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Nagpur, Aug 13: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight on Tuesday returned to the taxiway from Nagpur Airport runway after its pilot detected a "serious error." Among the passengers on board flight 6E 636 from Nagpur to Delhi was Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, an airport official said. According to the official, the pilot detected an error while the aircraft was taxiing, after which the pilot

New Delhi, Aug 13: Walking through the wild and taking a ride on a cold river in a makeshift boat were some of the things that Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up with as he teamed up with survivalist Bear Grylls to promote a cause close to his heart-protecting nature. On Discovery channel's, "Man Vs Wild with Bear Grylls and Prime Minister Modi", he braved the rain and cold in the jungles of Jim

Chandigarh, Aug 12: International wrestler Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach, joined the BJP on Monday. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, party's general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Barala. Lauding the father-daughter duo, Rijiju said Babita Phogat has

New Delhi, Aug 12: China is moving ahead in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics and it would be a waste of time if India distracts itself by talking about temples and mosques, former Navy chief Arun Prakash said on Sunday. However, Arun Prakash expressed hope that the abrogation provision of Article 370 and the change in the status of Jammu and Kashmir will bring peace and help

Kasaragod, Aug 12: With rains and subsequent floods battering Kerala for the past few days, Eid celebrations in various parts of the state on Monday was a low key affair, which started and ended with prayers. Of the 3.34 crore Kerala population, Muslims account for 88.73 lakh. A large number of Muslims live in districts like Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod which are the worst flood

New Delhi, Aug 12: CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on August 12 alleged that the people of Kashmir have been kept "imprisoned" in their own homes and warned the government that the impact of changing Jammu and Kashmir's status would be felt in other states with special status. While greeting people on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Yechury, who along with CPI general secretary had been

New Delhi, Aug 12: Rains have eased out, water levels have started receding and surface communication is likely to be restored soon in Maharashtra and North Karnataka, Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) said on Monday. "Rains have stopped in North Karnataka and water levels have started receding. The situation is under control and de-requisitioning of Army is likely to commence today. With most areas

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12: The death toll in flood-hit Kerala mounted to 76. "76 lives have been lost; 58 are missing. There are now 1654 flood relief camps spread across the State. These camps host 287585 persons from 83274 families," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office tweeted citing data provided by Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA). The data shared by Chief Minister's

Mumbai, Aug 12: Reliance Industries Ltd is set to sell a 20% stake in its oil-to-chemicals business to Saudi Aramco in one of the largest ever foreign investments in the country, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Monday. "(This is) the biggest foreign investment in the history of Reliance." Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting in India's financial capital Mumbai. "It is also

Srinagar, Aug 12: Eid al-Adha prayers on Monday morning at various mosques in Kashmir concluded without any violence, police said, but the festive buzz was missing with curfew-like restrictions in place across the Valley. Large gatherings were not allowed in any part of the Valley, an official said. Reports said Eid prayers were not allowed at major mosques. The authorities had on Sunday said