HC Wong (Picture source: X/ Singapore in India) NEW DELHI: Singapore’s high commissioner to India, Simon Wong, is among tens of thousands of passengers stranded due to IndiGo flight cancellations. Wong’s flight to Deoghar, where he was supposed to attend his staff member’s wedding, was cancelled. The high commissioner apologised to his staff member, saying…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday heaped praises for Prime Minister Narendra Modi yet again after he received Russian President Vladimir Putin at the airport, breaking protocols.Claiming that symbolism and substance are important in diplomacy, Tharoor said that Prime Minister’s gestures are important signal of “continuity of an important relationship with Russia.“ PM…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Friday issued fresh directives to airlines, with a special focus on IndiGo, asking them to immediately implement measures to resolve large-scale disruptions and restore services at the earliest.According to the order, flight schedules are expected to begin stabilising by midnight, and full operational normalcy is likely to…
Calcutta high court (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Friday refused to intervene in the construction of a mosque proposed by suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.The court’s observation came ahead of the proposed foundation-laying ceremony, scheduled for December 6, the anniversary of the…
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that his party, the CPI(M), will decide whether he should lead the party-led LDF in next year’s Assembly election.The veteran CPI(M) leader was speaking at the ‘Meet the Press’ programme organised by the Ernakulam Press Club ahead of next week’s local body polls, which are considered a…
PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hyderabad House in Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks on Friday, the second and final day of the Russian leader’s two-day state visit — his first trip to India since December 2021 and his first since the Ukraine…
The aircraft carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin became the most tracked flight in the world on Wednesday, according to Flight Radar 24. Putin was headed to Delhi for a two-day visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The aircraft, often referred to as the “Flying Kremlin” or “Doomsday plane,” is a specially modified Russian-made Ilyushin Il-80, adapted…
Rahul targets Centre over IndiGo crisis NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi weighed in on the IndiGo disruption, stating that it is a consequence of the monopoly model promoted by the government, for which ordinary citizens are paying the price. He took to X to share a post emphasising the need for fair competition…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in India for a two-day visit to attend the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, is set for a packed schedule on Friday, the final day of his trip.Also Read | Putin’s India visit: From private dinner with PM Modi to Rajghat visit…
AHMEDABAD: An IndiGo Madinah-Hyderabad flight with more than 180 passengers and six crew members made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport Thursday after an alleged bomb threat mid-air. It later turned out to be a hoax.Crew allegedly got a message claiming that an explosive device had been planted in the aircraft….