Average airfares on several domestic routes have declined by nearly 20 to 25 per cent in this Diwali season compared to a year ago, according to a study. The reasons for the drop in airfares are the rising capacity of airlines and the latest fall in oil prices, according to a PTI report citing an analysis by travel...
Hundreds gathered at Bada Kabrastan in Marine Lines as NCP leader and former three-time MLA Baba Siddique was laid to rest with full state honours on Sunday. The mortal remains were brought from Siddique’s Bandra residence, with his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, leading the funeral procession. Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants Saturday...
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva criticised the Kejriwal government for presenting the first ‘deficit’ budget in Delhi’s history, blaming it on a decade of financial mismanagement. He claimed that the 2024-25 budget marks a significant departure from the city’s previous record of surplus budgets, a tradition upheld since 1994. “The Kejriwal government had plunged Delhi...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted searches at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjeev Arora in Punjab’s Ludhiana. Officials said the raids were held in a money laundering probe case. According to sources, Mr Arora, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP, is accused of fraudulently acquiring land worth crores in the name of his...
The Reliance group led by on Wednesday launched a new company forinvesting in Bhutan’s renewable energy sector, starting with building 1.2 gigawatts of solar and hydropower projects that industry watchers said could entail investments of up to $1 billion and mark a revival of fortunes for the beleaguered entity after becoming nearly debt free recently....
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, who was last seen in Fighter, is celebrating third anniversary with his partner Saba Azad. On Tuesday, the Bollywood superstar took to his Instagram, and shared a picture of himself with the actress-singer as the two celebrated their third anniversary. The actor wrote in the caption, “Happy anniversary partner 1.10.2024 @sabazad”. Hrithik first confirmed his relationship...
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty managed to log gains of around 7 per cent for the quarter ended September 2024, despite recording their worst single-day fall in two months on Monday. This was the sixth straight quarterly gain for the domestic equity markets, the longest gaining streak in three years. Between June 2020...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in a money laundering case related to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. While taking cognisance of a recent state Lokayukta FIR, the central probe agency has filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR) to book Siddaramaiah and...
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, a government official said on July 7. The plea, which requires a federal judge’s approval, would brand the planemaker a convicted felon. Boeing will also pay a criminal fine...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Payal Kapadia for creating history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to clinch the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film — “All We Imagine as Light”. The film won the second-most prestigious prize of the festival, following the Palme d’Or, which was awarded to American...