Five flights including an Air India flight from Delhi to Chicago on Tuesday received bomb threats online on social media platform X. The Chicago-bound Air India flight was diverted to Iqaluit airport, Canada.The airlines that were targeted include: Air India Express aircraft traveling from Jaipur to Bengaluru via Ayodhya (IX765), a SpiceJet plane from Darbhanga…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday questioned the practice of showing winning/losing trends 5 to 10 minutes after the official beginning of counting at 8am on election result days.“Showing winning/losing trends at 8.05am or 8.10am, which is just five or ten minutes after start of counting at 8am is nonsense,” CEC Rajiv…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the date for the bypoll on the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. The polling will held on November 13.The seat was vacated after Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, chose to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh following his victory in both…
An Ayodhya-bound Air India Express flight on Tuesday received a bomb threat, which was sent via phone call for the IX 765 flight that flew from Jaipur at 12.25 pm.“Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in UP’s Ayodhya airport following bomb threat”, airport director Vinod Kumar told news agency PTI.The Boeing 737 Max8 aircraft…
NEW DELHI: India has strongly refuted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s claims, stating that the assertions made by Canadian officials about presenting evidence in the Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar case are untrue.“Canadian PM Trudeau’s press conference yesterday was the ‘same old Trudeau saying the same old things for the same old reasons. The central…
NEW DELHI: India and the United States have signed deals worth Rs 32,000 crore for the acquisition of 31 Predator drones, which will be distributed among the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The deals also include the establishment of a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the drones within India. “The deals were…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) on a petition challenging the practice of political parties promising freebies during election campaigns. A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued notices to the government and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that students with speech and language disabilities exceeding 40% should not be denied admission to medical colleges. The court said that the current rule, which bars students with disabilities above this threshold from pursuing a medical education, requires a broader interpretation to ensure inclusivity.The ruling came in…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rejected Congress‘s claims of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Haryana assembly elections.Speaking to news agency ANI responded to questions being raised by opposition parties over EVMs and said, “the public answers the questions by participating in the voting. As far as the EVMs…
ECI to announce election dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) is set to announce the poll dates for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday. The announcement will be made during a press conference at 3.30 pm.With several upcoming festivals, including Diwali from October 29 to November…
