JAMSHEDPUR: A district-level inquiry committee has been formed after textbooks meant for free distribution among students in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district were allegedly stolen and sold to a scrap dealer recently, an official statement here on Tuesday said.The committee has been asked to submit its findings within 48 hours, officials said, adding the incident took…
The Directorate of Education (DoE), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, has announced the implementation of a uniform age criterion of six years for admission to Class 1 starting from the academic session 2026–27. The move comes in line with the directives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children…
NEW DELHI: Jolted by the tragic crashes of Air India flight 171 and multiple helicopters in Uttrakhand within the last one month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a “comprehensive special audit” of Indian aviation ecosystem. This covers scheduled, non-scheduled, and private airlines; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) organisations; approved training organisations…
NEW DELHI: The aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked Air India to hand over training records of the pilots and flight dispatcher involved in last week’s deadly crash in Ahmedabad that killed at least 271 people, including nearly all onboard and several on the ground, Reuters reported. The crash of the…
Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to undergo additional testing: After the tragic crash of a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, the entire Boeing 787-8/9 Dreamliner fleet of Air India will undergo enhanced safety inspection.As per the latest directions from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), all Boeing Dreamliner 787/9 fleet of…
Nikhil Sosale (right) in a photo featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale was arrested by local police in the Bengaluru stampede case. The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered the interim release of Royal Challengers Bengaluru marketing head Nikhil Sosale and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks Private in connection with the Bengaluru stampede…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place,” adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the US is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Congress decided Tuesday to undertake a fresh caste survey in Karnataka, citing rumblings within the state’s dominant communities about the reliability of the 2015 enumeration data, and asking CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to target a 60- to 80-day timeframe for the exercise.Sources said the immediate incentive for the Congress brass…
Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has directed the military to stop a charity boat heading toward Gaza. The boat, named Madleen, is operated the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and carries 12 crew members, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. The British-flagged vessel left Sicily on June 6 and is currently sailing off the coast…
NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling that could influence future maintenance disputes, the Supreme Court has directed a man to pay his divorced wife Rs 50,000 per month as permanent alimony, with a 5% increase every two years. The top court also upheld an earlier order requiring him to clear the home loan and transfer…