Digi Yatra to be available at 25 more airports in 2024: Scindia

New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). At […]

Global coal demand expected to decline in coming years: IEA

New Delhi: After reaching an all-time high this year, global coal demand is expected to decline by 2026 due to a major expansion of renewables, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual coal market report. This is the first time that the report has predicted a drop in global coal […]

BCCI pays tribute to MS Dhoni, retires his No. 7 jersey

After Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni second player to have the board retire his jersey New Delhi: The BCCI has decided to ‘retire’ World Cup winning captain M S Dhoni’s No.7 jersey to honour his rich contribution to Indian cricket. The iconic India captain last played for the country in the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New […]

Pandya replaces hugely successful Rohit as Mumbai Indians captain

New Delhi: Hardik Pandya was on Friday named Mumbai Indians captain in place of a highly-successful Rohit Sharma, who led the IPL giants to five trophies. The announcement from Mumbai Indians comes after Hardik made a return to the franchise last month, following a high-profile trade from Gujarat Titans, whom he led in the past […]

Under-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat India to enter final; UAE stun Pakistan to reach summit clash

Dubai: Ariful Islam’s counter-punching fifty and a fiery spell by left-arm pacer Maruf Mridha helped Bangladesh score a facile four-wicket win over India to reach the final of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup here Friday. On a slightly double-paced pitch, Indian batters struggled to get going before getting bundled out for 188 in 42.4 overs, […]

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for day amid Opposition protest

New Delhi:The Rajya Sabha proceedings on Friday were adjourned for the day as the Opposition parties continued with their protest demanding discussion on the security breach in Parliament. As soon as the House met at 2 PM after morning adjournments, Opposition members were up in arms again, demanding a discussion on the Wednesday security breach. […]

Parliament security breach: Police file terrorism charges against 4; 8 security personnel suspended

New Delhi:Police have filed terrorism charges under the stringent UAPA against four people arrested after two of them jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and set off smoke canisters in a major security breach inside Parliament that also led to the suspension of eight Delhi Police personnel. The key conspirator was arrested on Thursday. As […]