Air India’s non-stop flight from Delhi to San Francisco, carrying 225 passengers and 19 crew members, was diverted to Russia’s Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) on Thursday. The diversion was due to a technical issue detected in the cargo hold area. The airline explained that the cockpit crew of flight AI183 took this precautionary measure after…
The Supreme Court on Thursday addressed multiple petitions concerning alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG 2024 medical exams. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud emphasized that any decision to reconduct the NEET-UG exams must be based on substantial evidence showing that the previous exams’ integrity was compromised on a large scale. Transfer…
As the customary Halwa Ceremony concludes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the 2024 Union Budget. This budget is significant as it will be the first introduced by the Modi 3.0 cabinet, marking Sitharaman’s seventh budget presentation. Analysts from Nomura, CareEdge, and other experts predict five major themes for this year’s budget. Focus…
Rumors of a divorce between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have intensified. The speculation began when the couple did not attend a recent high-profile wedding together. Abhishek posed with his family, including Amitabh, Jaya, and his sister’s family. Aishwarya arrived later with their daughter, Aaradhya. Social Media Activity Raises Eyebrows Following their separate appearances, Abhishek…
Dilip Khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer and father of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has faced numerous allegations of corruption. Suspended twice on charges of extortion, he is currently on the run with his wife, Manorama Khedkar. The Pune Anti-Corruption Bureau is probing his assets, which are reportedly disproportionate to his income. In 2018…
Gagan, a young boy from Atrauli, Aligarh, has shown that hard work can make the impossible possible. By day, he worked as a daily wage laborer. By night, he studied relentlessly. His dream was to get into IIT, one of India’s top institutes. Gagan’s efforts bore fruit when he achieved a remarkable rank in the…
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has reconstituted NITI Aayog, including more members from its allies as special invitees. Odisha Representation Changes From Odisha, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, also a BJP MP from Sundargarh, has been inducted into the government think-tank as a special invitee. He replaced Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha…
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy case. The court also reserved its order on Kejriwal’s interim bail request and scheduled the regular bail plea hearing for July 29. Legal Arguments Presented Senior counsel…
India’s expenditure on food and fertiliser subsidies is set to reach 3.88 trillion rupees in the 2024 budget. This marks a 5% increase from the interim budget announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before this year’s parliamentary elections. The country is expected to allocate 2.25 trillion rupees ($11.97 billion) for food subsidies, according to four…
Kishore Jena reveals that he wanted to leave javelin · Jena will join Neeraj Chopra in the men’s javelin event · Kishore Jena reveals how he returned into the fray Kishore Jena, a promising javelin thrower from India, almost gave up his athletic dreams in 2023. A series of disappointing performances led him to doubt his future…
