Air India is in the process of obtaining European Union Air Safety Agency’s certification for its Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Hyderabad, a senior official of the state-owned carrier said on Saturday here. “We are now trying to get EASA certification as most of the foreign Airlines look for it […]
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TikTok appoints Nikhil Gandhi as India head
TikTok on Friday announced the appointment of former Times Network executive Nikhil Gandhi as its India head to drive the next phase of growth for the Chinese short video-sharing platform in the highly competitive market. Based out of Mumbai, Gandhi will lead the development of TikTok’s products and operations in […]
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Google Stadia controller will not be wireless at launch
Google Stadia controller’s wireless capability will only work on TV with a Chromecast Ultra but a user at launch will have to plug in a USB-C cable to use it with computers or phones, the tech giant has revealed in a product video. “As for wireless gameplay, this is limited to […]
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Elon Musk destroys his old phone before switching to a new one
Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk regularly switches to new smartphones and destroys old ones for security purposes, according to a court document. “For security purposes, Musk regularly changes his cellular device, at which time his old device is imaged, wiped clean, and stored or destroyed,” Business Insider reported on Friday citing the October 14 […]
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Jio charges for voice calls for IUC, rival telcos may wait till Jan 2020
Reliance Jio mobile services are no longer completely free as the company in an unexpected decision announced recently that it would charge 6 paise/minute from its customers for outgoing calls to other network operators to recover the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). But in the immediate period, there may not be […]
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Law students ragged at Allahabad University hostel, inquiry begins
A complaint of ragging with students of BA-LLB course of Allahabad University (AU) residing in Shatabdi (boys) hostel has been lodged by students and their parents with varsity officials, albeit anonymously, on Friday. Based on the complaint, AU proctor Prof Ram Sevak Dubey has begun an inquiry, inform AU officials. […]
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DMK MLA wants CBI to probe Sasikala and poll officials in Jayalalithaa’s fake thumb impression case
A DMK MLA sought a CBI probe in the case of late AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa’s fake thumb impression on the 2016 election affidavit of AIADMK candidate AK Bose– filed for Thirupparankundram assembly seat by-polls that year. DMK MLA Dr P Saravanan demanded that Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala, AIADMK’s […]
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Campaign trail of Abhay Chautala: Eyeing CM’s post, Devi Lal’s grandson banks on personal connect
He may be facing the toughest electoral battle of his career but the confident-looking Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala says he is a serious contender for the post of chief minister. “Mera dada Ch Devi Lal aur pita Ch Om Prakash Chautala kabhi mantri nahin rahe and […]
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As rain soaks rally, Pawar admits picked ‘wrong candidates’ for LS polls
Photographs and videos of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar addressing an election rally in Maharashtra’s Satara amid heavy rains are being widely shared on social media platforms. The 78-year old leader was addressing the crowd in Satara, which is considered the NCP’s stronghold, on Friday, just ahead of Monday’s […]
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‘We don’t fight with kids’: Sharad Pawar hits out at Devendra Fadnavis
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday hit back at Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his jibe that `there is no wrestler to fight with’ in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, saying one doesn’t fight with “kids”. The NCP patriarch was speaking at a campaign rally at Ambejogai in Beed district. “The […]
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Grand nephews vie for former CM’s legacy in Maharashtra’s Pusad
Two members from the family of Maharashtra’s longest-serving chief minister Vasantrao Naik of the Indian National Congress — both from opposing parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) — will contest for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra slated on October 21. Indraneel Naik, 37, from […]
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Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi on economy, accuses Centre of playing divisive politics
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no understanding of the economy and the world is mocking India due to his government’s divisive politics that pitted people against each other. Addressing a rally in Mahendergarh in the place of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who […]
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Mexico admits freeing El Chapo’s son after ‘badly planned’ operation
Mexico’s president faced a firestorm of criticism Friday as his security forces acknowledged they arrested kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son, then released him when his cartel responded with an all-out gun battle. Admitting his troops carried out a “badly planned” operation, Defense Minister Luis Sandoval said they briefly arrested […]
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China’s GDP growth slows to 6% in third quarter, slowest since 1992
China’s growth slumped to 6% in the third quarter of 2019, its lowest level in nearly three decades, as the world’s second largest economy struggled to overcome the impact of a bruising trade war with the US and sluggish domestic demand, according to official data released on Friday. The GDP […]
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‘I basically lied’: Boeing pilot knew about 737 MAX safety flaws in 2016
A Boeing Co senior pilot said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, in a series of internal messages from 2016 that became public Friday, plunging the world’s largest airplane maker into a fresh crisis. The messages, first reported by Reuters, sent Boeing shares tumbling, prompted a demand by US regulators […]