- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
In the wake of multiple untoward incidents on its flights, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully refuse further serving of alcohol if needed. According to the revised policy, "Alcoholic beverages must be served in an appropriate and safe manner.…
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday (25) was affected by a networking outage that took down its cloud platform Azure, along with services such as Teams and Outlook, Reuters reported. The disruption potentially hit millions of users across the globe. Azure's status page showed services were affected in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific,…
A top American Congresswoman has lauded the slew of measures undertaken by the Joe Biden administration to reduce the massive backlog in visa processing applications in India, saying such a long wait time was “unacceptable.” Last week, the US sent a cadre of consular officers to India and opened up…
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said he never saw his counterpart Sushma Swaraj as an "important political player" but got along famously with current Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, hitting it off with him in their first meeting itself. In his latest book 'Never Give an…
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has faced a fresh rebellion from members of his embattled Conservative Party who seek tough legislation in order to make websites bring in stricter age checks to prevent children from accessing pornography. According to a Bloomberg report, a series of amendments that are being drafted…
Days after the controversial BBC documentary on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 riots in the western state of Gujarat was screened in Hyderabad Central University in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a similar row broke out in Delhi's prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia University where two members…
For Chayn Sanjay Kohli, a second-year BSc student in Management at Warwick Business School, her journey towards gender equality and women’s empowerment started during a football league in Mumbai, her home town some years ago. At the football event, women players between 18 and 35 had taken part and since…
Ahead of Republic Day 2023, the Indian Army on Tuesday (24) displayed 'Made In India' weapons including Akash air defence missiles and BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles at the India Gate. The weapons displayed included K-9 Vajra howitzers, MBT Arjun, Nag anti-tank guided missiles, BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, Akash air defence…
Amazon India on Monday (23) said it has launched Amazon Air services in India to enhance its transportation network and enable faster deliveries to customers. In a release, the e-commerce major said it will utilise the complete cargo capacity of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft which will be operated by Quikjet…
Novak Djokovic's seemingly remarkable recovery at the Australian Open prompted debate on Tuesday (24) and raised the question: when is an injury not an injury? The 35-year-old Serb was battling a left hamstring problem before the Grand Slam began last week as he chases a record-equalling 22nd major crown. The…
