Kolkata airport (File photo) KOLKATA: An IndiGo aircraft scheduled to operate a flight from Kolkata to Agartala was struck by lightning while parked at Kolkata airport on Friday amid severe thunderstorm conditions, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.The incident occurred while the aircraft, IndiGo flight 6E6068 (VT-IPW), was stationed at aerobridge 56L, according…
Real time satellite image of Strait of Hormuz (Dated: 19th June 2026) Sixty days. That is how long the United States and Iran have given themselves to negotiate a final deal, a window that will determine how the current world order will function.So how did Iran, a country so embroiled in its own internal chaos,…
US Vice President JD Vance recently appeared on British entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett’s podcast Diary of a CEO. While talking about his family, the VP touched upon an anecdote from his personal life, revealing his mother’s reaction upon knowing about Usha. Talking to Bartlett, Vance said that his greatest regret is that his grandmother,…
Abhishek Banerjee meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to submit a disqualification petitions against party MPs who have sought to merge with the lesser-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).Banerjee, who is former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew,…
India’s wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, front centre, being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Former India pacer S Sreesanth has taken aim at head coach Gautam Gambhir, questioning the extent of the former opener’s contribution to India’s recent white-ball success and arguing that players deserve far more credit for the team’s achievements.India have enjoyed…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday strongly rejected remarks by US President Donald Trump, accusing him of fabricating a story that she had “begged” him to take a photograph with her during the recent G7 summit.Meloni described Trump’s comments as “completely made up” and expressing disappointment.Dismissing the claims outright, Meloni added: “There is one…
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, recently appeared in the Forbes’ list of the world’s most generous philanthropists. Scott was recognised for donating more than any individual worldwide since 2012. Scott, who sold more than half of her Amazon stake after her divorce, signed the Giving Pledge in May 2019, committing to…
Salman Khan had filed a plea against the makers of ‘Kala Hiran’ alleging that the film violates his personality rights. A hearing was scheduled for the same on June 19 and as per the latest update, the Delhi High Court on Friday has postponed the hearing. The adjournment came after lawyers representing the filmmakers requested…
NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Rohtak, Haryana, has ordered footwear brand Red Tape to refund Rs 10 charged for a carry bag and pay Rs 8,000 in compensation and litigation costs to a customer, holding that the practice amounted to deficiency in service and an unfair trade practice.The complainant alleged that he bought a…
An Indian Navy’s MH-60R on the deck of a ship. (Image credit: Indian Navy) The undersea domain has become one of the most fiercely contested arenas of modern warfare. Stealthy, heavily armed and capable of remaining submerged for extended periods, submarines pose one of the biggest threats to surface fleets. For India, the challenge is…