Close shave for 230 passengers as smoke detected in Chennai-bound flight from Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Over 230 people onboard an IndiGo Airbus A321neo were evacuated at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) using emergency slides after smoke was noticed in the cabin while taxiing to the runway to take off for Chennai Tuesday evening.In a statement, the aviation ministry said: “IndiGo A321 (VT-IME), while operating flight 6E-6017 (Bengaluru-Chennai), was involved…

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Hidden inside the Pacific: This newly discovered coral flashes green when disturbed by deep-sea robots |

At several hundred metres below the surface, the limestone caves around Minamidaito Island are mostly untouched by sunlight, currents, and routine marine surveys. The landscape is narrow, uneven, and difficult to navigate even with modern submersibles. During one of those deep exploratory dives last year, a remotely operated vehicle passed close to a colony of…

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Diverted after flying for three hours: Air India plane to San Francisco with 230 onboard returns to Delhi | India News

NEW DELHI: Air India flight bound for San Francisco returned to Delhi on Wednesday morning after remaining airborne for more than eight hours due to a technical issue, the airline said.Flight AI173, operated by a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, was carrying around 230 passengers when it was forced to turn back to the national capital…

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Ashoke Pandit: Exclusive: Ashoke Pandit says Ranveer Singh told FWICE ‘Don 3’ dispute is beyond their jurisdiction | Hindi Movie News

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a non-cooperation directive against Ranveer Singh over the ‘Don 3’ dispute. A day after the directive was officially issued, FWICE chief advisor Ashoke Pandit revealed that the federation made three separate attempts to reach the actor before taking action. The disclosure added a new dimension…

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HDFC Bank shares drop 2% on reports of probe regarding Rs 45 crore interest payments; bank ‘strongly rejects’ claims

HDFC Bank share price today: Shares of HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, dropped as much as 2% on Wednesday after a newspaper report alleged that the bank had made improper payments to a state government agency in an effort to attract deposits.At 1:38 PM, shares of HDFC Bank were trading at Rs 760.70,…

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23,000-year-old footprints in New Mexico changed everything scientists believed about the first Americans | World News

For most of the twentieth century, the story of how humans arrived in North America felt settled. They came from Siberia, crossed a land bridge called Beringia, moved south as the ice sheets retreated, and by around 13,000 years ago had given rise to the Clovis culture, the earliest widely accepted evidence of human presence…

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‘SIR breathes life into Constitution’: Supreme Court upholds EC’s roll revision exercise — top quotes | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ruling that the exercise fell within the constitutional and statutory authority of the poll body and was intended to safeguard the integrity of the electoral system.A Bench comprising Chief Justice…

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Oscar-winning costume designer Albert Wolsky of ‘Grease’ and ‘Bugsy’ fame passes away at 95 in Los Angeles | English Movie News

Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Albert Wolsky, the Oscar-winning costume designer behind ‘All That Jazz’, ‘Bugsy’ and ‘Grease’, has died at 95. The French-born designer shaped some of Hollywood’s most recognizable screen looks across five decades, from Bob Fosse’s show-business world to Olivia Newton-John’s final black outfit in ‘Grease’. His work…

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Randhir Singh, India’s first Asian Games shooting gold medallist, passes away aged 79 | More sports News

Randhir Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran sports administrator and former shooter Randhir Singh passed away on Wednesday at the age of 79 after battling age-related health issues. He had been hospitalised for several days before breathing his last at his residence.Singh was one of India’s most respected names in both sports and sports administration….

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