Mumbai: IndiGo's board Friday announced the appointment of an external aviation expert to carry out a root-cause analysis of recent flight disruptions. "Chief Aviation Advisors LLC, led by Captain John Illson, veteran aviation expert, to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent...
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma were among the four accused charged with murder in the chargesheet filed Friday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the death of singer Zubeen Garg. The accused also include Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta. Shyamkanu Mahanta...
Panaji: A man, who claims to be the original owner of the land on which fire-ravaged ‘Birch by Romeo Lane' stood, has alleged that a portion of his property was converted from a salt pan to a settlement zone without his knowledge, to benefit the...
Visakhapatnam: Nine pilgrims died, and 23 others were injured when a private travel bus fell into a gorge in Alluri Sitharamaraju district in the early hours of Friday. The accident occurred on the Chintur-Naredumilli ghat road when the driver apparently failed to negotiate a sharp...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump with a focus on progress in the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The leaders exchanged views on expanding cooperation in trade, critical technologies, energy, defence and security, officials said....
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed has been sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty on multiple charges by a military court, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced Thursday, local media reported. The Field General Court Martial sentenced...
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the 13th parliamentary election February 12, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced Thursday. This will be the first election after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a violent student-led protest in August 2024. “The voting will be held Thursday,...
Itanagar: Two men from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh on espionage charges, police said Thursday. Those arrested were identified as Nazir Ahmad Malik and Sabir Ahmed Mir, both natives of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, they said. On the basis of intelligence...
Jaipur: Tension simmered in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district Thursday as farmers and opposition leaders warned that protests against an under-construction ethanol factory would continue until their demands are met, local leaders said. Farmers began gathering at a gurdwara near the protest site in Tibbi from early...
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union territories following requests from the respective chief electoral officers. In a statement, the Election Commission (EC) issued the revised schedule for SIR in...
It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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By Dilip Cherian The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one...
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