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AI pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight NEW DELHI: Air India has suspended a pilot who was reportedly found tipsy when he was to operate a Zurich-Delhi flight earlier this month. The Zurich-Delhi flight of Sept 6 had to be rescheduled after the pilot was found unfit to operate the same and till...

The seeds that NASA sent to space in 1984, returned to Earth six years later in 1990 and had to be distributed among students as plant kits. What lies behind this statement is a tale of space motion that many remain unaware of. The mission was to determine whether exposure to the space environment would...

Vijay delivered a sharp warning aimed at DMK president M K Stalin and his party leadership. Photo by L R Shankar MADURANTAKAM: Setting the stage for a high-decibel poll battle in Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay launched a blistering attack on the opposition DMK, stating the upcoming byelection as...

The Delhi high court’s directions came after the plea was taken up for an urgent hearing. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday directed the immediate removal of objectionable deepfake content cited by a Delhi woman, who has accused Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders of morphing and circulating her photographs alongside Prime Minister Narendra...

Chaudhary Devi Lal, the former Haryana chief minister and deputy prime minister, who turned down the Prime Minister’s post in 1989 in favour of VP Singh. NEW DELHI: On December 1, 1989, the newly elected Janata Dal parliamentary party gathered in Parliament’s Central Hall to decide who would lead the government that was about to...

BJP rejects Omar’s statehood resolution, opposes Article 370 debate SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today brought a resolution before Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly seeking the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. However, the resolution was fiercely opposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) creating chaotic scenes forcing the speaker...

Uttar Pradesh’s Shaili Singh competes in women’s long jump event at the Indian Grand Prix-1 track and field competition, at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: The first thing Shaili Singh sees on the runway isn’t the crowd, the jumping board or even her rivals. It is a jump that has already...

FSSAI calls to ban non-milk products under label Is your paneer really paneer? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed changes that could stop products made with non-dairy ingredients from being sold or marketed as “Paneer”.The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011,...

Recent allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar suggest unilateral actions disregarding his colleagues’ views. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday clarified that the postponement of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s youth outreach events in Uttar Pradesh had nothing to do with the ongoing row over alleged internal differences in the poll body but...

The company said the land could be used as an aggregate quarry before the easement. (Representational AI photo) A Georgia landowner claimed a $23 million charitable tax deduction after donating a conservation easement over 103 acres of land. The valuation was based on the argument that the property’s ‘highest and best use’ before the easement...