‘Unless you win…’: Amid Bihar voter list row, Salman Khurshid downplays protest; urges focus on winning polls | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday took a different view from his party on the Bihar voter list revision, saying that the focus of the party should be on winning elections suggesting that “unless you win, your point will not matter.”In remarks that appear to diverge from the party’s combative line, Khurshid said:…

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‘Bias toward pilot error’: Pilots’ Association raises concerns over Air India crash report; demands transparency | India News

Workers prepare to hoist the tail section wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed on June 12, in Ahmedabad. (NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, saying the…

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Nimisha Priya death sentence in Yemen: Congress urges PM Modi’s ‘immediate intervention’; calls for ‘utmost priority’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his immediate intervention to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, who is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on July 16.In a letter, Venugopal appealed to the Prime Minister to take urgent diplomatic steps with Yemeni authorities…

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Geometry compass, jumping out of moving auto: Teen girl foils kidnapping bid in Thane – Here’s how she saved herself | India News

NEW DELHI: A teen girl’s bravery and presence of mind saved her from being kidnapped in Thane by using a geometry compass and then jumping out of the moving rickshaw. A 16-year-old girl boarded an auto-rickshaw on Wednesday to reach school, where an unknown passenger was already seated. When nearing her school, despite her request…

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‘Was in Delhi to …’: Siddaramaiah denies Rahul snub claim; accuses BJP of denying funds | India News

Siddaramaiah, left, and Amit Malviya NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerSiddaramaiah on Saturday dismissed BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya’s allegation that he was “humiliated” by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his recent visit to Delhi.Siddaramiah in a post on X clarified that the “primary work in Delhi was to meet defence minister Rajnath Singh to…

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‘Don’t jump to any conclusion’: Civil aviation minister reacts to AI 171 crash probe report; calls it ‘preliminary’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Air India Flight 171 crash is not the final assessment of the incident. The investigation remains ongoing, the ministry said.“This is a preliminary report. At the ministry, we…

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‘Will get them picked-up before delivery’: BJP MP’s bizarre response to pregnant women demanding road; opposition criticizes | India News

Leela Sahu and others (@Leelasahu_mp) Eight pregnant women from Khaddi Khurd village in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district in an appeal highlighting their plight and drawing attention to civic neglect have turned to online platforms, to demand a paved road for access to nearby hospitals, as their village continues to suffer from the lack of proper…

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‘Advisory, not mandatory’: Did FAA flag fuel control switch issue on Boeing jets in 2018? What AI 171 probe report says | India News

NEW DELHI: The preliminary report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad revealed that a 2018 US report had flagged the “potential for disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature.” According to the report, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) No. NM-18-33, issued in December 2018, flagged potential disengagement of the…

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Another businessman shot dead in Patna: Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar; questions ‘why is unconscious CM silent?’ | India News

Tejashwi Yadav and Nitish Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after yet another businessman, Vikram Jha, was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Patna’s Ramkrishna Nagar locality on Friday evening. The incident, which came just days after the killing…

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