Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday issued a notice to the railway ministry in a suo motu petition filed regarding the gang rape of a woman on board a moving train in 2016, after which she was thrown off. A division bench of Justice A R Masoodi and Justice B R […]
Day: February 7, 2024
Bombay HC says arrest of Chanda Kochhar, her husband in ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case illegal
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday held as ‘illegal’ the arrest of ICICI Bank’s former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chanda Kochhar and her businessman-husband Deepak Kochhar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged loan fraud case. A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and N R Borkar confirmed […]
Airlines placed 247 passengers in ‘no-fly’ list in last four years
New Delhi: As many as 247 passengers were placed on the ‘no-fly’ list in the last four years, with the highest number of 108 individuals barred from flying by airlines for unruly behaviour in 2023, according to official data.Aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put in place Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) […]
Snowfall, rain disrupt traffic in Himachal; 4 NH among 473 roads shut
Shimla: Over 470 roads, including four national highways, remained closed in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after snowfall and rain in several parts, the state emergency operation centre said. According to the centre, 473 roads were closed while 398 transformers and 38 water supply schemes were disrupted. Of the total, 153 roads were closed for vehicles […]
Delhi’s Pragati Maidan tunnel project under scanner over safety concerns: Report
The Pragati Maidan Tunnel project, which was completed ahead of the G20 Summit at a cost of multi-crores, is now posing a significant risk to passenger safety due to water seepage, substantial cracks in the cement/concrete, and inadequate drainage systems, according to a report by the Indian Express. The Public Works Department (PWD) is scrutinising […]
India to lease out space in strategic oil storages
Betul (Goa): After dropping a Rs 5,000 crore plan to fill parts of strategic oil storages, the government will lease out space in the underground rock caverns to domestic and international firms to store oil, a top executive said on Tuesday. India Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd has built underground storages at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh […]
Turkey, Brazil became main importers of Russian seaborne oil products in 2023
Moscow: Turkey and Brazil last year became the biggest importers of Russian seaborne diesel and gasoil after European Union sanctions barring the import of Russian refined products took effect, data from market sources and LSEG showed. Before the full EU embargo was implemented in February 2023, Europe was Russia’s biggest buyer. Traders have since diverted […]
Yamaha Motor Co leads $40 million in e-scooter startup River
Mumbai: Electric scooter startup River on Tuesday announced it has raised $40 million (Rs 335 crore) in Series B funding led by Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co, Ltd. The funds will be utilised for scaling up the distribution and service network, among others. “The investment is a significant boost for our plan to build a billion […]
India to see investment of $67 billion in next 5-6 years in energy sector: PM
New Delhi: India will invest $67 billion (around Rs 5.5 lakh crore) in the next five to six years to boost the share of natural gas in the country’s primary energy mix to 15% from the current 6%, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Speaking at the second edition of India Energy Week in […]
Taylor Swift demands 21-year-old who tracked Musk’s private jet to stop tracking hers
Taylor Swift’s attorneys have threatened legal action against a college student who tracks the private jet trips of the pop star and other rich and famous people. “You have engaged in stalking and harassing behavior, including consistently publishing real-time and precise information about our client’s location,” a lawyer with Venable LLP said in a December […]
US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Tuesday said it detected four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said.
Bolts ‘missing’ from door plug that flew off Boeing MAX 9 jet
A door panel that flew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight on January 5 appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to a preliminary report from US investigators that provided the first official look into how the frightening mishap took shape. Lawmakers and the flying public are desperate for answers to what […]