New Delhi, 22/12: An Air India Boeing 777 aircraft headed to Mumbai on Monday returned to Delhi in less than one hour after taking off after its right engine shutdown, forcing an emergency landing. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will conduct a probe into the incident. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has sought…
Calcutta, 5/8: Heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung in madrasas, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday orally observed while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The court was hearing a PIL challenging a government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions.
New Delhi, 26/2: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting a “defamatory” video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee against BJP IT Cell in 2018, prompting the top court to ask the trial court not to proceed against them. “I do not mind saying it is…
Bengaluru, 4/4: The craze for IPL tickets turned costly for a 25-year-old techie in Bengaluru who was duped of Rs 1.46 lakh by a fraudster posing as a ticket seller on Instagram. The victim, a resident of B Narayanapura, alleged in a complaint to Mahadevapura Police that an individual claiming to be Sumit Biswal, a…
Washington, 30/1: Three US Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, US officials said on Wednesday The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the status of the soldiers was unknown, but added that no senior officials were on the helicopter. Another…
Kashmir, 26/5: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said the new Parliament building was a welcome addition and looks “pretty damn impressive”, amid criticism by the Opposition over its inauguration. Abdullah, whose party’s MPs have also announced to boycott the inaugural ceremony, said when he was the member of the Lok Sabha, many of…
New Delhi, 14/7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the bail granted to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam cases, observing that it would not be appropriate to interfere with his liberty after six years. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale upheld the Jharkhand High…
Mumbai, 23/2: The schedule of IPL 2022 is almost fixed. Compared to the current season of the T20 league, it can start from 26 March and the final can be played on 29 May. From the current season of T20 league, 10 teams are descending instead of 8. A total of 204 players were bought…
Goa, 19/1: AAP’s National Convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced in a virtual rally that Amit Palekar will be the party’s CM candidate in Goa. Kejriwal said that other parties have “no options” for good CM candidates and claimed that people are excited to have the party in the state…
Korea, 5/6:North Korea test-fired a salvo of eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that US and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were…
