been increased in anticipation of the high-profile visits, and traffic restrictions…
Panaji: The Thailand Police have detained Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav Luthra, who fled India after a fire at their Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, officials said on Thursday. The nightclub co-owners, against whom an Interpol Blue Corner Notice had been issued, were detained at the request of the Indian government, they said. Both…
Tamil Nadu is once again at the centre of a religious confrontation — and not by coincidence. The escalating battle over the Karthigai Deepam ritual at Thiruparankundram Hill has turned into a direct clash between the Hindu majority’s centuries-old religious practices and a DMK government whose ideological hostility toward Sanatana Dharma is a matter of…
Responding to an article written by an aggrieved parent in these columns under the title “Hyderabad Women’s Cricket Hit by Selection Rot,” the father of the Hyderabad U-19 captain, Veeresh, writes: “A few parents have made unwarranted and baseless allegations against me, accusing me of acting as a ‘broker’ in the selection of the state’s…
New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav’s India will take on Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the second of the five-match T20I series on Thursday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in Chandigarh. The hosts have thumped the visitors in the first T20I. On a sticky wicket, India has managed to put on a decent total…
New Delhi: Every time Rohit Sharma does not scold one of his favourite juniors on the field, they start feeling uneasy, as the former captain’s admonishments have always been laced with dollops of indulgence, flamboyant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said on Wednesday. When Rohit was India’s Test captain, he became known for his humorous takes on…
New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday recommended administrative allocation of radiowaves in eight spectrum bands, including the contested lower 6 GHz, E and V bands. Reliance Jio had demanded allocation of these spectrum bands on the basis of auction, Bharti Airtel wanted it on a complimentary basis, while internet players, mainly wifi and satcom…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders “agreed to meet very soon”, officials here said. Sharing about the talks between Netanyahu and Modi over the telephone, the Israeli PMO in a social media post said, “At the end of the warm and friendly…
