Pilots' association claims bias towards pilot error in AAIB report
The Airline Pilots' Association of India on Saturday reacted to the AAIB's report on the June 12 Air India crash and expressed their disappointment over the report. The pilots' body said, "The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry."
'Radhika Yadav had no academy', says police on Gurugram tennis player murder case
Former state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav did not have her own academy and instead used to train aspirants by booking tennis courts at different places, which her father objected to, Gurugram Police said on Saturday.
Shashikant Shinde likely to take over as the NCP (SP) chief
Firebrand leader and former minister Shashikant Shinde is tipped to be the next Maharashtra president of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar). Shinde (61) hails from Satara district of the state.
Plea in Supreme Court seeks withdrawal of QR code mandate for eatery owners on Kanwar Yatra route
The application filed by Prof Apoorvanand Jha contended that the direction was contrary to the Supreme Court's order of 2024 which held that the sellers on the Kanwar Yatra route can’t be forced to disclose their identities.
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Woman raped in IIM-Calcutta; accused arrested
A woman studying at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta was allegedly raped by a student inside a hostel of the business school, police said on Saturday. The accused has been arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur Police Station, they said.
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3 family members arrested on 'love jihad' charges in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Police, probing allegations by a woman from Barabanki that a man engaged in sexual relations with her on false promise to marry, arrested three from a family under the 'love jihad' law, officials said on Saturday.
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Kerala education minister rebukes schools for making students wash teacher's feet
Gurupooja ceremony conducted at a couple of schools in Kerala on the occasion Guru Purnima turned controversial when students were made to clean their teachers' feet. The state education minister came out in the open to reprimand the teachers for conducting such practices.
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Mobile phone found in prisoner's stomach in Shivamogga Central Jail
An X-ray revealed that the prisoner had an object in his stomach and the mobile phone was found during the surgery.
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FSDA suspends 133 drug licences, cancels 20 in Karnataka in June
Enforcement officers of the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration department have suspended 133 drug licences and cancelled 20 drug licences in June for violations of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, officials have said.
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Siraj offers on-field tribute to Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota
India pacer Mohamemd Siraj has said he felt really emotional on hearing the news about Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota's death in a car accident, and his gesture after taking the wicket of Jaime Smith on day 2 of the third Test against England here was a tribute to the Portuguese forward. "Life is very unpredictable yaar," he said.
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Bimal Roy's restored 'Do Bigha Zamin' to premiere at Venice Film Festival 2025
One of the notable films of all times, Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zamin, is set to be screened at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) in the Venice Classics section. However, it is the restored version of the movie that will premiere on the festival screen.
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