A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Delhi to Goa was arrested for allegedly smoking a 'beedi' in the lavatory and possessing a lighter, endangering the safety of the flight.
Delhi Police have arrested two men from Goa, claiming to have busted an interstate cyber-fraud-and-cash-conversion racket. Transactions worth nearly Rs 40 lakh routed through the network have been uncovered.
Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly running a sophisticated cyber fraud operation, duping people with fake discounted air tickets across multiple cities. Police recovered a substantial amount of cash and luxury items from the accused.
'Where rostering systems are automated and duty time software interfaces directly with DGCA, the assertion that they suddenly discovered crew shortages is simply implausible.' 'If adequate crew planning hasn't materialised within 12 to 24 months from inception, how will 45 days -- from December 5 to February 12 -- suddenly resolve matters?'
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Goa made an emergency landing in Mumbai due to an engine failure. Passengers were transferred to an alternative aircraft.
'The upcoming long weekend has ignited strong travel intent, with robust bookings across leisure, spiritual and wellness destinations.'
Spicejet introduces flights on the Delhi-Ahmedabad and Delhi-Goa sectors.
Demand for the Christmas period is expected to rise further in the coming days.
Akhilesh Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd (RPPL), welcomed Ganguly to the racing fold.
Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Retail inflation figures in Telangana, Haryana, Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been higher than national numbers every month of this financial year, shows a Business Standard analysis of state-wise figures, after the March inflation data was released on Friday. Experts noted that persistent high food inflation along with differences in the weights of rural and urban indices plays into the regional variation in inflation rates.
The Delhi government rolled back the hike in value added tax (Vat) on diesel, bringing down the price by Rs 2.50 a litre. Following the reduction in the levy, the price of diesel will be Rs 37.60 with effect from July 20, lower than the Rs 38.10 that prevailed before the recent increase of June 25.the Goa Cabinet also approved a partial roll back of Vat that would reduce prices of a cooking gas cylinder by Rs 15, petrol by 88 paise and diesel by 70 paise.
The I-League 2023-24 will be organised with 13 participating clubs on a home-and-away double round-robin basis for a total of 156 matches in the season.
The decision was taken to prevent crowding at shops and marketplaces amid the lockdown to contain the coronaviruspandemic, a statement from Thackeray's office said.
As part of the programme, 14 states have been identified in the first phase in which there are 64 districts.
'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.'
Pakistani-origin terror convict Tahawwur Rana, whose extradition to India has received a green signal, was 'very relaxed' in the days after the 26/11 attacks and wanted Pakistan's highest military honour to be bestowed on the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who carried out the carnage in Mumbai.
The country now has six national parties - Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India-Marxist, NPP and AAP.
The death toll has climbed to 5,26,430 with 27 new fatalities.
India saw a single day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,47,065, while the active cases rose to 1,49,482, according to the Union health ministry data.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.44 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 4.30 per cent, according to the ministry.
Domestically, Indians are exploring popular beach destinations, the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the North-Eastern region as well.
The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 am said.
India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,38,68,476 on Saturday with 21,411 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 1,50,100, according to Union health ministry data.
'People will say a lot of things -- ignore the noise.'
In a bad start to the new year, hotels are counting their losses again. Weddings and corporate events for this month have either been called off or postponed. The blow has throttled the nascent recovery which had kicked in around August. It is primarily hurting the banquet-driven hotel chains, some of which are seeing cancellations running into lakhs for a single day.
India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,08,38,194, with 11,831 new infections, while the daily deaths fell below 100 for the fourth time this month, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
As the world grapples with extreme weather events and climate change becomes the buzzword of contemporary times, author Amitav Ghosh says the crisis has been in the making since the 17th century and it is imperative to take into account history before beginning to tackle the issue.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely impacted the occupancy levels at hotels across 11 major cities, resulting in a decline of up to 29 per cent in revenue per available room (RevPAR) during January-March this year, according to JLL India. While occupancy level fell in a range of 5-17 percentage points, the RevPAR was down 13-29 per cent across 11 cities -- Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata.
Authorities have put almost the entire country under lockdown, banning gathering of people and suspending road, rail and air traffic till March 31.
In November alone, year-on-year growth in flight bookings for the season was almost 40 per cent, said Ranjeet Oak, senior vice-president (flights), MakeMyTrip, a leading Indian online travel agency.
He said a tie-up between the two parties could have caused a 'damage' to the BJP-led NDA on the 23 seats.
The wills and some of the emails which are a part of the charge sheet stated that Indrani had bequeathed around 20 properties to Vidhie.
It is GoAir's endeavour to provide the best fares and most convenient flight options to its customers who are always on the lookout for new and affordable alternatives, its chief executive Giorgio De Roni said.
Analysts expect holiday fares to inch up further closer to the travel dates, but airlines may still not be able to fully recover higher costs as fuel costs remain elevated
Several Indian states including Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are offering their hospitals to the private sector to manage. This has elicited immediate positive reactions from private sector hospital chains - among them Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals and Wockhardt Hospitals.
After a slew of celebrities took up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan challenge, it was the chance of United States Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader's remarks came a day after a 39-year-old local woman was allegedly raped at knifepoint by a Nigerian at Parra village.
The Chicago-headquartered company, which currently operates five hotels in India under the Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt and Grand Hyatt brands in Mumbai, New Delhi, Goa and Kolkata, said it will also introduce two-three more brands in the country. The Chicago-headquartered company currently operates five hotels in India under the Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt and Grand Hyatt brands in Mumbai, New Delhi, Goa and Kolkata.
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday triggered off a price war in the aviation industry announcing one-way discounted fares starting Rs 1,999 for travel between September and December this year, prompting IndiGo to follow with a similar offer soon after.
Back from Delhi, Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Tuesday said that "he would continue to be the chief minister till God wants him to be."
