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IndiGo CEO apologises for crisis, says operations normal now

New Delhi, 9/12: A week since IndiGo’s operational crisis led to large scale cancellation of flights, CEO Pieter Elbers in a video message on Tuesday said that the airline is “profusely apologetic” about the problems caused to the passengers and assured that operations have been normalised. In the message posted on IndiGo’s X handle, Elbers…

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta says ‘AQI is a temperature, can be measured with any instrument; gets trolled by AAP

New Delhi, 8/11: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s recent remarks on AQI became the talking point of the capital as the opposition found fodder to criticise her. AAP shared videos on social media where Gupta while talking on Delhi’s air pollution can be heard saying — “AQI is a temperature.” She is further heard saying that…

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Goa govt constitutes four-member panel to probe nightclub fire

Panaji,8/12: The Goa government on Monday constituted a four-member magisterial inquiry committee to ascertain the facts and circumstances that led up to the massive fire that gutted a nightclub, killing 25 people. According to officials, fireworks have emerged as the likely cause of the blaze at ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’, a popular party venue in…

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It was BJP event, how could I attend it?’ Mamata Banerjee on skipping Bhagavad Gita recitation programme

Kolkata, 8/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday justified her absence from the Bhagavad Gita recitation event organised by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad here, stating she skipped it because it was a BJP-linked programme. The event, which took place on Sunday, had a footfall of several lakhs and was seen as a show of…

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Vande Mataram debate due to upcoming Bengal polls, to distract: Priyanka Gandhi in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, 8/12: Senior Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi, claiming that he is not the Prime Minister he used to be, as his “self confidence is declining” and policies “weakening” the country. Seeking to corner the government during the debate in Lok Sabha on the 150th…

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IndiGo crisis | Refunds worth Rs 569.65 crore paid, 4,500 bags delivered to passengers between December 1-7

New Delhi, 8/12: IndiGo cancelled close to 5.87 lakh PNRs (People Name Records), with multiple people travelling on one ticket in some cases, between December 1 and 7 and refunded Rs 569.65 crore during the period, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Monday. So far, it said, the airline has 4,500 bags delivered to…

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TPCODL Clarifies: Additional Security Deposit is a Statutory Compliance as per Electricity Act, 2003 and OERC, Not Related to Smart Meters

Bhubaneswar: TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) aims to clarify the recent demand notices regarding the Additional Security Deposit (ASD) issued to certain consumers. This exercise is a mandatory annual statutory compliance governed by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2019. It is entirely unrelated to the installation or operation…

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