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Loss-making PIA on block: Pak moves to sell national carrier; previous bid failed

Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan will hold bidding on December 23 to sell its state-owned carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), state media reported on Wednesday.Also Read: PIA apologises for controversial ad featuring Eiffel Tower after brutal trolling The loss-making airline is being privatised as part of a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, which requires...

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Bengaluru techie’s death note: How ‘dream house’ became trap for software professional

Image Credit: TOI BENGALURU: The relentless pressure of a neighbourhood dispute, a looming civic notice, and a Rs 20-lakh demand he said he could not meet — a combination that pushed a 45-year-old techie to end his life inside the very house he was trying to build.Hours before his scheduled appearance before Greater Bengaluru Authority...

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‘Targeted kids better looking than hers’: Envy murders? Scary confessions of ‘serial killer’ mom

A woman in Haryana confessed to murdering four children, including her own son, by drowning them in tubs or water tanks It began like any other village wedding — blaring band music, relatives rushing about, children running up and down the stairs. But somewhere amid the lights, laughter and baraat chaos in Naultha village, a...

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Rupee falls below 90/$ 1st time as US tariffs, FII flows take toll

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125755998,imgsize-67874,width-400,resizemode-4/rupee-dips-below-90-for-first-time-quickest-ever-5-fall.jpg" alt="Rupee falls below 90/$ 1st time as US tariffs, FII flows take toll" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image MUMBAI: The rupee broke the psychologically crucial 90 mark against the US dollar for the first time and slid to an intra-day low of 90.29 against the greenback on Wednesday before settling...

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‘Was harassed, tortured’: Bengaluru techie dies by suicide; note cites extortion bid

BENGALURU: A 45-year-old techie’s dream of building a house ended on a sad note as he died by suicide, accusing a family and officials of the erstwhile BBMP, now Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), of abetting his extreme act through harassment.Murali Govindaraju, a resident of Brookbong Layout in Whitefield, worked with a private software company at...

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Malaria parasites corkscrew their way deeper through skin

Helical paths are everywhere in the microscopic realm. Many bacteria and parasites don’t simply swim or glide in straight lines. In three dimensions, they trace corkscrew-like tracks through their surroundings. Malaria parasites, for example, glide through soft 3D gels and, in the skin of a bitten host, on paths that look like stretched springs. For...

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IndiGo chaos: What led to cancellation of over 200 flights; fares touching Rs 43,000

IndiGo (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Lakhs of passengers have been hit by massive flight delays and cancellations at India’s largest airline, IndiGo, since Tuesday, primarily due to a pilot shortage.On Wednesday, over 200 flights were cancelled, after nearly over 100 cancellations daily for the past 4-5 days. Some of Wednesday’s delays were up to 10...

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Centre agrees to bring back Sunali, son from Bangladesh

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125755475,imgsize-43288,width-400,resizemode-4/centre-to-bring-back-sunali-son-from-bdesh.jpg" alt="Centre agrees to bring back Sunali, son from Bangladesh" title=" Sunali Khatun and son were deported on suspicions of being Bangladeshis. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Sunali Khatun and son were deported on suspicions of being Bangladeshis. NEW DELHI: More than five months after her deportation to Bangladesh, the Union govt on Wednesday told Supreme...

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