NEW DELHI: In another technical issue with one of its Dreamliners, an Air India Boeing 787 (VT-ANC) operating from Vienna to Delhi on Thursday night diverted to Dubai following a technical snag. The same aircraft subsequently took off for Delhi after its auto pilot as reset and landed at IGI Airport around noon on Friday….
Excerpts from the interview:Q:What was the genesis of this book?A: I’d finished a draft of Accidental Magic in 2016. A day or two after that I’d gone with my mother to Bandhavgarh on safari. Anyone who’s read the book can understand why, in that setting, I would have the idea. It seemed like an image……
Jyoti Singh (L) and Prashant Kishor interact with media after their meeting (PTI screengrab) NEW DELHI: Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor and BJP leader Pawan Singh, met Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday amid speculation that she might be seeking a party ticket for the Bihar Assembly elections. Addressing the rumours, Jyoti Singh…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the government is planning to table legislation in the assembly to curb the population of “Miyas”- a pejorative term used for Muslims – in the state, which he claimed will emerge as the largest community in the next census.Talking to reporters, Sarma said,…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against authoritarianism and defense of democracy. The NCR states requested the Supreme Court to allow NEERI-approved green firecrackers between 8 pm and 10 pm during Diwali, proposing a balanced approach.External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India’s Technical Mission in…
NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan, in a joint statement, listed Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism as a “shared threat” after external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi met in Delhi on Friday.In his opening remarks, Jaishankar termed cross-border terrorism as a “menace” and said that India and Afghanistan must coordinate efforts to…
NEW DELHI: India launched its National Red List Roadmap at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, aiming to assess and monitor the conservation status of the country’s flora and fauna. Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said the vision document reflects India’s work in biodiversity documentation,…
“Dalit IPS officer faced so much caste-based harassment that he took his own life,” says Kejriwal, demands harshest punishment for guilty (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed deep anguish over the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar from Haryana and said that caste-based…
S Jaishankar with Afghan counterpart NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday announced India would upgrade the Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of embassy during the bilateral talks with Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.“I am pleased to announce today the upgrading of India’s Technical Mission in Kabul to the status…
A New Delhi-bound Air India flight from Austria’s Vienna was diverted to Dubai due to a suspected technical issue, the airline’s spokesperson said.The aircraft landed safely at Dubai, and he flight departed after a delay as it underwent necessary checks.Air India Spokesperson stated, “AI154 operating from Vienna to New Delhi on October 9 was diverted…
