NEW DELHI: Private airline IndiGo on Monday said that continuous rainfall in Mumbai has affected air traffic, leading to minor delays in flight operations.“Our teams are working closely with air traffic control and will get you moving as soon as conditions allow,” the airline posted on X.IndiGo advised passengers to check their flight status on…
NEW DELHI: A group of retired Supreme Court judges on Monday wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah, objection his remarks against opposition vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy over the Salwa Judum judgement.The group of 18 former judges said that termed Shah’s remarks “unfortunate” and said it would be wise to refrain from “name-calling”.“The…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur, during an interaction with school children on National Space Day, asked “who was the first person to travel to space.” When the students answered “Neil Armstrong,” Thakur responded, “I think Hanuman ji was the first person to travel to space.” The exchange has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition,…
LUCKNOW: UP Police is investigating a suspected security breach involving potential “internal sabotage” at Hazratpur Ordnance Equipment Factory in Firozabad after it emerged that a South African staffer of an American aerospace and defence component manufacturer made an unauthorised visit to the facility, classified by Intelligence Bureau as a “Category C establishment”.Firozabad chief judicial magistrate…
KOLKATA: BSF troops caught a fugitive Bangladeshi former police officer when he attempted to cross into India through Hakimpur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district Saturday evening, officials said.Mohammad Arifuzzaman, 47, had been in hiding since the Awami League govt of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled by a student-led mass movement in…
NEW DELHI: In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has linked quantum of sand mining to the river’s replenishment capacity, a ruling that would prevent degradation of riverbeds, consequently making grant of leases for extraction of a key construction raw material from riverbanks difficult.Taking the regulatory regime for sand mining a step forward, a bench…
Hyderabad: The Fatima Owaisi Educational Campus in Chandrayangutta, constructed within the full tank level (FTL) of Salkam Cheruvu, will be demolished once final notifications are issued, Hydraa commissioner AV Ranganath said on Saturday. He clarified that the authority is taking additional time to complete the process to avoid future legal complications.“To examine all aspects and…
IT secretary S Krishnan said the ban on money gaming doesn’t mean doom and gloom for the sector, with ample growth opportunities existing in the social games and e-sports categories. In an interview with TOI, Krishnan denied that companies were not given sufficient opportunities to provide their views, adding that action against money games was…
Ayodhya/Lucknow: He was 71. According to family members, Mishra’s health started deteriorating after surgery on his leg.Condoling his passing, UP CM Yogi Adityanath wrote on X, “The demise of Ram temple trust member and head of Raj Sadan in Ayodhya is extremely sad. I pray to Lord Ram to give place to the departed soul…
BENGALURU: After several delays, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), early Sunday completed the first integrated air-drop test (IADT-01), a critical exercise to validate the parachute system that will bring back astronauts safely under the Gaganyaan mission, from its spaceport in Sriharikota. “Isro successfully accomplishes IADT-01 for end-to-end demonstration of parachute based deceleration system for…
