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IndiGo Airlines has issued an apology and said that the customers are being provided hotels and are being rebooked as per their final destination. The video of the incident, which took place on Thursday on flight 6E 2235, shows flyers in utter discomfort.

Bangladesh's interim government of its commitment to helping the country expand economic opportunities, build institutional capacity, and uphold human rights. The US commitment came as a high-level US delegation met Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. «We are committed to helping expand economic opportunities, build institutional capacity, uphold human rights, and mitigate climate risks with our partner, Bangladesh,» the US Embassy in Dhaka posted on X after the meeting. The US delegation at the meeting was headed by Assistant Secretary for International Finance of the US Department of Treasury Brent Neiman. The delegation also included US State Department Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu, The Daily Star newspaper said.

junior doctors in West Bengal on Sunday said they remain steadfast in their resolve to pursue justice for the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar hospital, a day after another attempt to resolve the impasse with the state government fell through. Amid persistent rain, the protesting doctors continued their sit-in outside 'Swasthya Bhavan', the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake, for the sixth consecutive day. «We are steadfast in our resolve to seek justice for our sister, no matter the adversity. We have spent nights on the streets in harsh conditions and inclement weather despite some of us not feeling well,» an agitating junior medic said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the doctors were protesting and assured them that their demands would be addressed, but the proposed meeting fell through, with the protesters claiming that they were asked to leave «unceremoniously» after waiting for three hours at the gates of the CM's residence.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that the deep depression that was formed over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh has moved slowly westward and subsequently, within the duration of 24 hours, its intensity will gradually weaken into a 'depression'. Along with it, the IMD has issued a warning for «very heavy to heavy rainfall» at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal, including Kolkata and «extremely heavy rainfall» at isolated places over south Gangetic West Bengal for today. According to the IMD, the deep depression formed over Gangetic West Bengal is likely to move slowly and maintain its intensity of deep depression till Sunday evening while it will gradually weaken into a depression during the subsequent 24 hours.

Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. Iran described the launch as the second such launch to put a satellite into orbit with the rocket. Independent scientists later confirmed the launch and that the satellite reached orbit. Footage later released by Iranian media showed the rocket blast off from a mobile launcher. An Associated Press analysis of the video and other imagery later released suggested the launch happened at the Guard's launch pad on the outskirts of the city of Shahroud, some 350 kilometers (215 miles) east of the capital, Tehran.

junior doctors and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee failed as the doctors demanded video recording of the meeting after reaching Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat, which was denied by the Police citing security issues. The protesting students said, «The video streaming cannot be done by both sides. Only they will do the video recording. However, we were not allowed to video and the CM said that the video will not be shared to us as the matter is subjudice. Paying respect to the CM, we thought of paying respect to her and we will get the minutes. Then, the Health Minister said it is too late and the meeting cannot be conducted.» Chief secretary Manoj Pant and junior health minister Chandrima Bhattacharya were present along with Banerjee at the meeting originally scheduled to begin at 7.15 in the evening. All 35 doctors present were allowed into the chief minister's home.

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junior doctors and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday was cancelled after the doctors' demand for video recording of the meeting was denied by the Kolkata Police citing security issues. Meanwhile, late in the evening, CBI arrested Sandip Ghosh and the officer-in-charge (OC) of Tala police station in connection with the rape-murder case. Earlier, chief secretary Manoj Pant and junior health minister Chandrima Bhattacharya were present along with Banerjee at the meeting originally scheduled to begin at 7.15 in the evening. All 35 doctors present were allowed into the chief minister's home.

Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 AM and 1:30 PM. There is a written examination for Class-III government posts. Ajay Tewari Additional Chief Secretary Home & Political Department stated, “Whereas, the Government of Assam through the «State Level Recruitment Commission for Class III Posts» is going to conduct written examination for recruitment to the vacant posts of Class-Ill in different State Government establishments for the eligible candidates;Whereas, Secondary Education Board of Assam (SEBA) on behalf of the «State Level Recruitment Commission for Class-III Posts» has announced the schedule of holding of such written examinations in different examination centres covering 28 districts of Assam on 15th September 2024.” The order stated, “Whereas a whopping 11,23,204 number of candidates are supposed to appear for the public exam in 2305 examination centres spread across the state of Assam on that day, out of which 429 centre are identified as ‘sensitive’ centres due to their geographical location and past history of cheating and other malpractices, Whereas, the Government of Assam desires that the written examination should be held in a free, fair and transparent manner to select the best candidates purely on merit and no malpractices should be allowed during the examination, Whereas, it has been observed on earlier such occasions that some unscrupulous elements resorted to unfair means using different Mobile Applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp, X(Twitter), Telegram and Youtube etc.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has stated that efforts are being made to preserve the sanctity and blessings of the Narmada River, with plans to ban liquor and meat shops in religious towns across the state. Speaking to on Saturday, CM Yadav said, «By bringing together all state government departments, we have made an effort to maintain the sanctity and blessings of Maa Narmada. We will aim to ban meat and liquor shops in religious towns. I hope the decisions taken will be reviewed in November. This is not a one-day process; it is an ongoing one.» Meanwhile, the Congress party has welcomed the government's decision, calling it a sacred initiative.

Google knew publishers would balk when it took measures in 2019 to keep them from diverting ad sales to competitors, prompting it to try to make the change look more palatable, according to internal documents shown at the tech titan's antitrust trial on Thursday. Google's removal of the feature that publishers used to reduce their dependence on Google is a key piece of the case in which the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of states are seeking to show the company unfairly dominated markets for the technology that facilitates online advertising. The Justice Department showed emails and documents where Google employees discussed the company losing revenue because publishers were using their ability to set a higher minimum for bids from Google's AdX than for other exchanges.

Narendra Modi will flag off the country's first 'Vande Metro' service on Monday during his two-day visit to Gujarat, an official said. The Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro is a fully unreserved air-conditioned train for which passengers can buy tickets from the counter shortly before its departure, Western Railway (Ahmedabad division) public relations officer Pradeep Sharma said on Saturday. «It will accommodate 2,058 standing and 1,150 sitting passengers. WR carried out a trial of the service early this week,» he added. According to WR officials, the Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service will stop at nine stations and cover the 360 kilometre distance in 5 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour. It will depart from Bhuj at 5:05am and reach Ahmedabad Junction at 10:50am, they said.

Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions has moved north-northeastwards and weakened into a well-marked low pressure area. This low pressure system is currently situated over northwest Uttar Pradesh and its surrounding areas. It is expected to weaken further into a low pressure area. The IMD has issued rainfall alerts for many states including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.

Amit Shah extended his heartfelt wishes to people on Saturday on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. Taking to social media handle X on Hindi completing 75 years as the official language of the country, Amit Shah wrote in a post that all Indian languages are our pride and heritage, and without enriching them, we cannot move forward. «All Indian languages are our pride and heritage, without enriching them we cannot move forward. Official language Hindi has an unbreakable relationship with every Indian language. This year Hindi has completed 75 years of public communication and national unity as the official language of the country. I am confident that by taking all Indian languages together, official language Hindi will continue to contribute towards realizing the resolution of a developed India,» Amit Shah posted in Hindi.

Russian state media and RT with new sanctions, accusing it of playing key role in carrying out 'covert influence activities' aimed at undermining American elections and democracies. The State Department said it is starting a diplomatic campaign to alert nations about the risks associated with RT activities and disclosed declassified US intelligence findings suggesting RT is completely integrated with Russia's intelligence operations worldwide. «We took these steps based on our conclusion that Rossiya Segodnya and these five subsidiaries are no longer merely firehoses of Russian Government propaganda and disinformation; they are engaged in covert influence activities aimed at undermining American elections and democracies, functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus,» the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Friday.

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After Taylor Swift's social media post, Republicans have now hit back with a new style of polling merchandise where a t-shirt is being circulated which contain lines from Swift' 2017 album 'Reputation'. This album has been sung countless times by Swift, even during her Eras Tour shows across the world, widely acclaimed by the audience.

Piyush Goyal, minister for commerce and industry, on Friday launched two digital initiatives to resolve issues faced by exporters, bring transparency, and make exports more convenient. The Jansunwai Portal provides exporters with necessary information, clarifications, concerns, find the status of complaints and a video-conferencing facility to directly speak to officials of the various departments concerned with exports. «There wouldn't be need for running behind officials, the intention of the government is that nobody ever is required to come to commerce department's various wings,» Goyal said on the sideline of the Board of Trade Meeting in Mumbai.

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking their intervention to ensure speedy justice to the trainee doctor of the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital who was found raped and murdered last month. The West Bengal Junior Doctor's Front also raised their safety and security concerns and highlighted the «dire and deplorable circumstances» in the «medical fraternity of the state» in the four-page letter, which was also sent to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and union health minister JP Nadda. Raising the issue of the rape-murder of the trainee doctor, the letter said the «gruesome nature of the crime», the alleged attempts to cover it up and the attendant atmosphere of fear «woke the nation up to demand an impartial investigative process and a speedy, fair and rational trial».

Supreme Court's order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to accelerate the Delhi government's functioning, even as the top court imposed certain conditions for his release, officials said on Friday. AAP asserted in a statement that Kejriwal was «fully empowered» to give directions to all his ministers so that work could be done in public interest. Kejriwal heads the council of ministers and oversees all governance through the ministers of various departments, the party said in a statement. The chief minister, who had promised to implement the «Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana» for providing a monthly honorarium of Rs 1,000 to women above 18 years, can launch the scheme ahead of the assembly polls, due early next year.

Mission Mausam" to improve weather understanding and forecasting through expanded observation networks, better modelling and advanced tools like AI and machine learning. The mission will explore «weather management» technologies and include creating a laboratory to artificially develop clouds, increasing the number of radars by over 150 per cent and adding new satellites, supercomputers and much more. Why is it needed? According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tropical weather forecasting remains challenging due to the complexity of atmospheric processes and limitations in current observation and model resolution. Observational data is relatively sparse, both spatially and temporally, and the horizontal resolution of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models, currently at 12 kilometres, makes it difficult to accurately forecast small-scale weather events in India, it said.