Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world’s busiest air hubs, was set to resume a full day of service on Saturday. But after a fire at an electrical substation halted operations for most of Friday, global travel remained disrupted. The police were still investigating what had caused the fire at the substation in western…
The crash of a Delta Air Lines jet on Monday afternoon exacerbated travel disruptions at Toronto Pearson International Airport, which was already juggling a slew of flight delays and cancellations caused by major back-to-back snowstorms. Nearly 400 flights had been canceled at Pearson on Monday night, and more than 300 others were delayed at the…
NEW DELHI: Bad weather affected flight operations for another day at Delhi Airport. More than 300 flights were delayed on Tuesday. However, no flights needed to be diverted, according to an official, quoted by PTI.The official confirmed that poor visibility led to delays affecting over 300 flights at the facility.Later, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL)…
NEW DELHI: As the winter session of Parliament came to an end, marked by frequent washouts, vice president and Rajya Sabha chair Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered a stern message to parliamentarians on both sides of the aisle, urging them to provide countrymen with “meaningful debates” rather than engaging in “destructive disruption.”“The world watches our democracy, yet…
‘Disheartening’: Sadhguru Reacts to Disruptions in Indian Parliament NEW DELHI: Spiritual leader Sadhguru, has expressed his concerns over the ongoing disruptions in the Indian Parliament, calling the developments “disheartening” and urging for a more constructive approach to governance.In a post published on social media, the founder of the Isha Foundation underlined the importance of maintaining…
NEW DELHI: Amid unabated disruptions to parliamentary proceedings, Congress on Wednesday suggested a way forward to resume. Flagging “defamatory remarks” made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey that linked the Gandhis to US-based billionaire George Soros, Congress’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi wrote a letter to Speaker Om Birla, demanding that the remarks…
Kolkata, Days after issuing show-cause notices to 85 teachers on disciplinary grounds, IIT Kharagpur on Thursday said that attempts to disrupt normal academic activities by “a few people” will not be tolerated. The institute authorities had on November 12 sent show cause notices to four office bearers of IIT Teachers’ Association after they wrote to…
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed deep regret over the repeated disruptions in the Rajya Sabha, describing the situation as a disgrace to the “mother of democracy.” Speaking at a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Saturday, Dhankhar, said the inability of the House to function dishonours the principles of the…