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NEW DELHI: Row 32 and 33 passengers snoozing on board Air India’s new Airbus A350 winging its way from New York to Delhi were rudely awaken by floor vibrations and sound from below their feet, reports Saurabh Sinha. They alerted crew members. Flying near the coast of Ireland at that time, the pilots decided to…
KOLLAM: A maritime trainee from Chandanathope in Kerala’s Kollam is stranded on an Iranian cargo vessel mid-sea off Sharjah coast for nearly a month. His family is worried that he is suffering. Akhimon M, 21, had joined Iran-based cargo vessel Queen Star and travelled to the country on April 14 last year. After completing training…
GUWAHATI: Trouble brewed again for Congress in Assam as Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi said he feels sidelined and humiliated in the party, triggering speculation that he may follow former state PCC chief Bhupen Kumar Borah and others who quit before assembly polls were announced, reports Kangkan Kalita. Bordoloi, a three-time cabinet minister, has written to…
ITANAGAR: Four people were killed and three others injured after a landslide triggered the collapse of a protection wall of a building at Niti Vihar in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city at around 4pm on Monday, reports Joken Ete. Seven workers were buried under the debris after a wall of the building under construction collapsed, officials…
Kerala BJP president and NDA candidate from Nemom constituency Rajeev Chandrasekhar during a roadshow in Thiruvananthapuram THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: BJP on Monday announced its first list of 47 candidates for the Kerala assembly election, with Union minister George Kurian to fight from Kanjirappally, while the party’s state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest from Nemom seat and former…
NEW DELHI: Amidst calls by the US for a multinational naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, India Monday backed its own direct engagement with Iran for safe passage of ships, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar saying these talks have yielded “some results”. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said there had been…
JAMMU: An Army jawan died of suspected cardiac arrest while on duty along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district on Sunday.The deceased soldier was identified as Naik Tilak Singh, who was posted in the forward Nangi Takri area in Krishna Ghati sector. He was found unconscious on duty along the LoC on…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has approved a proposal to include transgender passengers in its free bus travel scheme, a statement from the chief minister’s office said on Monday.Over 1 lakh ‘Saheli Pink’ cards have been issued since the launch of the scheme earlier this month.“All women and transgenders having Aadhaar cards in Delhi will…
NEW DELHI: A central government source on Monday dismissed as “baseless” a report claiming that India and Iran had discussed the release of three ships seized by New Delhi in exchange for ensuring safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The source also rejected assertions that the vessels were owned by Iran.“This report…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended strengthening institutional capacity in cybersecurity, data protection and digital infrastructure while examining the government’s spending plans for the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) for 2026-27. The panel also cautioned that inadequate funding could affect the expansion of digital governance systems, cybersecurity capacity and emerging initiatives such…
