PANAJI: The Goa tourism department on Friday suspended all paragliding activities – motorised and non-motorised – throughout the state with immediate effect. The move comes after the death of a lady from Pune and the paragliding operator, at Keri in North Goa, a few days ago. In an order, tourism director Kedar Naik also ordered…
NEW DELHI: The opposition MPs, who were suspended on Friday after chaos during a JPC meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claiming they were suspended after the panel chairman “spoke to somebody on the phone”.In a letter addressed to the Speaker, opposition MPs recounted the sequence of events,…
The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team” and announced they are “listening to offers” for the All-Star forward eight days after team president Pat Riley publicly said the team “will not trade” Butler. “Through his actions and statements, he has shown he no…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night. Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase said that at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday, an Air Canada Express flight operated by Pal Airlines arriving from St. John’s, Newfoundland., experienced an incident upon landing. Air Canada spokesperson Peter…
JAMMU: The deputy commissioner of Doda suspended the assistant executive engineer (AEE) PMGSY Division Doda, citing suboptimal performance and negligence in clearing snow-blocked rural roads in Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu & Kashmir.Currently, snow-clearance operations are in progress to ensure smooth road connectivity for people.“The suspension came after reports of dereliction of duty by…
Investigators probing suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his foiled martial law bid on Friday ordered him to appear before the country’s corruption watchdog on Christmas Day — after he snubbed a previous summons this week. Conservative leader Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament last weekend following his short-lived December 3…
Charlotte Dujardin — Team GB’s joint-most decorated female Olympian — has been suspended from equestrian for one year after “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare.” The sport’s governing body, the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), confirmed on Thursday Dujardin would be suspended from competing until July 23, 2025, and fined 10,000 Swiss…
The vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham in the UK, James Tooley, has been suspended after allegations of an affair with a young woman from Hyderabad. He is reported to have helped her with paying her university fees. The Indian woman claimed in her diary that she had a sexual relationship with the 65-year-old Professor…
People protest after bodies of six people from the Meitei community were found, days after they were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents from Manipur’s Jiribam district. (PTI Image) NEW DELHI: Manipur remains on high alert following violent protests sparked by the discovery of six bodies, including those of women and children, allegedly abducted and…