An hour and 40 minutes before Air India Express Flight IX1344 crashed, an ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft operated by IndiGo faced difficulty approaching Kozhikode on a flight from Bengaluru, but managed to land safely at 5.58 pm.

While 15 DRG personnel were injured, the bodies of 17 killed were retrieved a day later. All those killed belonged to Bastar and Sukma, and the encounter was seen as a severe setback for the DRG, which comprises mostly tribals and surrendered Maoists.

As per data collected by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) till August 3, of the 2,46,626 students enrolled in its schools, 81,603 -- one in three -- are not attending the online classes. Of them, 52% are children of migrant workers who have returned to villages

Rajeev Jain, owner of Rajindra Engineers which makes bicycle parts, said, “Water entered the halls where manufacturing is done. Cartons of raw material have been damaged and exact damage will be assessed when water goes out of the factories.

Police said 145 people, including the MLA's relative, have been arrested and the situation is under control. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said the government will conduct a probe by a magistrate into the incident.

When contacted, Nirmal Singh told The Indian Express, “The case is sub judice and the Hon’ble High Court is seized with the matter. So, it shall not be appropriate for me to comment on the case. It shall be better to wait for the decision of the court.”

Sources said a decision was also taken that the Centre would handle procurement of the vaccines. “States must desist from investing time and money into the procurement process. The high-powered committee will be doing it in a centralised manner,” a source said.

The proposals over the last couple of months to domestically manufacture solar equipment in India include those from the US-based First Solar, Gurgaon-based Renew Power, Kolkata-based Vikram Solar and the Delhi-headquartered Waaree Energies.

Talks on disengagement of troops at friction points, especially in the Pangong Tso area, and de-escalation along the LAC have not made progress beyond a point. Both sides have positioned troops and weaponry along the boundary since early May.

Sources said the agency questioned Rhea Chakraborty on instances of alleged mismatch between her income and expenses; she has been asked to submit records of her income and investments.

While in some cases patients changed multiple hospitals during treatment , in others they were sent home after prescribing medicines only to return with worsened symptoms after which they couldn’t survive for more than 24 hours.

It’s allegedly the same impurity that was found in a cough syrup produced by the same Sirmaur-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, which is linked to the death of at least nine children in Ramnagar in Jammu earlier this year.

As Union Minister of Education who oversaw the drafting of the new policy in its crucial final stages, Ramesh Pokhriyal is at the centre of this churn in these times when education is already adapting to a new normal in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sources said State Youth Affairs Minister Ashok Chandna and Independent MLA from Sirohi, Sanyam Lodha, spoke out against the rebel MLAs. “They said that discipline should be maintained... the Pilot camp is still making comments,” sources said.

The meeting is likely to take place via videoconference in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. While a date is yet to be announced, sources said they are looking at the possibility of holding the meeting on August 18.

High speed internet services in J&K were suspended in August last year, when the Centre announced revocation of J&K's special status and bifurcation of the state into two UTs.

The decision by the three-judge Bench is significant since three separate two-judge Benches of the apex court had previously given contrasting decisions on the issue in different cases following the amendment.

As protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spiralled across Assam since December last year, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government promised a speedy implementation of Clause 6 as an antidote to the agitation and a measure to protect the interests of the “indigenous” people of Assam.

The 10 states — Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh – account for almost 80 per cent of India’s current active caseload.

Set up in 1932, the school from classes 1 to 12 has 600 students, both boys and girls, including a small percentage who are non-Muslims.

The invitation for the launch of the new scheme was shared by P C Mody, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), on Tuesday with senior tax officers, sources told The Indian Express.

Set up in 1932, the school from classes 1 to 12 has 600 students, both boys and girls, including a small percentage who are non-Muslims.

That businessman is Sarang Kale and two of his companies figure in the chain of transactions red-flagged in the forensic audit conducted by Grant Thornton.

Swarna Palace had been leased by Vijayawada’s Ramesh hospital, which had kept 31 Covid-19 patients in its rooms. Twenty-one patients were rescued by police, firemen, and hotel and hospital staff on Sunday.