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Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Airlines across nation are rushing to complete emergency software upgrades on more than 350 Airbus A320-family aircraft after a rare global safety directive warned that intense solar radiation could corrupt flight-control data and trigger sudden, uncommanded aircraft movements. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered immediate compliance…

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva shakes welcomes former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Rajesh Gupta to the BJP, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Former two-time Wazirpur MLA Rajesh Gupta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the eve of bypolls in the AAP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)….

NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Mahmood Madani on Saturday urged the Muslim community not to be a “murda qaum” (lifeless community) but to remain “zinda” (active) and confront challenges head-on.Speaking at a public rally in Bhopal, Madani said, “We are facing challenges and difficulties… a ‘murda qaum’ surrenders when confronted with hardships. If you are…

Airbus has issued an urgent global directive for A320-family operators to fix a software issue that could affect flight-control systems on thousands of aircraft, after a JetBlue A320 unexpectedly pitched downward on October 30. The problem, linked to intense solar radiation corrupting critical flight-control data, has prompted India to ground over 350 A320s for 2–3…

The 30th session of the UN climate change conference (COP30) concluded in Belem, Brazil on Nov 22, keeping alive the hope of multilateral processes to find answers to global problems. India was led by the country’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav during the crucial round of negotiations that finally ended with adopting the…

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set up a national coordination team to monitor the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and flag any “discrepancies,” along with issues faced by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the country. The seven-member committee will be headed by BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh. Its…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the NIA custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol Bishnoi. Just days earlier, Anmol, wanted in the NCP leader Baba Siddique murder case, was extradited from the United States to India. The NIA took him into custody immediately after he landed in Delhi.He was arrested in connection…

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries — including India — to make fertility care safer, fairer and affordable, releasing its first-ever global guideline on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.Infertility affects 1 in 6 adults of reproductive age, yet access to fertility services remains limited and costly. In many…

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Photo credit: ANI) HARIDWAR: The Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Mela to be held in Uttarakhand in 2027 will be celebrated as “divinely and grandly” as the Purna Kumbh, and for the first time, sadhus and saints will take ‘Shahi Snan’ (royal bath) during the Ardh Kumbh, chief minister Pushkar Singh…

Air India A320 neo (Source: Air India official website) NEW DELHI: The director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on Saturday issued a mandatory safety order for Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 aircraft. This came after Airbus announced an urgent software repair for 6,000 A320-family jets, a large recall that affects more than half of…