India’s promise that its airports will in future not become the graveyard for leased aircraft and engines stuck with bankrupt airlines – like grounded GoAir’s fleet at present – has led to aircraft leasing watchdog Aviation Working Group (AWG) lifting its red flags recently issued for leasing planes to desi carriers.
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The death toll from the flash flood in North Sikkim has risen to 44, with six more bodies being found in neighbouring Bengal. The number of missing people has also increased to 142. Rescue attempts have been hindered by bad weather conditions, and families of the missing are anxiously waiting for news. The Sikkim...
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A high school in India has an unusual situation with five sets of identical twins studying in the same class. The teacher, Juliet Lona D’Sa, struggles to differentiate between the twins and has resorted to calling out their names without making eye contact. This method works for the most part. The twins have been...
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The latest excise policy for 2023-24 by the Uttarakhand government includes a new provision allowing individuals to obtain a license for maintaining mini-bars at their residences, subject to specific conditions. Upon approval, license holders are permitted to store up to nine liters of Indian made foreign liquor, 18 liters of foreign alcohol, nine liters...
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A teacher in Uttar Pradesh, India, has taken the initiative to bring school to students who were not attending. Amit Verma, an assistant teacher with 14 years of experience, took the entire Class 4 – 33 students – to the house of two children who had stopped coming to school. He conducted classes outside...
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The Delhi High Court questioned the Delhi police for not providing the grounds for arrest in the remand plea seeking custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and executive Amit Chakravarty. The court refused to grant interim relief to the accused but asked the police to respond to their applications seeking interim release.
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Two class 12 students in Agra shot their tuition teacher in the leg and threatened to shoot him 40 more times in a video they recorded. The incident was inspired by gangster videos. The students were arrested and charged with attempted murder and criminal intimidation. One of the students was upset that the teacher...
Read MoreThe website of Tamil daily and DMK’s mouthpiece Murasoli was hacked by cybercriminals who demanded a ransom to unlock it. At least 12 similar complaints have been reported to the police in the past month. The hackers uploaded obscene photographs of random women on the website and demanded $200 as ransom. The cybercrime wing...
Read MoreIndia defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets to secure a place in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games. Young player Tilak Varma impressed with an unbeaten 55 runs and spinner Sai Kishore took three wickets for India. Bangladesh struggled to score and finished with a total of 96/9. India easily chased down the...
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