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Patna: Operations at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna faced significant disruption on Friday morning after inclement weather forced at least four incoming flights to divert to other destinations.According to airlines, Air India Express flight IX-1346 from Delhi, scheduled for 7.30am, was diverted after making several go-arounds before it landed at Lucknow at 8.55am. The flight returned to Patna at 11am.IndiGo flight 6E6394 from Chandigarh, scheduled at 8.55am, was diverted to Lucknow, where it landed at 9.55am. Owing to operational limitations, 13 adult passengers along with two infants had to be offloaded from the aircraft, after which the flight departed…

Ajmer: Police said Friday the deaths of a 52-year-old former sarpanch and three members of his family, whose charred bodies were found inside a burnt SUV near Shri Rampura village in Arai area of Ajmer district Thursday morning, were not accidental but a planned quadruple murder. Investigators said the killings were allegedly carried out by the man’s first wife and their two children, including a minor son.Bodies of Ram Singh Choudhary, former sarpanch of Borada Gram Panchayat and a Congress associate, his mother Poosa Devi (78), his second wife Surgyan Devi (45), and his niece Mahima, were recovered from the…

Nagpur: Large-scale infrastructure works are usually known to cause severe bottlenecks and long traffic snarls, but the ongoing construction of Rs619-crore Chinchbhuvan-Mihan Interchange flyover on Wardha Road has spared motorists of the hardships. Despite barricading and narrowing of carriageways on one of the city’s busiest entry routes, traffic movement has remained comparatively smooth since the the National Highway division of the state Public Works Department (PWD) began foundation and pier construction work for the project. Officials attribute this to advance traffic planning and integration of service roads with the existing carriageway.PWD executive engineer Sanjeev Jagtap told TOI that the foundation…

Eight people were killed, including two in Kolkata, after a severe squall with a top speed of 88 kmph and intense rain left a trail of destruction across south Bengal districts on Friday. KOLKATA: Eight people were killed, including two in Kolkata, after a severe squall with a top speed of 88 kmph and intense rain left a trail of destruction across south Bengal districts on Friday.CM Suvendu Adhikari aannounced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.In Kolkata, the first fatality occurred around 2.30 pm on the Circular Railway track near Prinsep Ghat…

Moscow , May 30 : National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with the Aide to the President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, in Moscow on Friday (local time), where the two sides reviewed progress on key bilateral initiatives in the maritime and defence sectors. Doval and Patrushev assessed the status of proposals discussed during Patrushev’s visit to New Delhi in November 2025. Their discussions focused on expanding cooperation in maritime connectivity, shipbuilding, defence collaboration, and the training of sailors for operations in polar waters. The two officials also exchanged views on regional and global…

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that if offering namaz on roads is considered wrong, then restrictions should apply equally to religious activities of all faiths, citing Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion and the right to freely practise and profess one’s faith.Addressing an Eid Milap event, Owaisi argued that public objections to namaz amounted to a double standard and questioned why similar concerns were not raised over religious processions and gatherings organised by other communities.”Remember Article 25. If offering prayers on the road is wrong, then it is…

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut called it a shameful admission of governance failure Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday slammed the BJP-led central govt for roping in the Indian Air Force (IAF) to assist in the transportation of question papers for the NEET UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said this is a shameful admission of governance failure. Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray said the absolute mess in the NEET and CBSE examinations not only shows the absolute inefficiency of those on the boards and the HRD ministry to conduct these exams, but…

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday fast-tracked the Shraddha Walkar murder case by ordering day-to-day hearings from July 20 onwards and refused to entertain objections by the defence over such an arrangement.Noting a months-long lull in the trial, additional sessions judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi said: “The perusal and examination of the case record reveals that indeed the trial… has been tardy. It is also observed that 13 prosecution witnesses have yet to complete their testimonies.”Although the defence counsel for accused Aaftab Poonawala said he was not available for day-to-day hearings, the court did not relent. Instead, Judge Jaggi said…

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Hyderabad: For the first time, the state govt took its land pitch outside Telangana. In April, the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) held a roadshow in Bengaluru, not to promote tourism but to woo developers and investors ahead of the Raidurg auction.The strategy worked. A Raidurg land parcel fetched a staggering ₹237 crore per acre on Thursday, setting a new benchmark and proving Hyderabad’s property market is far from slowing down. The record‑breaking bid underscored the city’s magnetic pull for national‑level builders, sources said.Officials revealed that beyond Bengaluru, outreach extended to Delhi and Mumbai also, where top developers were invited…