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The power outage that crippled London-Heathrow on Friday was not an isolated incident for the global airline industry, except for the scale of flight disruptions, which was unprecedented. Ask aviation experts and they’ll tell you that it’s more than just an operational mishap but a warning for the entire airline industry.A question of backupInternational Air…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday announced scrapping of export duty on onions, a move that will bring relief to farmers and exporters who have been demanding the same due to bumper production. The ‘nil’ export duty will come into effect from April 1. Currently, there is a 20% duty on outbound shipment of onions.Revenue department…
NAGPUR: A 38-year-old welder died Saturday from wounds suffered in Monday night’s riots in Nagpur, becoming the first fatality linked to the violence over demands to remove Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.Sources said Irfan Shafiq Ahmed Ansari from Bande Garib Nawaz Nagar was caught in the crossfire while heading to Itwari station. His…
NEW DELHI: A consignment of 30 tonne GI-tagged jaggery from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh has been shipped to neighbouring Bangladesh, an official statement said Saturday. Muzaffarnagar is renowned for its high-quality sugarcane. Jaggery produced here and in Shamli is in high demand in global markets.GI is an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product from a…
Conflicting accounts of the alleged molestation of a woman head constable during Monday night’s riots in central Nagpur sparked controversy, reports Soumitra Bose. An FIR states the cop was cornered in a narrow, dimly lit lane, where rioters tore her uniform and molested her. It also mentions obscene gestures and lewd comments directed at other…
NEW DELHI: Intelligence officers of GST have blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming entities and attached 2,400 bank accounts in the latest crackdown on the segment, the finance ministry said on Saturday.The action was carried out by Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), which has 700 offshore entities in e-gaming…
AMRITSAR: Unidentified people on Saturday vandalised parked buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) at Amritsar bus stand in Punjab and spray-painted “Khalistan” upon them.Both drivers and passengers were shocked to find the buses with shattered windshields and “Khalistan” sprayed on them in black paint.HRTC drivers notified authorities and police in this regard and have…
NEW DELHI: In a rare public disclosure, the Supreme Court on late Saturday night uploaded reports, photos, and videos related to allegations of unaccounted cash discovered at the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court. The materials, now available on the court’s website, reveal the findings of an…
Kolkata: Covers on the field at the Eden Gardens amid rainfall, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025s first match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. (PTI) A persistent drizzle on Friday evening forced an early end to the practice sessions of both Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)…
Mumbai: “My mind simply went blank.” That’s how an assistant director with a financial institution described the moment a man, posing as a police officer over a video call, aggressively accused her of drug trafficking and placed her in ‘digital custody’ last year. She ended up paying nearly Rs 1 lakh as the caller held…
