AAIB preliminary report: Air India pilots’ association lashes out at ‘insinuation of suicide’ | India News

Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A day after Airline Pilots’ Association of India said Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash led to the promoting of a “presumption of pilot guilt” even before the probe was complete, Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA), one of the Air India pilots’ unions,…

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Watch: Shivraj Singh Chouhan halts convoy to help crash victim; rushes youth to hospital in Bhopal | India News

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan halted his convoy on Sunday to assist a youth injured in a road accident in Bhopal, ensuring the victim was taken to hospital without delay.According to an official statement, the incident occurred near Chetak Bridge while Chouhan was on his way to attend a Jain community event…

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‘Blood Covenant’: Iranian crowdfunding website claims to have raised $40 million to assassinate Trump; ‘call to Jihad’ say analysts

A crowdfunding campaign that promised $40 million for the assassination of US President Donald Trump was linked to a former employee of Iran’s main state-run propaganda outlet.The campaign was reportedly organised by a group called “Blood Covenant,” which pledged to bring “justice” for actions committed by “militants.” According to the US-based think tank Middle East…

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‘India still looks saare jahan se achcha’: Shubhanshu Shukla echoes Rakesh Sharma’s iconic line from space; calls journey ‘magical’ | India News

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla at International Space Station NEW DELHI: “India still looks saare jahan se achcha from space,” astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said, echoing Rakesh Sharma’s iconic 1984 remark, as he prepared to wrap up his historic mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Shukla, trained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), became the first Indian…

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‘Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?’: Rajya Sabha nominee Ujjwal Nikam says PM Modi asked him this; recalls both ‘laughed’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Sunday expressed gratitude after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, revealing a moment from his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nikam said PM Modi personally called him to share the news and asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” before switching to Marathi for the…

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‘Tried to kill me’: Mob attacks Telangana ex-Cong MLC’s office, gunman fires in air; lawmaker blames Kavitha’s Telangana Jagruthi – watch video | India News

Suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna’s gunman opens fire and Mallanna (Right) NEW DELHI: Suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna on Sunday alleged that an attempt was made on his life when a group of protesters, allegedly affiliated with Telangana Jagruthi, tried to barge into his office at the instigation of BRS MLC K Kavitha. He claimed…

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Student sets self ablaze over ‘harassment’: Odisha govt to bear medical expenses; state minister assures strict action | India News

Odisha education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj NEW DELHI: After a college student in Odisha burned herself when the sexual harassment complaints went unheard, the state education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj, on Sunday said that the government will cover all the medical expenses. During his visit to AIIMS, the minister assured that a high-level committee would be formed…

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