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New Delhi: Willie Walsh took charge Monday as the CEO of the country's largest airline, IndiGo. A pilot and an aviation industry leader who just completed his tenure as the Director General of the global airlines' grouping IATA, Walsh's appointment as the CEO was announced...

New Delhi: Congress leaders Monday condemned the alleged attack on Purnia MP Pappu Yadav during a press conference, calling it an assault on democratic values and freedom of expression. They said disagreements over political views should be addressed through debate and dialogue rather than violence....

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment and intimidation case lodged by several women wrestlers, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the...

Ranchi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) extended support to students protesting the alleged irregularities in various recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, as an agitator launched an indefinite hunger strike over the issue. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said he spoke with student leaders through video call Sunday...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday as the Opposition disrupted the Question Hour despite repeated requests to Speaker Om Birla to let the House proceed. The session commenced with acknowledgements for India's medal winners at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in...

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri Sunday alleged that puncture banane wale aur tala banane wale (those who fix tyre punctures and locksmiths) outnumbered students at the recent Jantar Mantar protest against the NEET paper leak. Addressing a Gen Z Summit held at Tughlaqabad...

Thiruvananthapuram: With memories of the devastating 2018 floods haunting the state once again, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan Monday convened an emergency meeting of District Collectors and senior officials as relentless rain continued to batter Kerala, triggering widespread flooding, landslides, evacuations and growing public anxiety over...

New Delhi: Parliament is scheduled to resume its proceedings for the third week Monday, as the Centre prepares to introduce several pending Bills for consideration and passage even as disruptions from the Opposition are expected to continue over a range of contentious issues. The Monsoon...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting -- led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra -- begins Monday with investors and economists closely tracking the central bank's assessment of inflation, economic growth and the future interest rate trajectory ahead of the...

New Delhi: Counting of votes for the Assembly by-elections in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Bihar's Bankipur and Gujarat's Manjalpur constituencies commenced Monday morning. The results will be declared later in the day. The bypolls, held July 30, are being closely watched as they are expected to...