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Air India flight AI357 from Tokyo to Delhi diverted to Kolkata on June 29 due to persistent cabin heat. The aircraft landed safely and is under inspection. An Air India flight from Tokyo to Delhi was diverted to Kolkata on Saturday, after a cabin temperature anomaly prompted the crew to take precautionary measures, the airline said in a statement. The flight, AI357, operated by a Boeing 787 aircraft, was en route from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to New Delhi when the crew reported “persistent warm temperature” in the cabin and opted for a diversion to ensure passenger safety and comfort.…

The changes also include new authentication measures for Tatkal bookings, reflecting ongoing modernization efforts. Indian Railways is preparing to revamp its ticketing and reservation process by advancing the preparation of the chart eight hours before the train’s departure. The railway is also set to enhance the ticket booking capacity by upgrading the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), allowing over 1.5 lakh ticket bookings per minute. This comes as Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently reviewed the progress of these reforms. He emphasised that the ticketing system should be smart, transparent, accessible, and efficient. Planning should focus on passenger convenience. The system must…

Manoj Sinha inaugurated a foot overbridge, assessed security and healthcare, and ensured efficient services for pilgrims including lodging and sanitation. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha visited the Nunwan and Chandanwari base camps on Sunday to review the arrangements for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which is scheduled to begin from July 3. At the Nunwan base camp, the LG inaugurated a foot overbridge for smooth movement of the pilgrims. The new facility will ensure efficient security checks and reduce the waiting time for the devotees, an official spokesperson said. Sinha interacted with administrative and security officials deputed for…

The documentary is set to feature the gold bricks, each weighing 12.5 kg, forming a part of the gold reserves stored at RBI’s vaults in Mumbai and Nagpur. For the first time, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is showing its hidden gold reserve, giving the public a rare look at the gold that supports the country’s financial stability. India’s total gold reserves, estimated at over 850 tonnes, is featured in the documentary series RBI Unlocked: Beyond the Rupee, according to a report in Republic. The RBI, in collaboration with JioHotstar, has launched a five-part documentary series to highlight its…

Devendra Fadnavis announced a panel led by educationist Narendra Jadhav to suggest the way forward and oversee implementation of the state’s language policy. Amid mounting criticism over the move to introduce Hindi as a subject in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two government resolutions (GRs) pertaining to the implementation of the three-language policy. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also announced the formation of a committee under the chairmanship of educationist Dr Narendra Jadhav to suggest the way forward and oversee the implementation of the language…

TMC leader Derek O’ Brien further stated that the EC was trying to bring back NRC in from the back door. Following the decision of the Election Commission of India to revise the electoral roll ahead of Bihar’s elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’ Brien on Saturday stated that in the desperation to change or attempt to change things, one does desperate things. “TMC has the highest regard for the Election Commission of India as a constitutional body, but the constitutional body should not turn into the branch office of the BJP. Why is this exercise being suddenly done…

Day after beginning of Rath Yatra in Puri, chariots of deities reach ‘aunt’s place’. Puri, The chariots of sibling deities – Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath – on Saturday reached the destination Gundicha Temple, a day after the Rath Yatra began in Puri. Gundicha Temple is considered the aunt’s place of the deities who go there every year after leaving the 12th-century Jagannath temple, situated at a distance of 2.6 km. They will go back to the main temple after nine days. The return car journey, known as ‘Bahuda Yatra’, will held this year on 5 July. Earlier…

Saying that he is first a citizen of India, and then a father, the man affirmed in full faith in Kolkata police over the probe in this gang-rape case. As the row over the alleged gangrape of a law student in South Kolkata continued to escalate, the father of one of the accused on Saturday called for “strong punishment” for his son if his involvement is proved, asserting complete faith in the state police. Police have so far arrested four persons, including prime accused Monojit Mishra, for the alleged gang-rape of a first-year student of the South Calcutta Law College,…

A new study has found that such practices are prevalent in some of India’s neighbours, such as Myanmar, where the country’s gas revenues are being deposited directly into restricted Chinese bank accounts. China is securing loans to low-income and developing nations with commodity revenue streams and cash held in restricted escrow accounts in Chinese banks, with such practices implemented for almost half of the total loans worth $991 billion, according to a new study. The study, done by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, AidData and Georgetown University and Oxford University and released on Thursday, found such practices prevalent…

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla travelled to the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission on June 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is aboard the International Space Station, via video conferencing. Shukla, along with three other astronauts, jetted off to the ISS on board SpaceX’s Dragon capsule from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, as part of the Axiom-4 mission, on June 25. Shubhanshu Shukla also became the first Indian astronaut to head to space in over 40 years, marking a historic milestone for the nation. The Prime Minister’s Office posted…