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Air India Express Boeing 737-8 Max Aircraft taking off Bengaluru: After IndiGo and Akasa Air, Air India Express Monday launched a direct flight to Phuket in Thailand from Bengaluru.The Phuket connection will be weekend centric – a Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft will fly out of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) at 10:35am Mondays and Saturdays, reaching Phuket by 3:50pm. On Fridays, the flight will take off at 11.25am and Sundays, 11:15am, with a single-direction journey taking 3 hours and 45 minutes.This is Air India Express’s second destination in Thailand after its daily Bengaluru-Bangkok service, which was introduced in Oct last year.Pune…

Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the stronger performers in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, recording a sharp 25% rise in post‑settlement revenues till May 2026.Data released by the Union finance ministry on Monday shows the state benefited significantly from Integrated GST (IGST) apportionment, underscoring both its expanding tax base and the importance of inter‑state trade.Telangana’s post‑settlement GST revenue climbed to ₹8,894 crore during April-May 2025‑26, up from ₹7,101 crore in the same period last year. Before IGST settlement, state GST collections stood at ₹4,387 crore, compared with ₹3,945 crore a year earlier — an 11% growth rate.This…

Real-world AI training data Chennai: Home services startup Pronto’s admission last week that it was piloting in-home video recordings to train physical AI systems shines a light on a fast-growing and loosely regulated industry of AI data capture and labelling for the global robotics supply chain.Pronto is not alone. Startups such as Human Archive, Humyn Labs, Egolab AI and Neocambrian are collecting what is called egocentric data or first-person video captured through wearables or head-mounted cameras. They partner with cloud kitchens, hotels, home services platforms, small textile and garment factories, and warehouse operators to record everyday tasks from cooking meals…

Gandhinagar: State Congress president Amit Chavda alleged on Monday that personnel of the intelligence bureau (IB) videographed a party meeting held at Mehsana in north Gujarat without permission. He said that instead of monitoring activities and meetings of the Congress, the state govt must instead focus on reducing criminal activities.Speaking to the media in Mehsana, Chavda said, “The IB and police do not get prior information of drugs that are landed in Gujarat or liquor that is brought in from other states, but these agencies have complete information on meetings and activities of Congress leaders and MLAs.”He said that there…

Prayagraj: Sleuths of anti-corruption wing of Prayagraj unit on Monday arrested a govt employee, identified as AK Mishra, a resident of Varanasi, red-handed while accepting Rs 8,000 bribe near Zero road bus dept office. A 13-members team of anti-corruption wing laid the trap against the public servant (Lok Sevak) after acting upon the complainant, who in his application alleged that Mishra was seeking money to update his service book and other records. Source link

Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Bhubaneswar: Construction of 49 road projects worth Rs 1,721 crore has been completed and will be inaugurated soon, works minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said after chairing a review meeting, here on Monday.Similarly, the foundation of 47 new projects worth Rs 12,102 crore will soon be laid, the minister added. “The Centre is always ready to provide more support to Odisha. Many projects are currently under construction in the state, and more projects are set to become operational. Keeping this in mind, we must work in a planned manner,” Harichandan advised department officials in the meeting.In the meeting, officials…

Saini told officials not to wait for complaints to be filed and to conduct regular field inspections to identify roads requiring immediate repair or reconstruction Gurgaon: Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday directed officials to prioritise the completion of all road repairs and reconstruction works in a time-bound manner.Presiding over a meeting of the district public relations and grievance redressal committee in the city, Saini told officials not to wait for complaints to be filed and to conduct regular field inspections to identify roads requiring immediate repair or reconstruction.He also sought department-wise updates from officials of HSIIDC, PWD, MCG…

Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union health minister JP Nadda and Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan in New Delhi to discuss Assam’s development trajectory, with a focus on expanding healthcare infrastructure and boosting economic growth.He also said Union minister for power and housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar assured full support from his ministries to help Assam achieve energy self-sufficiency and accelerate urbanisation.Sharing details of his meeting with Nadda on social media platform X, Sarma said the minister had played a crucial role in strengthening the party in Assam during his tenure as national president and contributed significantly…

tnnKanpur: Operator of a computer coaching institute in Nawabganj was found murdered after being robbed. His body was found inside a room of the institute on Monday morning.The deceased identified as 47-year-old Prakash Chandra Gupta, operated computer coaching institute near Azad Park in Azad Nagar under the Nawabganj police station area for the past 10 years. Prakash was unmarried. His family includes his elder brother Vikas and sister-in-law, while his parents have passed away.A teacher who arrived at the coaching institute in the morning found the door latched from outside. She went inside and found Prakash’s body lying on the…

Representational image of a complaint box for secret inputs to police Ludhiana: Police have dismantled a prostitution racket operating out of a residential home here, arresting seven people including a married couple.The raid was triggered by an anonymous tip dropped into the grievance box outside the Khanna senior superintendent of police’s office. The complaint alleged that a local house was being used as a front for human trafficking and immoral activities.Following a discreet verification process by investigators, teams raided the property and apprehended the suspects inside. All seven individuals face multiple charges under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.Local police officials…