NEW DELHI: A consumer commission has directed AirAsia to pay Rs 90,750 as compensation after a hybrid jackfruit sapling carried by a farmer was damaged due to a flight delay.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Palakkad, Kerala, pronounced the order on 8 May 2026 after AirAsia failed to appear before the commission and was proceeded…
Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India have been forced into a change ahead of their upcoming T20I tours of Ireland and England, with fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ruled out as part of a workload management plan. The BCCI announced on Tuesday that Siraj has been advised to take a period of…
This is a representative image “Restriction on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers,” US President Donald Trump declared as he signed a proclamation on September 19, 2025, unveiling one of the toughest changes yet to the H-1B visa programme in the name of protecting American jobs and curbing alleged abuses of the system.Under the order, foreign…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the United States will need hundreds of thousands of skilled trade workers to help build the infrastructure required for the country’s AI ambitions. As part of that effort, the social media giant has launched America’s Workforce Academy (AWA), a new initiative aimed at providing free training and direct pathways…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he did not ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from retaliating against Iran, but urged him to end hostilities as quickly as possible, while expressing confidence that a nuclear agreement with Tehran could be reached within days.Speaking to reporters amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to…
India’s options for acquiring a sixth-generation fighter aircraft may have taken a step back. One of the two European programmes that New Delhi has been closely watching for future requirements now faces uncertainty.The two leading European sixth-generation fighter projects are the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the UK-Japan-Italy Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)….
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Baramulla, has held the postal authorities liable for failing to deliver a parcel containing three Pashmina shawls worth Rs 60,000 and ruled that the loss amounted to deficiency in service.The commission has directed the postal authorities to pay a total compensation of Rs 1,20,000 to the complainant.What…
Karnataka’s real estate sector is witnessing a major development. In February, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) raised the Floor Area Ratio in its industrial regions to 5.2, from a previous cap of 3.25.With this amendment, industrial plots along roads wider than 30 metres can reach a FAR of 5.2. Roads of 24–30 metres…
The Pentagon on Monday reinstated and expanded a list of Chinese companies it accuses of supporting China’s military, naming major firms including Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu Inc., Tencent Holdings and electric vehicle maker BYD Co. The move is likely to add further strain to already tense US-China relations.The US Department of Defense said the companies…
World’s longest high-altitude bi-directional Zojila tunnel nears breakthrough in J&K The strategically important Zojila Tunnel project has crossed a major milestone, with the two ends of the tunnel now connected to form a single 13-km-long passage beneath the Zojila Pass.Being built by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) at a cost of…
