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Air India cancels three int'l flights over maintenance, technical issues

The airline said it had to cancel its Toronto-Delhi flight AI188 of June 18 due to extended maintenance and consequently operating crew coming under regulatory flight duty time limitation norms

Govt to shortly notify rules for mandatory use of IST: Pralhad Joshi

On Wednesday, the Department of Consumer Affairs organised a round table conference on Time Dissemination here

Nirmala Sitharaman ask fintechs to find solutions to prevent cyberfrauds

Lauding the success of fintechs, the Finance Minister said they have helped in speeding up financial inclusion, and taking the payment system to even the far-flung areas of the country

Solutions not on battlefields, diplomacy only way: PM Modi in Croatia

In a joint press statement following the delegation-level talks with Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic, PM Modi also said a plan would be made to boost defence cooperation between the two nations

India-UK free trade pact provides predictability to business: Piyush Goyal

In their first joint public intervention since the FTA negotiations concluded last month, Reynolds said he was "genuinely excited" about the prospects opened up with the FTA

Vodafone Idea partners AST Spacemobile to offer satellite phone services

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by smartphones, Vodafone said in a statement

Sebi unveils settlement scheme for NSEL brokers facing regulatory action

This long-awaited move is expected to bring major relief to traders whose funds have been stuck since the NSEL payment crisis in July 2013

Air India crash: 208 victims identified by DNA, 170 bodies handed over

Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition

International pilots' body offers support in Air India crash probe

A high-level panel has been set up under the Home Secretary to investigate the causes of the plane crash. The Committee has to submit its report in three months

Centre to launch gender budgeting portal to aid inclusive governance

The Knowledge Hub will serve as a one-stop platform to share best practices, policy briefs, and gender-disaggregated data, it added

India launches Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran

The MEA said the Indian embassy in Tehran has evacuated 110 Indian students from northern Iran, assisting them in safely crossing over into Armenia on Tuesday

Bomb blast derails six coaches of Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Sindh

Wednesday's blast occurred near the railway track close to the cattle market in Jacobabad in the Sindh province, near the volatile province of Balochistan

Face authentication to be made mandatory for Anganwadi beneficiaries

According to a letter issued by the ministry last month, the face recognition feature will now be accessible within the beneficiary profiles on the Poshan tracker application

India slips to 71st spot on Energy Transition Index; investment capacity up

Sweden topped the list of 118 countries, followed by Finland, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland in the top five.China was ranked 12th, the US was 17th and Pakistan at 101st place. Congo was ranked low

Wipro Infra to acquire majority stake in French aerospace major Lauak Group

Lauak Group and Wipro names would be combined to form Wipro Lauak

PM Modi-Carney talks: India, Canada to post envoys; stabilise relations

PM Modi and Carney held bilateral talks on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Kananaskis focusing on resetting the bilateral ties

Icra pegs India's GDP growth at 6.2% for FY26, down from 6.5% in FY25

Leading rating agency ICRA, in its latest outlook, said India's real GDP growth for 2025-26 will be 6.2 per cent, down from 6.5 per cent in the preceding financial year.

Jio Financial buys 17.8% stake of SBI in Jio Payments Bank for Rs 105 cr

The company acquired 7,90,80,000 equity shares of Jio Payments Bank from SBI for an aggregate consideration of Rs 104.54 crore

India's IT/ITes sector flexi workforce to reach 900K by 2030: Careernet

Currently, India's IT/ITeS sector employs 3,90,000 flexi workforce, accounting for around 7 per cent of the total 5.8 million professionals in the sector, says Careernet report

Goa's private industries face acute manpower shortage, says CM Sawant

Sawant said industries are witnessing a significant manpower shortage and cited an instance wherein only two candidates turned up for interviews conducted by the Goa Pharma Association