Pondicherry University vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar stated that India, as an aspiring global power, cannot afford divisions over language. He urged citizens to prioritise the nation's future and overcome such disagreements
17 June,2025 03:09 PM IST | PTIAir India’s Ahmedabad-London flight AI-159 was cancelled on Tuesday due to operational issues. The flight had recently replaced AI-171, which crashed on June 12, killing 241 people. Authorities have not disclosed specific reasons behind the cancellation
17 June,2025 02:52 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentCiting heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, the SGPC announced on Tuesday that it will not send a group of Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan for Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary this year. SGPC official Harbhajan Singh Vakta stated this decision was made due to the current diplomatic climate, specifically referencing Pahalgam attack
17 June,2025 02:30 PM IST | ANIUS President said, "Publicity seeking President Emmanuel Macron of France mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit in Canada to go back to D.C. to work on a 'ceasefire' between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington
17 June,2025 02:13 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAhmedabad Civil Hospital Superintendent Rakesh Joshi confirmed that four BJ Medical College students died in the Air India crash, with that number remaining unchanged. He also stated that Vishwas, the sole survivor of the accident, is now in stable condition and is slowly getting better
17 June,2025 02:03 PM IST | ANI"Till Tuesday morning, 135 DNA samples have been matched, and 101 bodies have already been handed over to the respective families. Of these 101 deceased, five were not on board the flight," Ahmedabad Civil Hospital's medical superintendent Dr Rakesh Joshi stated
17 June,2025 01:37 PM IST | PTIThe minister visited the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Gandhinagar, where DNA testing of the deceased was being conducted by teams from the FSL and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)
17 June,2025 01:28 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentKochi Delhi Indigo flight has been diverted to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur amid bomb threats. The Indigo flight made an emergency landing on the runway with chaos all over the airport.
17 June,2025 01:18 PM IST | ANIThe evacuation warning was for a part of Tehran, a city of 9.5 million, that houses the country's state TV and police headquarters and three large hospitals, including one owned by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. US President Donald Trump announced he was returning from the G7 summit in Canada a day early due to the intensifying conflict
17 June,2025 01:17 PM IST | APUS President Donald Trump left the G7 summit in Canada a day early to rush back to Washington. Trump also warned Iranians to evacuate Tehran, underscoring the danger to its 10 million residents
17 June,2025 01:05 PM IST | PTIAir India is making "special arrangements" to fly the stranded passengers to Mumbai. No further details were available. Usually, the carrier flies directly to Mumbai from San Francisco but the ongoing geopolitical events, including closure of Pakistani airspace, has led AI to reroute it and take a "technical halt" in Kolkata.
17 June,2025 01:04 PM IST | PTIMaharashtra Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik emphasised that the safety of tourists needs to be prioritised during the monsoon. To make sure that there are no unfortunate incidents that take place during the monsoon in Maharashtra, she said that “along with putting up sign boards at dangerous tourist spots, they should be temporarily closed
17 June,2025 11:46 AM IST | mid-day online correspondentAn Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai suffered a technical snag in one of its engines due to which passengers had to be deplaned during a scheduled halt at the city's airport early on Tuesday.
17 June,2025 10:43 AM IST | Kolkata | PTIAt about 0520 hrs, an announcement was made in the aircraft asking all the passengers to deplane. The decision was made in the interest of flight safety, the captain of the plane told the passengers
17 June,2025 09:08 AM IST | Kolkata | PTIBilawal, who is leading a parliamentary delegation to the West, made the comments in an interview with German broadcaster DW Urdu during a visit to Brussels on Sunday
17 June,2025 08:50 AM IST | Islamabad | AgenciesA minor fire broke out in the lavatory of the moving Daund-Pune shuttle train on Monday morning, causing panic among passengers, police said. The blaze was quickly doused and no one was injured in the incident which occurred near Yevat in Pune district at around 8 am, an official from Daund railway police station said.
17 June,2025 12:56 AM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentThe primary investigations revealed that the deceased and one of the suspect were in a relationship with a same girl and the accused, with his friend's help killed the victim, police said
16 June,2025 09:32 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondentThe Congress President shared a media report on X claiming that for the first time, the government has capped spending under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) at 60 per cent of its annual allocation for the initial half of financial year 2025-26
16 June,2025 09:17 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentIsrael's Ministry of Defence has strongly criticised the Paris Air Show organisers for putting up black walls around its defence pavilions overnight, effectively isolating their exhibits. Calling the move "outrageous and unprecedented," Israel demanded an immediate reversal
16 June,2025 09:16 PM IST | Paris | PTIIn a special session of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), the BJP-led executive committee under Molin Kumar Chakma was voted out through a successful no-confidence motion. Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) member Doymoy Daveng Chakma initiated the motion, arguing Molin no longer had the majority's confidence
16 June,2025 09:15 PM IST | Aizawl | PTIPDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is pushing the MEA to quickly bring back Indian students stranded in Iran. With tensions rising between Tehran and Tel Aviv, families of these students, many from Kashmir, are urging PM Modi for an evacuation like the one during the Russia-Ukraine War
16 June,2025 09:15 PM IST | Srinagar | PTIADVERTISEMENT
The mortal remains of Capt Sumeet Sabharwal, one of the victims of the tragic Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, were brought to his residence in Powai, Mumbai. Family and friends gathered in grief to pay their final respects.
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) countries attending a summit in Canada have issued a joint statement affirming Israel. The leaders said "Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror.
17 June,2025 11:31 AM IST | Kananaskis, Canada | ANIWorld leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of helping to defuse a series of global pressure points, only to be disrupted by a showdown over Iran's nuclear program that could escalate in dangerous and uncontrollable ways. Israel launched an aerial bombardment campaign against Iran four days ago
Trump had been scheduled to depart Canada on Tuesday after a news conference. Soon before the White House announced his early departure, Trump posted on Truth Social that "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates
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The passenger who was about to board the plane was detained after he told the airline's security officer that he had a bomb with him, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said
13 May,2025 05:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn India, the festive season begins early in December, with cities and towns across the country adorning their streets with Christmas lights, decorations, and Christmas trees
As the holiday season approaches in 2024, it's the perfect opportunity to send heartfelt wishes and greetings to your loved ones, letting them know just how much they mean to you
Our sutradhaars discuss why their home city hasn’t been able to meet the expectations of the robust middle-class population, when it comes to making their commute a shade more comfortable
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