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NEW DLEHI: IndiGo – which flies almost two out of three domestic passengers – is witnessing massive flight delays and some cancellations due to a crippling crew shortage. Govt days shows only 35% IndiGo flights (the airline operates over 2,200 daily) operated on time Tuesday (Dec 2). And on Wednesday, multiple airports including Delhi, Mumbai,…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the entry of a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old child into India on “humanitarian grounds,” months after the pair had been pushed into Bangladesh.The top court was hearing the Centre’s challenge to the Calcutta High Court’s September 26 order, which struck down the government’s move to deport…

Temba Bavuma and KL Rahul at the toss. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: India’s extraordinary and increasingly mystifying run of losing ODI tosses stretched to 20 consecutive matches on Wednesday, as returning South Africa captain Temba Bavuma called correctly and opted to bowl first in the second ODI in Raipur. For KL Rahul’s side — already…

Flight operations across several airports were disrupted on Wednesday morning after check-in systems unexpectedly stopped working, prompting airlines to fall back on manual procedures and slowing down departures. A source confirmed to PTI that a system outage affected airport check-in platforms simultaneously at multiple locations. The individual added that the disruption has already resulted in…

Ramjas College and Deshbandhu College in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Thursday, prompting an immediate emergency response NEW DELHI: Two Delhi University colleges, Ramjas College in North Campus and Deshbandhu College in Kalkaji, received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, triggering an emergency response from Delhi police.According to officials, both institutions alerted authorities immediately after…

Rupee has extended its downward momentum on Wednesday, falling 9 paise to hit its lowest level of 90.05 against US dollar in early trade. This comes after the currency had already recorded a dip of 42 paise to close at 89.95 against the US dollar, on Tuesday.According to VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit…

In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old Russian fitness trainer Dmitry Nuyanzin, died from heart failure after consuming 10,000 calories per day for multiple weeks, during his weight gain challenge. The trainer planned to gain 25 kgs through eating junk food, including cakes, dumplings, pizzas and burgers, before starting his weight loss program. A couple of…

Chief minister Siddaramaiah visited DCM D K Shivakumar’s house for breakfast on Tuesday morning BENGALURU: A remark by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to a female reporter during a breakfast meeting with deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday drew attention, after he told her she was “missing something in life” for being vegetarian. Siddaramaiah had…

HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday addressed the executive meeting of the state Congress, highlighting the diversity within the party and drawing an analogy with Hindu religion.“The Congress takes along all types of individuals. One says he will worship Lord Venkateswara, another says he will worship Hanuman. When we could not bring…

NEW DELHI: The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, Delhi high court has ruled.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a writ petition filed by a 53-year-old Canadian citizen challenging ED summons issued under…