New Delhi: As IndiGo’s unprecedented operational crisis continued to unfold, thousands of passengers across India’s major airports were left stranded, not only by canceled flights but also by missing luggage. The scale of the disruption was staggering: on Friday alone, IndiGo canceled over 1,000 flights, triggering chaos across the nation and leaving countless travelers searching

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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will serve as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a key UNESCO meeting focused on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, which will be held at the historic Red Fort on December 7. This high-profile event precedes the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of

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Washington: The United States has reaffirmed its intention to work closely with India to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region, maintain freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, and safeguard critical technological domains, according to the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy (NSS). The 33-page document, made public on Friday, outlines America’s strategic

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New Delhi: India’s domestic aviation market was thrown into turmoil on Friday as IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations left passengers struggling to secure travel, with airfares across major routes surging up to ten times their usual rates. The disruption came in the wake of the airline’s cancellation of more than 1,000 flights over the past few

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New Delhi: The ongoing IndiGo flight crisis continued to wreak havoc at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday, leaving passengers stranded and scrambling for alternative arrangements. Among those affected was Sanjay Rabari, a father who had traveled all the way from Canada to India to celebrate his son’s second birthday, only to find his

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New Delhi: India and Russia on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to a unified and “uncompromising” global campaign against terrorism, calling for zero tolerance and international cooperation without hidden agendas or double standards. The pledge was made during the annual India-Russia summit, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed counter-terrorism as a

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New Delhi: A joint team from India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is scheduled to travel to London next week to participate in the first hearing of Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India. The development comes as the fugitive diamantaire seeks to reopen his extradition case, claiming that

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New Delhi: India and Russia are poised to surpass the $100 billion bilateral trade target well ahead of the previously set 2030 deadline, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday during the India-Russia Trade Forum held in New Delhi. The announcement came in the backdrop of Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighting opportunities for expanding commerce

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New Delhi: Strengthening cooperation in nuclear energy was a key highlight of the India-Russia Summit held on Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin discussed a range of initiatives aimed at boosting India’s clean energy capacity. Among the topics on the agenda were small modular reactors (SMRs), floating nuclear plants, and the

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New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday granted IndiGo a series of temporary exemptions from recently introduced crew fatigue rules, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing operational crisis that has disrupted air travel across India for four consecutive days. The decision comes as the country’s largest airline cancels over 1,600

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