• Saturday, April 05, 2025

India to create individual bilateral bubbles to resume international flights

EYEING to restart international flights, India is all set to create individual bilateral bubbles which will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate flights. The country is in talks with the US and Canada and the countries in European and Gulf regions, said Arvind Singh, chairman, Airports Authority…

India extends ban on international flights till July 31

The ministry of civil aviation on Friday extended the ban on international flights till July 31. The earlier order said the ban would be in place till July 15. The decision comes even as capacity on domestic routes has been increased to 45% from the earlier 33%. On Thursday, chairman of…

Is blaming Salman Khan for Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise the…

Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on 14th June 2020. His demise has left the whole Bollywood shocked. However, a lot of people from the industry are being blamed for his suicide and one of them is Salman Khan. Well, it is surprising to see the outburst against Salman on social…

Sri Lanka drops WC cricket fixing probe for lack of…

SRI LANKAN police on Friday (3) dropped a match-fixing investigation into the 2011 World Cup final, saying they found no evidence of Sri Lankan players letting their Indian opponents win. Former chief selector Aravinda de Silva, ex-skipper Kumar Sangakkara and opening batsman Upul Tharanga were questioned this week over suspicions…

ICMR to launch 1st indigenous Covid vax by Aug 15

The Indian council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to launch indigenous vaccine for COVID-19 by August 15 after the completion of the clinical trials. It has selected 13 institutions across the country for clinical trials and asked them to initiate subject enrollment by July 7. ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava,…

Highest single-day spike of 20,903 COVID-19 cases in India, total…

India's COVID-19 cases soared by over 20,000 in a day for the first time taking the country's total tally to 6,25,544 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 18,213 with 379 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country recorded 20,903 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours…

PM Modi Visits Ladakh to Review Security Situation, Interact With…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Leh, Ladakh, on Friday morning to review the on-ground security situation amid the border standoff with China and the progress in talks with the Chinese military. The Prime Minister also interacted with troops and met injured soldiers at the military hospital,…

Hinduja family split ‘saddens’ Britain’s Indian community

REPORTS of a split in the Hinduja fam­ily, hitherto regarded as one of the most united and respected Indian dynasties in the world, have shocked and sad­dened the global diaspora. A high court case, in which Mrs Justice Falk delivered judgement last Tuesday (23), listed the claimant as “Srichand Par­manand…

Unilever’s India unit to rebrand ‘Fair & Lovely’ cream to…

THE Indian arm of global consumer giant Unilever said on Thursday (2) it would rebrand its skin-lightening cream ‘Fair & Lovely’ to ‘Glow & Lovely,’ after facing backlash that the name promoted negative stereotypes towards darker skin tones. The move comes a week after the maker of Lipton Tea and…

Millions switch to ‘local TikToks’ after India bans Chinese apps

Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbours, industry officials said Thursday. The ban comes as India steps up economic pressure on China following a border battle last month in which…