Kochi: Air India cancelled six international flights using the 787-8 Dreamliner on Tuesday after adopting stricter safety norms in the wake of Ahmedabad crash that claimed 274 lives on Thursday last, media reports said.AI 915 (Delhi-Dubai), AI 153 (Delhi-Vienna), AI 143 (Delhi-Paris), AI 159 (Ahmedabad-London), AI 133 (Bengaluru-London) and AI 170 (London-Amritsar) were cancelled, NDTV …
Kochi: A gazette notification was issued by the Union Home Ministry on Monday for conducting Census in 2027, media reports said.The notification issued by Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, said that the reference date for the Census will be March 1, 2027, barring the Union Territory of Ladakh, Union Territory of Jammu …
Kochi: A total of 241 on board a London bound Air India plane were killed while one survived after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed soon after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday, media reports said.The flight crashed into a hostel of B J Medical College. The passengers included 217 …
Kochi: A total of 241 on board a London bound Air India plane were killed while one survived after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed soon after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday, media reports said. The flight crashed into a hostel of B J Medical College. The passengers included …
Kochi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of“callousness” during the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking in the Bengal state assembly, Mamta also accused the BJP of politicising the bravery of the armed forces.However, she praised the armed forces for their “bravery” during “Operation Sindoor”.She …
Kochi: A Singaporean cargo shipWan Hai 503 caught fire almost 120 km west of Kozhikode and Kannur off the Kerala coast, media reports said.Out of over 650 containers, 50 fell into the sea about 40 km west of the Beypore-Azheekal ports.Out of the 40 crew members, 18 jumped into the sea in a bid to …
Kochi: A newly wed woman of Indore killed her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, 29, while celebrating their honeymoon at Meghalaya, media reports said.The accused Sonam, 25, surrendered before the police and confessed to her role in the crime, Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) I Nongrang said on Monday.She surrendered before the police in Ghazipur, Uttar …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off two specially designed Vande Bharat trains and world’s tallest railway arch bridge in Jammu and Kashmir today.The train link connect Srinagar with Katra through Towering 359 metres above the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir.The bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower and a key segment of the …
Kochi: As part of unearthing information about alleged sharing of classified information by a CRPF personnel with Pakistani intelligence officers (PIOs), the NIA on Saturday carried out searches at 15 locations spread over 8 states, The Times of India reported.NIA claimed to have seized several electronic gadgets and sensitive financial documents, along with other incriminating …
Kochi: Speaking in favour of the abrogation of Article 370, Salman Khurshid of the Congress, has said that it had led to the end of the perception that Jammu and Kashmir was a separate entity, India Today reported.Addressing the members of Indonesian think tanks and academia, the former Union Minister said the positive outcomes since …
Kochi: Speaking in favour of the abrogation of Article 370, Salman Khurshid of the Congress, has said that it had led to the end of the perception that Jammu and Kashmir was a separate entity, India Today reported.Addressing the members of Indonesian think tanks and academia, the former Union Minister said the positive outcomes since …
Kochi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that those living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will return to India voluntarily as they are part of the Indian family, media reports said.The day is not far when they will return to India’s mainstream voluntarily, Singh said while addressing the CII Business Summit.Singh said India’s possible dialogue …
Kochi: A CRPF official was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday on charges of espionage, media reports said.Moti Ram Jat, who was accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan Intelligence officers, was dismissed from the service, the reports said.Jat was actively involved in espionage activity with Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs) since 2023, …
Kochi: The Liberian container ship ‘MSC ELSA 3’ has been confirmed to have sunk off the Kochi coast earlier in the day, ‘due to flooding’, media reports said.The vessel was carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide. It had 84.44 MT of diesel and 367.1 MT of furnace oil.All …
Kochi: A Jharkhand Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi of Congress in a defamation case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, media reports said.The MP-MLA court in Chaibasa inRanchi directed Rahul to appear before the court on June 26 on alawsuit initiated by BJP leader Pratap Katiyar on …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will talk with Pakistan “only on the issue ofPakistan-occupied Kashmir” media reports said.Ruling out the possibility of any dialogue or trade, Modi said “If there are talks, they will only be about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,”.Addressing a public rally in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, Modi said India had given its …
Booker prize for India’s Banu MushtaqKochi: Indian Activist Banu Mushtaq, 77, from Karnataka won the International Booker prize with her 12 short story anthology, Heart Lamp in Kannada, BBC reported.The short stories capture the hardships of Muslim women living in southern India.It is the first short story collection to win the prestigious prize by Mushtaq …
Kochi: Pakistan’s plans to target Golden Temple in Amritsar were diffused by Indian Army during the intervening night of May 7–8, a top army official said today.Pakistan used drones and missiles to target the shrine, Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, said, the Hindustan Times reported.“The Pakistan …
Kochi: Seventeen people were killed in a massive fire in a building near Charminar in Hyderabad this morning.While the cause of the fire is still being investigated, a short circuit is suspected to have triggered the blaze.The area has decades old jewellery shops located in a congested manner.The bodies have been sent to hospitals.The Prime …
Kochi: US multinational tech firm Apple Inc has damned US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to make iPhones in the US instead of India.Reiterating its ‘Make in India’ commitment,Apple said it wanted to make the country a major manufacturing base.It assured that Apple’s investment plans for India are intact.India produced about 15 percent of its annual …
