Category: Events

Passengers wait in queues at IndiGo airline’s counter at Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Thursday said it will offer Rs 10,000 travel vouchers to passengers who were stranded for long hours during the widespread flight disruptions between December 3 and 5. The airline said the move aims to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125907391,imgsize-95878,width-400,resizemode-4/rupee-versus-dollar.jpg" alt="Rupee hits new record low: Currency weakens to 90.46 versus US dollar; RBI likely intervened to stem fall" title=" Rupee versus dollar (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Rupee versus dollar (AI image) The Indian rupee tanked to a fresh record low on Thursday, going past the 90 mark versus the US dollar again....

File photo NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janta Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday asked the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla whether he had allowed e-cigarettes inside the House, accusing the Trinamool Congress MPs of “continuously vaping” in the Parliament.“I just want to request something so that the House knows. E-Cigarettes are banned in the country....

GOA: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra — co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub where a fire claimed 25 lives — will soon be extradited to India from Thailand.The duo was detained by Thai police early Thursday form a Phuket resort at the request of Indian authorities, sources said. Goa Club Owners Saurabh & Gaurav...

When Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan joined the company earlier this year, his appointment faced scrutiny over his investment in over 600 Chinese tech companies. Now, multi-billion dollar deals linked to the CEO have come under renewed attention after new details emerged about Intel’s attempted bid for AI chip startup Rivos. According to a report by...

Amit Shah; Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday repeated his claim that Union home minister Amit Shah appeared ‘nervous’ and used ‘foul language’ during his Lok Sabha speech the previous day.“He (Shah) used foul language. His hands were trembling. Mentally, he is under pressure, and it was seen in Parliament. Whatever...

File photo The United States has approved a major arms deal worth $686 million to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Dawn reported citing a Defense Security Cooperation Agency letter to US Congress.The deal would “support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by allowing Pakistan to retain interoperability with US...

MCX Gold prices are showing a firm bullish undertone, and the current market structure suggests the potential for further upside. (AI image) Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold and silver are exhibiting signs of bullish breakout, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. He shares his views on gold...

Luthra brothers detained in Thailand NEW DELHI: The dramatic trail of the Goa nightclub inferno that killed 25 people on Saturday night reached a decisive turn on Thursday, with the two absconding co-owners — Saurav and Gaurav Luthra — were detained in Thailand and authorities initiated the process to bring them back to face trial.Sources...

L-R: India cricketers Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to take up a long-awaited revision of domestic match fees for women cricketers during the Apex Council meeting scheduled for December 22. The meeting, which will be held virtually, comes...