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DGCA serves notice to Air India over delay in reporting entry of unauthorised person into cockpit on a Dubai-Delhi flight

New Delhi: India's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Head of Safety, Security and Quality Functions Henry Donohoe, asking them to explain why the airline did not report an incident in which a pilot allowed a female friend into the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27, 2023, media reported.

Rajnath Singh to visit Maldives between May 01-03 to discuss defence cooperation

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to the Maldives between May 01-03, 2023.

Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee calls for establishing Panchayat model as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi

Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has called for establishing the Panchayat model in Bengal as was envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.

Mild-intensity earthquake jolts parts of Jammu and Kashmir, no damage reported

Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted the parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.

'For me, Mann Ki Baat has been about worshipping qualities in others,: PM Modi addresses 100th episode

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday addressed the 100th episode of his monthly radio talk "Mann Ki Baat", which was aired globally.

9 dead after gas leak in Punjab's Ludhiana factory, rescue ops on

Ludhiana/IBNS: At least nine people have died and 11 got sick after a gas leak incident occurred at a factory in the Giaspura area of Punjab's Ludhiana.

PM Modi's 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' to be aired globally

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 100th episode of his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' at 11 am on Sunday. 

Operation Kaveri: 299 Indians en route to Bengaluru after evacuation from Sudan

New Delhi/IBNS: A seventh outbound flight carrying 229 Indians departed from crisis-hit Sudan's Jeddah on Sunday as a part of the ongoing Operation Kaveri.

Indian Army thanks Jammu Kashmir residents for support after suicide row following Poonch attack

Srinagar: The army has expressed disbelief over the alleged involvement of some locals from Poonch in aiding terrorists during a recent attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

EC cautions Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer to keep vigil after FIR against Karnataka minister V Somanna for bribery, intimidation

Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has directed Manoj Kumar Meena, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka, to monitor and prevent corrupt practices leading up to the state's Assembly elections on May 10.

EC cautions Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer to keep vigil after FIR against Karnataka minister V Somanna for bribery, intimidation

Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has directed Manoj Kumar Meena, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka, to monitor and prevent corrupt practices leading up to the state's Assembly elections on May 10.

Operation Kaveri: Another 365 Indians rescued from Sudan arrive in India

New Delhi: A sixth flight arrived in India carrying 365 Indians rescued from Sudan, totaling around 1,900 Indians to arrive in India so far.

The Tsükhenyie festival of 2023 concluded in Pfutseromi village in Nagaland

Pfutseromi/Nagaland: The Tsükhenyie 2023 festival was celebrated by the Chakhesang tribe, lasted for two days and concluded on Saturday with customary enthusiasm in Pfutseromi village located in the Phek district.

Murdered IAS officer G Krishnaiah's wife moves SC against release of Bihar ex-MP Anand Mohan Singh

New Delhi: Uma Krishnaiah, the wife of slain Gopalganj District Magistrate, G. Krishnaiah, approached the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the release of former Bihar Member of Parliament (MP), Anand Mohan Singh, who was convicted for the murder that took place in 1994, and was recently released from jail on Bihar Govt's notification.

25 pc discount in Mumbai Metro for senior citizens, disabled and students: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday announced that senior citizens, disabled, and students will now be able to travel in Mumbai Metro at discounted rates.

SP leader Azam Khan fears assassination like gangster politician Atiq Ahmed

Rampur (UP): Senior leader of Samajwadi Party Azam Khan, who has been disqualified from membership in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly after his conviction in a 2019 hate speech case, on Saturday said he fears being assassinated like gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.

Agartala airport launches northeast's second largest cargo complex for operations

Agartala/IBNS: A new cargo complex was inaugurated at Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Agartala on Friday making it the second largest in the northeast region, next to Guwahati airport.

After Rahul Gandhi, another Lok Sabha MP set to parliament lose membership

Lucknow: Mukhtar Ansari, a jailed gangster-turned-politician, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Saturday in the 2005 kidnapping and murder case of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, media reports said.

Delhi liquor policy scam: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till May 8

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 8 in the alleged liquor policy scam case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate, media reports said.

Galwan hero's wife Lt Rekha Singh becomes Indian Army officer; her 1st posting is Ladakh

Chennai/Ladhakh: Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh, who was martyred in the Galwan Valley conflict with Chinese troops in June 2020, was commissioned into the Indian Army on Saturday and posted to a frontline unit in Eastern Ladakh as an officer.

2 Army jawans killed after vehicle skids, falls into deep gorge in J&K's Rajouri

Jammu: Two Army jawans reportedly died when an ambulance skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge on Saturday in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Law and order situation in shambles in BJP-ruled Manipur: Congress prez Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday slammed the BJP-led government in Manipur over reported violence in Churachandpur district and said the "law and order has been completely derailed" under the ruling dispensation.

Take leave and join them for the nation: Arvind Kejriwal after meeting protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi/IBNS: After Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday met wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh over alleged sexual harassment and expressed solidarity with the athletes.

Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's shooter remanded to 14 days' judicial custody

Prayagraj, Apr 29 (UNI) The three shooters involved in the on camera killing of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf were remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a local court here on Saturday, a prosecution counsel said here.

This time a BJP majority govt in Karnataka: PM Modi sounds bugle at rally

Vijayapur, Apr 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sounded the bugle of "this time, BJP majority government" to buck the trend of giving split verdict in Karnataka elections.

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-yr imprisonment in Gangster Act case

Ghazipur/UNI: Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was on Saturday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs 5 lakh under Gangster Act, which included Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Krishnanand Rai murder case, by an MP-MLA court here, prosecution sources said.

#MeToo against Brij Bhushan: Priyanka meets protesting wrestlers, slams govt

New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday met the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh here and accused the government of trying to save Singh.

Wrestlers protest: 'Will come out clean from charges of sexual harassment,' says Brij Bhushan

Gonda/UNI: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday claimed that he will come out clean from the charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by the wrestlers.

Karnataka polls: Modi counters Kharge's barb, says 'all abuses will be reduced to dust'

Humnabad/UNI: Coming down heavily upon AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's snake barb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress has not even spared abusing legends like BR Ambedkar and Veer Savarkar, but its abuses hurled at him will be reduced to dust with the blessings of the people in this election.

Bengal: 'Nobody is above party discipline,' says Abhishek Banerjee in mass outreach campaign

Kolkata/Siliguri/UNI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who has embarked upon a two-month-long Jono Sanjog Yatra (mass contact outreach) ahead of the West Bengal Panchayat polls, on Saturday said nobody is above party discipline and none can blackmail the party for an election ticket.