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After IndiGo chaos, DGCA withdraws flight duty norms

Aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions......

Can't skip duty to catch flight: Former VP Dhankhar

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said he puts duty above other things, and his 'recent past' was proof of it. IMAGE: Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar (middle), spiritual leader......

SIR workload: UP official ends life on wedding eve; another dies on duty

A 28-year-old lekhpal died by suicide in Fatehpur district, a day before his wedding, over alleged work pressure amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, while another died on......

DGCA Moves In As IndiGo Turbulence Continues

'In view of passenger inconvenience caused due to large-scale disruptions in the operations of IndiGo at various airports across the country, it has been decided to constitute an oversight team,'......

SC asks states to add more staff, ease pressure on BLOs

Taking note of a plea alleging extreme work pressure faced by the booth level officers (BLOs) engaged in the time-bound special revision of the electoral rolls, the Supreme Court directed the......

'Need anti-dumping duties on Chinese excavators, cranes'

The Indian government should urgently consider imposing safeguard or anti-dumping duties on imports of two construction equipment segments — crawler excavators and tower cranes — as Chinese......

India, Russia Explore Duty Cuts to Rebalance Trade

Putin's State visit will centre on fixing the huge India-Russia trade imbalance, with both sides pushing to lower duties, ease non-tariff barriers, and seal a landmark mobility pact to send more......

Govt plans to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, and a new cess on manufacturing of pan masala, which will......

BMW urges faster, clearer rollout of FTA duty cuts

BMW Group India CEO Hardeep Singh Brar has urged the government to simplify and speed up import duty cuts under new free-trade agreements, warning that announcing gradual five-year reductions like......

Markets, spooked by Fed uncertainty, post biggest drop in two months

Equity markets fell on Monday, with benchmark indices recording their worst session in over two months amid caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) policy announcement and renewed......

'I Didn't Want To Do Bigg Boss, But...'

IMAGE: Mohanlal, Nagarjuna and Vijay Sethupathi. Photograph: Rajul Hegde for Rediff JioStar's SouthUnbound event served as the launchpad for several new original projects on the streaming......

Music In 2 Minutes: The Kalyanji-Anandji Story

Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics. Also Read:The......

'Wildlife is our duty': Anil Kumble's next challenge

IMAGE: Anil Kumble emphasised that wildlife conservation is a collective duty. Photograph: Anil Kumble/X Former India skipper Anil Kumble has been appointed as the ambassador for wildlife......

No Ponting; Iyer To Lead PBKS At Auction

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab Kings at the IPL auction in Abu Dhabi on December 16. Photograph: PBKS/X Shreyas Iyer will take centre stage for Punjab Kings at next week's IPL auction in......

India Women name two debutants for T20 series vs SL

IMAGE: World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur will return to action in the five-match home T20 series against Sri Lanka. Photograph: ANI Photo Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma on Tuesday......

After 15 years, Kohli set to light up Vijay Hazare

Delhi open their Vijay Hazare campaign against Andhra in Bengaluru on December 24. In total, they will play six games. IMAGE: Virat Kohli will take part in Delhi's Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign.......

Pressure on Gill, SKY to rediscover T20 form!

IMAGE: Shubman Gill has failed to hit a single half-century in 13 T20 Internationals played in 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo Yet to stamp his authority in the shortest format, Shubman Gill would be......