Scheduling and rostering lapses at Air India continue five months after being reprimanded by the regulator on this issue. In the latest instance, a co-pilot and a senior captain have been taken off flying duty after the airline found they operated a flight each last month with a lapsed English Language Proficiency (ELP) licence in…
ICE crackdown leads to rising school absences in Chicago immigrant communities (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Schools in immigrant neighbourhoods of Chicago are seeing a noticeable rise in absences. Students are staying home because they are afraid their parents might be detained while they are in class. Teachers say young people are volunteering to babysit younger siblings…
As if walking hand-in-hand with Justin Trudeau wasn’t enough proof that she a no longer single, Katy Perry found herself turning down proposals at her recent concert. The singer, went viral again while performing at her Lifetimes Tour in Prague. A video doing the rounds online, shows Perry reading off signs, including a man holding…
NTPC Ltd has begun drilling India’s first-ever geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage well at its Pakri Barwadih coal mine in Jharkhand, marking a significant milestone in the country’s carbon capture and storage efforts.The initiative, spearheaded by NTPC’s R&D arm– the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA)– represents a crucial step in advancing India’s Carbon Capture,…
Manchester United sit in fifth spot after a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest. (Images via AP) Arsenal put more distance between them and the rest at the top of the Premier League table with a composed 2-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday, extending their winning run in the competition to five matches. The result pushed…
Gold prices continued to slide for the second straight week, pressured by a stronger dollar, easing geopolitical tensions, and the US Federal Reserve’s cautious signals on rate cuts that dented demand for safe-haven assets.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery fell Rs 2,219, or 1.8 per cent, over the week. The…
Lucknow: The department of social welfare has added more than 1.5 lakh beneficiaries to its old age pension programme in this financial year, using data from the family ID programme, reports Neha Lalchandani. A senior official from the department said that with the family ID programme now being used more extensively, departments are getting access…
The bells will be ringing for one of K-pop’s original heartthrobs. Ok Taecyeon, the beloved idol-turned-actor from the iconic group 2PM, is officially tying the knot. The surprise announcement confirmed that he will marry his long-term girlfriend in a private ceremony next spring, finally putting an end to months of speculation. His agency, 51K, released…
Imagine running a small telecom company and convincing the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, that your business is booming. That’s what Indian-origin entrepreneur Bankim Brahmbhatt allegedly managed to do.Through his companies — Broadband Telecom, Bridgevoice, and Carriox Capital — Brahmbhatt borrowed more than $500 million from private-credit lenders led by HPS Investment Partners, a firm…
It’s that time of year again when fans of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, flock outside his Bandstand home Mannat for the actor’s highly awaited appearance on his birthday. On Saturday, November 1, fans who travelled the distance to be a part of the festivities and made their way to the actor’s residence, hoping that…
