Airlines must consider giving male employees paternity leave so that they, too, can share the responsibility of bringing up children, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday. He also batted for increasing the share of women pilots in the country from 15 per cent to 50 per cent. India passed the Maternity (Amendment) Bill in […]
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AgustaWestland scam: CBI files charge sheet against ex-Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma
The CBI has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Rs 3,700-crore AgustaWestland scam against former Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and four Indian Air Force personnel, officials said Wednesday. The CBI filed the charge sheet after getting the nod from the government to prosecute Sharma, who was the Defence Secretary between 2011 and 2013 […]
Kolkata cops list spots for islands to aid pedestrians
Police have drawn up a list of 13 big intersections that pedestrians find it difficult to walk across at one go, resulting in accidents. “These intersections have been identified considering the pedestrian crossover load and how big they are compared with others,” Arijit Sinha, deputy commissioner of police, traffic, told The Telegraph. “A better way […]
Crude oil dips on rising Covid cases in China
Global crude oil prices have started to cool after flaring briefly 10 days ago to above $139 per barrel. Brent crude has now settled below $100 per barrel — as the market has been rattled by a resurgence of virus cases in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, and is also awaiting the outcome of […]
Daily Kolkata-Bangkok flight resumes two years on
Daily flights to Thailand, one of the most favoured tourist destinations for Kolkatans, resumed from Kolkata on Tuesday evening. IndiGo resumed its daily operations between Kolkata and Bangkok after two years, since international commercial flight services were stalled in 2020 after the outbreak of Covid. GoFirst and SpiceJet are set to resume daily flights between […]
India taking up Russian discounted oil offer will not be US sanctions violation: White House
India taking up Russia’s offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions, the White House has said. “Our message to any country continues to be that abide by the sanctions that we have put in place and recommended,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news […]
India taking up Russian discounted oil offer will not be US sanctions violation: White House
India taking up Russia’s offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions, the White House has said. “Our message to any country continues to be that abide by the sanctions that we have put in place and recommended,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news […]
Magenta to install EV charging stations across network of Xavier Institutes in India
Charge Point Operator (CPO) Magenta has tied up with Xavier Institutes – part of the Jesuit Educational Network – to install Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at their educational campuses across India to achieve the current environmental and sustainable ecosystem goals of industries. The charging stations would be installed at 83 university colleges, seven major […]
Ukraine crisis: Generators restore Chernobyl power
Ukraine’s energy minister said on Sunday that power supply has been restored at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which Russian troops have occupied since late February. Ukrainian government officials said on Wednesday that damage by Russian forces had “disconnected” the plant from outside electricity, leaving the site dependent on power from diesel generators and backup […]
Aeromodelling workshop at BIT Mesra
From making a sky surfer to pilot training, participants learnt a lot at a three-day aeromodelling workshop hosted by the Aerospace Society of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra. The workshop covered piloting, aeromodelling, analysis of in-flight issues, pre-flight check-ins and flight testing. The sessions were mentored by aerospace enthusiast Vibhu Narain Mathur. PhD scholar […]
Daily Kolkata-Bangkok flight resumes two years on
Daily flights to Thailand, one of the most favoured tourist destinations for Kolkatans, resumed from Kolkata on Tuesday evening. IndiGo resumed its daily operations between Kolkata and Bangkok after two years, since international commercial flight services were stalled in 2020 after the outbreak of Covid. GoFirst and SpiceJet are set to resume daily flights between […]
Cracks on runway trigger seven-hour halt in flights at Bagdogra
Flights remained suspended for over seven hours at the Bagdogra airport on Tuesday as cracks were spotted on the sole runway. The delay of the flights inconvenienced hundreds of passengers at the second-most important airport in Bengal. They swarmed at the airport in the morning hours and had to wait till late evening when the […]