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Wreckage of AI-171 outside Ahmedabad airport AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad airport has undertaken a large-scale wildlife management operation to reduce the risk of bird and animal strikes around the airfield, five months after London-bound AI-171 crashed after take-off on June 12, killing all 241 people on board.In association with the forest department, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport…
NEW DELHI: Talking in Parliament on Monday about the “unprecedented challenges” being faced by India because of the West Asia conflict, PM Modi underlined the country’s opposition to attacks on citizens and energy and transport infrastructure, and said strikes on commercial ships and obstacles to international trade are unacceptable.Modi said that as far as diplomacy…
Last October, nearly 90% of Penn State graduate students voted to form a union representing teaching and research assistants. Weeks later, the university challenged including research assistants in the bargaining unit, citing their academic training. Graduate organisers pushed back, launching a petition and outlining priorities, while broader union momentum at Penn State, including faculty, signals…
NEW DELHI: A group of 275 former judges, bureaucrats, diplomats and armed forces veterans has raised objections to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling it “disturbing” and lacking balance.In a joint statement dated March 21, the signatories questioned the methodology and conclusions of the USCIRF report, arguing…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Devdutt Padikkal, right, with Virat Kohli. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have begun their IPL 2026 campaign in commanding fashion, and batter Devdutt Padikkal has revealed the tactical shift behind their early success. With two wins in two matches, RCB sit atop the standings, showcasing a refined batting…
The US stock market opened higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.4 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 242 points, and the Nasdaq composite advancing 0.5 per cent, following what was described as one of the most volatile sessions since April. The modest rebound came a day after markets rallied early…
Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (File photo) Guwahati: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said special revision (SR) of Assam’s electoral roll was a legal exercise to remove ineligible voters, while signalling that the state’s election schedule would be framed around Rongali Bihu after parties sought polls before the mid-April festival. The CEC said…
Rishabh Pant in pain (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a worrying moment for Rishabh Pant and Lucknow Super Giants early in their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday, as the skipper was forced to walk off the field after a painful blow to his elbow.Pant had just come in to bat and…
Canadian government has committed around C$1.7 billion in federal funding to help universities attract top global scholars For decades, global academic mobility followed a simple rule: if you wanted the deepest research funding, the fastest breakthroughs and the strongest institutional backing, you went to the United States. That assumption is now under quiet strain. As…
Foreign investors withdrew a net Rs 3,765 crore from Indian equities in November following October’s brief respite, influenced by global risk-off sentiment, instability in global technology stocks and a preference for primary over secondary markets.This November decline followed October’s net inflow of Rs 14,610 crore, which had interrupted three consecutive months of outflows — Rs…
