The crew used a fire extinguisher and managed to control it initially. As it appeared to be burning internally, they tried placing it in a water container, but it reignited, filling the cabin with thick smoke. The flight was full and all exits were opened for evacuation. NEW DELHI: A potential mid-air chaos was narrowly…
Kolhapur: The Bombay high court’s Kolhapur bench on Tuesday asked the counsel for the state govt to seek instructions from the chief minister on initiating a fresh process for conferring a Padma award (posthumously) on wrestling legend late Khashaba Jadhav, India’s first individual Olympic medalist. This was after the counsel for the central govt told…
Guwahati: A 4% increase in vote share can look modest on paper, but it can dramatically alter seat counts. That is exactly what happened with BJP in Assam’s 2026 assembly elections.Assam’s elections output is a clear example of India’s electoral calculations that vote share alone does not determine outcomes, the distribution and concentration of the…
Lucknow: More than 1,000 bhandaras were organised across the city on the first Bada Mangal. Around 470 bhandaras were registered with LMC. Organisers were told to segregate wet and dry waste at the source, using green and blue bins. Sanitation teams monitored sites throughout the day, while devotees were urged to avoid single-use plastic and…
Heatwave conditions in Jaipur Jaipur: Thunderstorms and rainfall activity across Rajasthan are set to weaken over the next few days, with the Met office warning of a gradual return of heatwave conditions from May 9.According to the meteorological office, Jaipur, the current weather system bringing dust storms, rain and thunderstorms is losing strength and will…
NEW DELHI: Taking a crucial step towards boosting the country’s nuclear energy programme, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has sanctioned “major equipment erection” at Units 5 and 6 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KKNPP).The permission, granted on April 30, marks a significant shift from civil construction to core plant development by allowing Nuclear Power Corporation…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio “Operation Epic Fury is concluded,” US secretary of state Marco Rubio declared early Thursday, marking the end of over two months of unrest triggered by a major military escalation involving the United States and Israel against Iran.The conflict, aimed at curbing the nuclear ambitions of Ali Khamenei’s regime, also…
Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder and chairperson of Biocon, has found her successor within the family. She outlined a gradual succession plan, naming her niece Claire Mazumdar as her successor. Taking to X, she said, “Claire will transition into my role at the right time—I’m not planning to hang up my boots just…
Vivek Agnihotri accuses Mamata Banerjee of banning The Kashmir Files and The Bengal Files (Sept 2025 release starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher), assaults, and FIRs in Bengal. “Never again,” he vows, celebrating the “unprecedented victory.” West Bengal experienced a dramatic political turning point as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a prominent victory over Chief…
Gujarat Board Class 10th result (Representative Image) GSEB Class 10th result 2026: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has declared the Class 10th Secondary School Certificate (SSC) result 2026 on the official website, gseb.org, today, May 6, 2026. Students can access and download their scorecards through the board’s official portal. You will…
