Ahmedabad plane crash (Photo: AP) MUMBAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed all insurers to expedite settlement of claims related to the June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad. The toll now stands at 241 passengers and 33 others, including those on the ground.In a circular issued Friday,…
Mumbai: Even as one-off luxury apartment transactions in south Mumbai, each worth a few hundred crores, shake Mumbai’s property market, the real action is happening in another distant zone of the city.The Jogeshwari-Borivli belt is witnessing an unparalleled property boom with the maximum projects and highest flat sales in 2024-25. The belt had 879 projects…
Family Trifecta: 3 officers in Army, Navy, IAF DEHRADUN: In a proud moment steeped in tradition and service, a Bengaluru-based family with deep roots in India’s defence services witnessed its youngest member don the Indian Army uniform at the Indian Military Academy on Saturday. The occasion marked a milestone for Indian Air Force Air Commodore…
Azaan, or the Islamic call to prayers, lasts for a few minutes. However, the use of loudspeakers for azaan by mosques has been in the crosshairs of some members of other faiths for a long time. The controversy keeps hitting the headlines, with courts, the Supreme Court, and different high courts laying down guidelines for…
Rajasthan boy overcomes self-doubt to script NEET success story JAIPUR: Rajasthan boy Mahesh Kumar, who secured the top rank in NEET-UG 2025 with 99.9 percentile score, has scripted a success story that challenges conventional perceptions – that English medium students have a natural advantage in competitive examinations.Hailing from the small town of Nohar in Hanumangarh…
File photo: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet is undergoing urgent safety checks following the June 12 crash, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said Saturday, while promising “all necessary steps” to strengthen aviation safety.Air India posted on X that checks directed by DGCA are…
Mumbai: Last month, the Nariman Point automatic weather station (AWS) logged 104mm of rain in a one-hour period on May 26, leading to massive waterlogging in many parts of south Mumbai.An analysis of rainfall recordings from 2014 to 2024 by BMC, conducted last year, flagged this worrying rise in intense rain days, reports Richa Pinto….
NEW DELHI: The fresh conflict in West Asia can have a spillover effect on India just when inflation was moderating and businesses were learning to cope with the unpredictability of Trump’s tariffs. While the direct impact of Israel’s attack on Iran will be limited, given that India has very little trade left with the Islamic…
File photo: Defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit China later this month for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation defence ministers’ meet, which comes amid efforts by New Delhi and Beijing to rebuild and stabilize bilateral ties, though de-escalation between the rival armies is yet to take place along…
Representational AI image MUMBAI: The sensex and Nifty opened sharply lower on Friday over Israel’s strikes in Iran, which in turn put crude oil prices on the boil. However, the two indices pared some losses through the session even as investors remained cautious.At close, the sensex was down 573 points or 0.7% at 81,119 points…
