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New Delhi : Air India has ordered a precautionary, fleet-wide reinspection of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) latch on its Boeing 787s, days after a pilot flagged a possible defect during operations. Following this, the airline grounded one aircraft and escalated the matter to aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Operating flight AI132 from London to Bengaluru, the aircraft landed on Monday morning with at least 200 people on board, after which the pilot in command (PIC) highlighted the issue in the logbook. It was later grounded. Safety Matters Foundation, an independent aviation safety education platform, pointed out that the pilot of the aircraft reported abnormal behaviour of the LEFT engine fuel control switch on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, VT-ANX. The platform underlined: “During engine start, the switch failed to remain locked in the RUN position on two attempts, moving towards CUTOFF — a malfunction that could, under specific conditions, lead to an inadvertent engine shutdown in...
New Delhi : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar 's death in a plane crash near Baramati on January 28 sent shockwaves across the nation. Almost a week after the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) -- the aviation watchdog -- has ordered a special audit of VSR Ventures, the private jet company that operated the flight for the leader. The order comes as investigations over the Pawar plane crash pick up pace. Ajit Pawar was onboard a Learjet 45 XR from Mumbai to Baramati when it burst into flames while trying to land, reportedly because of poor visibility. Ajit Pawar and four others, including pilot Sumit Kapur, co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak, Pawar 's personal security officer Vidip Jadhav, and flight attendant Pinky Mali, died in the crash. The special audit report of VSR Ventures is set to come out by February 15. The report will probe the checks and balances and logbooks of the company. The move is...
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was thrown into chaos on Monday when Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, attempted to read out an article based on an unpublished book by former Army chief General MM Naravane (Retd). Proceedings were halted as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh objected to the reference of the book, stating that only formally published material may be quoted in the House. The Congress pointed out that it was a matter of "national security". However, the House was first adjourned till 3 pm, then 4 pm and subsequently for the day. What happened? The reference to former Army chief MM Naravane’s book was made in the Lok Sabha when Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from his unpublished memoir -- Four Stars of Destiny -- on the 2020 India-China conflict to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Recently, The Caravan magazine did a cover story on Naravane 's book, which was supposed to be published by Penguin. The...
New Delhi : This is amazing and intriguing at once. A man in China has taken social media by storm after he shared videos showing how he extracts gold from discarded SIM cards. The man claims that he has recovered around 191 grams till now by doing so. His clips have gone viral and triggered spike in demand for used SIM cards. However, the man, in his videos, has sounded a caution to viewers that the process involves health and safety hazards. The man is known as “Qiao” on social media. He hails from Huizhou in China’s Guangdong province. The man is employed in precious scrap metal refining, and one of his gold-extraction videos has amassed over five million views. What the videos show The video shows him immersing a SIM card in chemical barrels and carrying out a series of reactions — like corrosion, displacement and heating — for gold extraction. After filtering and heating the material, the man claims to have recovered 191 grams of gold, valued at almost 200,000 yuan...
New Delhi : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash near Baramati on January 28. Soon after the crash, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was the first to raise hackles over his death. Banerjee demanded an investigation monitored by the Supreme Court into Ajit Pawar 's death , and raised questions purportedly linking the incident to his political trajectory. She had said, “Two days ago, I came to know that someone from another party had given a statement that Ajit Pawar was willing to leave the BJP (ruling alliance in Maharashtra), and now this has happened.” What Sanjay Raut said The political storm over Ajit Pawar 's death refuses to die down, with some Opposition leaders alleging that there was a conspiracy hatched. On Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut questioned the circumstances in which the crash occurred. Raising serious doubts over the sudden and “suspicious” death of Ajit...
New Delhi : hen most parents in India still opt for private or pre-schools for their kids, a senior official in Uttar Pradesh has admitted his child to a government-run institution. His message is clear and pronounced: public schools need trust, confidence and support. Pulkit Garg, the District Magistrate of Chitrakoot, has admitted his three-year-old daughter, Siya, in a government anganwadi centre. The move is aimed at encouraging parents to opt for government-run education services. Siya was enrolled in the playgroup at an anganwadi affiliated to a government composite school in the Naya Bazaar area of Karvi. Four days back, he reportedly personally paid a visit to the school and undertook the admission formalities. 'Ordinary parents shouldn 't hesitate ' Garg was quoted as saying to Dainik Bhaskar that the quality of government education has improved significantly. He pointed out that the situation is no longer what it used to be. The quality of education has...
New Delhi : A 14-year-old boy allegedly stole jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from his own home to fund his addiction to momos. The weird case has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district. According to the police, the teenager is a resident of a village under Rampur Karkhana police station limits. They added that the boy was so badly addicted to momos that he started secretly taking gold ornaments from his home and handing them over to a momo vendor in exchange for the snack. The family didn 't notice the missing jewellery for a long time until they did. How the theft was discovered The theft was discovered when the boy’s aunt paid a visit to her parental home to collect her jewellery and found the ornaments missing from the almirah. It was then that the family learned that the boy had been stealing the jewellery items and handing them over to a momo seller who ran a cart in Rampur town. The family members then went to the police station. As per a police official, a...
New Delhi : The six-month extension of President’s Rule in the state is set to end soon. Ahead of it, in a major development, nearly all legislators of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Manipur, its allies and the state BJP chief rushed to New Delhi on Sunday. A high-level meeting is to be held on Monday. It was on May 3, 2023 that crisis in Manipur broke out, which killed more than 260 people and left over 60,000 displaced. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had to quit on February 9, 2025. On February 13 last year, following threats by legislators to move a no-confidence motion, President’s Rule was imposed. This put the state under suspended animation. The President’s Rule was extended for another six months. It is set to end on February 12. With the deadline drawing close, speculation is growing across the state about the formation of a new popular government. 'All NDA legislators summoned ' Talking to reporters at Imphal international airport before...
New Delhi : Ahead of the crucial civic body elections, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar reunited to reclaim Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad , the Nationalist Congress Party’s traditional strongholds. The poll result was a massive shock to them, as the BJP effortlessly crossed the majority threshold in both cities. Even though the Pawars gave an aggressive, joint push to the campaign, the electorate apparently voted against them, sending a clear message against the family reunion. The voters favoured the BJP in both the politically vibrant municipal polls. What happened in Pune Early results show that in Pune, the BJP is cruising ahead with leads in 52 wards, comfortably crossing the majority mark. Ajit Pawar’s NCP is ahead in only five wards, and the Sharad Pawar–NCP-SP alliance in two. Congress, which tied up with Uddhav and Raj Thackeray’s parties, is leading in five wards, while the Thackeray factions are trailing in all. The Thackeray-led parties are not leading even in a single ward...
New Delhi : Results of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election will be out soon, marking the city’s first civic body poll verdict in almost nine years. The BMC handles everyday civic work of Mumbai but wields power over one of India’s largest public budgets. For 2025–26, the civic body has proposed an outlay of Rs 74,427 crore. Interestingly, this amount rivals, and in some cases surpasses, the budgets of several smaller Indian states. No wonder the BMC polls is considered a high-stakes battle. The outcome of the poll has a far-reaching impact. The results will not only decide which alliance rules Mumbai, but also will shape the political landscape of the entire state. The election results will also set the tone for Maharashtra politics ahead of Assembly and Lok Sabha battles. The political alliance which emerges as the winner will control the BMC and have its sway major contracts, infrastructure decisions, and the local networks that political parties depend on...
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