Big relief for flyers: DGCA tweaks ticket refund, cancellation rules

Spread the love       Air passengers can now cancel or modify their tickets without paying additional charges within 48 hours of booking, subject to certain conditions, after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) revised refund norms. Under the amended civil aviation requirements (CAR) for ‘Refund of Airline Tickets to Passengers of Public Transport Undertakings’, airlines have also been barred from...

Why Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, and OpenAI are going to White House in March

Spread the love       Seven of the biggest US tech companies—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI—are heading to the White House on March 4 to sign Trump’s “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” committing to cover their own data centre electricity costs. While some firms like Microsoft and Anthropic have already made similar promises, critics argue the voluntary agreement lacks legal teeth...

‘Nuke rhetoric won’t save Pak next time’: Army vows ‘decisive victory’ in future conflict

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is fully prepared for future contingencies and will not be deterred by Pakistan’s nuclear threats, Western Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar said on Thursday. He warned Pakistan that any future conflict would end with a decisive outcome on the ground.Addressing troops after an investiture ceremony at Dhyan Singh Stadium in...

‘We’ve utmost respect for judiciary’: Edu min regrets NCERT book row, vows action

Spread the love       Dharmendra Pradhan (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that “we have utmost respect for judiciary” and action will be taken against those responsible for drafting a controversial chapter on judicial corruption in the Class 8 NCERT textbook. The remarks follow the Supreme Court’s directive to ban the book, seize physical copies and...

Vayushakti 2026: IAF video shows S-400 air defence system in action — watch

Spread the love       X @IAF_MCC NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully completed the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Vayushakti-26 exercise at Pokhran, officials confirmed on Thursday, marking a key milestone in validating all operational parameters ahead of the main demonstration.In a post on X, the IAF said, “Indian Air Force: Infallible, Impervious and Precise 1 day to...

'Differentiation will come from superior decision intelligence, not tech deployment alone'

Spread the love       Prabha Sinha, co-founder, ZS New Delhi: In global healthcare today, adopting technology is no longer what sets organisations apart. It is simply the baseline. Most large pharmaceutical and medical device companies have already digitised their core functions, from CRM platforms to AI tools. The real shift now, observes Prabha Sinha, Co-founder, ZS, is not about adding more...

Kerala HC stays release of ‘The Kerala Story 2’, says censors didn’t ‘apply mind’

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued an interim stay on the release of the film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’, for 15 days, a day before its scheduled to release on February 27.The Court observed that, prima facie, there appeared to be non-application of mind by the censor board while granting certification to...

‘Roz ki chai band kardo’: Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar share health update after surgery to remove 13mm cyst; oncologists weigh in

‘Roz ki chai band kardo’: Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar share health update after surgery to remove 13mm cyst; oncologists weigh in

Spread the love       Recovering from a major illness is rarely a straight path. Recently, actor Dipika Kakar experienced another health setback months after undergoing treatment for stage 2 liver cancer. In June 2025, she had tumour-removal surgery as part of her treatment. After that, this week, her husband, Shoaib Ibrahim, announced on his YouTube channel that she had developed a...

US in panic mode? Trump’s trade secy meets Goyal in surprise India visit

Spread the love       Image shared on X Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ambassador Sergio Gor to discuss ways to expand the trade relationship between India and the United States.Goyal confirmed the talks in a statement on X, confirming discussions on trade expansion. “Hosted US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick...

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