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Delhi airport operator DIAL plans to levy higher charges from airlines for grounded aircraft as they occupy available parking space and impact overall operational efficiency, amid rising instances of grounding of planes due to technical and other issues. «We are planning that in the next traffic calculation, we are going to request that for people who are grounding (aircraft) here for more than a certain period, there should be some sort of higher charges because otherwise it disturbs the operations of other airlines,» Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar told PTI in an interview. Jaipuriar, who is in charge of the country's largest airport, was responding to a query on whether the operator will look at levying higher charges from airlines for aircraft that are grounded at the airport.

BJP in Madhya Pradesh has come as a surprise for many within the party as a two-third majority was not expected. While the central and state welfare schemes have worked for the BJP, Congress scuttled its chances due to infighting and trying to better what Shivraj Singh Chouhan government was already providing. To beat the natural fatigue and anti-incumbency that was building up against it, BJP fought these elections with “Modi ki guarantee”, seeking votes through this slogan in its manifesto and its public meetings.

Vinod Khosla weighed into the debate kicked off by Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s comments that young people should work 70-hour weeks, saying that people need not be so sensitive to the remark. ‘Toughen up’

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party declared the highest assets among regional parties in the year 2021-22, followed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a report by a democratic reform think tank said. According to Association for Democratic Reforms, during the financial year 2020-21, SP declared assets totalling Rs 561.46 crore, which increased by 1.23 per cent to Rs 568.369 crore in 2021-22.

Pakistan surged 34 per cent in November, with 63 militant attacks recorded in the country during the month, a think-tank report said on Sunday. The 63 militant attacks in November resulted in 83 deaths, including that of 37 security forces personnel and 33 civilians, the Dawn newspaper reported, citing data by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) think tank. Additionally, 89 individuals, including 53 civilians and 36 security forces personnel, sustained injuries, according to the Islamabad-based think tank.

Bhupesh Baghel factor. Baghel, the incumbent chief minister, had come to be seen as one of the Congress' strongest regional satraps with a stranglehold on the politics of Chhattisgarh after the BJP ruled the state for 15 years and then descended into chaos.

earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake Saturday night had a magnitude of 7.6 and struck at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles).

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₹259 crore in H1. This is a potential indication that Swiggy chose growth over profitability as it continued to be in the red at the Ebitda level. This is even after Swiggy said its food delivery business turned profitable in March.

Variety's report. In 1994, Warner Bros. began work on the project ‘I Am Legend’ but the production got delayed due to budgetary concerns.

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 115 seats in Rajasthan, heading for a massive victory after wresting power from the Congress. Candidates from the grand old party are trailing behind, with total seats captured at 67 – not even reaching 70, as per official EC data.

WhatsApp banned a total of 7,548,000 accounts in India, with 1,919,000 of these accounts being proactively banned before any user reports. As per the instant messaging platform, the section on user grievances provides insights into the types of complaints received and the corresponding actions taken.

rooftop solar installations in India registered a 34.7 per cent year-on-year jump to 431 MW during July-September 2023, aided by a fall in module prices, Mercom India said. The rooftop solar installations were at 320 megawatt (MW) during the three-month period of 2022, the research firm said in a report. The rooftop solar capacity addition was also higher at 1.3 gigawatt (GW) in the first nine months of 2023, compared to 1.2 GW in January-September 2022.

North Korea has begun reconnaissance satellite operations, state news agency KCNA said on Sunday, after the country launched its first military spy satellite last month in a move that drew new sanctions from the U.S. and its allies. The new satellite operations office at the Pyongyang General Control Centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA), started to discharge its mission on Saturday and will report acquired information to the reconnaissance bureau at the army and other major units, KCNA said. North Korea says it successfully launched its first military spy satellite on Nov.

Congress has hurriedly sent a special team to Hyderabad to save its MLAs from being poached after exit polls showed a clear possibility of the party winning more seats than the ruling BRS in the Telangana polls. Exit polls had suggested a tight race in Telangana, with Congress getting a slender lead over BRS. The special team includes Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar, known as the party’s crisis manager. The others are his cabinet colleagues Zameer Ahmed Khan, B Nagendra, and NS Boseraju. Shivakumar said that there was information about BRS attempting to contact their MLAs.

BJP leading in vote counting trends for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, former state chief minister Raman Singh on Sunday said showed the people have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's works and guarantees and not in CM Bhupesh Baghel's promises. Talking to reporters here, senior BJP leader Singh said the vote counting trends in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan show the BJP is heading to form government with a clear majority in the three states.

Tron (TRX) has recently captivated the attention of Iranian militant groups, suggesting the broader adoption of TRX. Also, Standard Chartered Bank reasserted its bullish position on Bitcoin (BTC), projecting an even more ambitious height for the flagship digital currency.

₹6.25 crore on its opening day. The first two days of the Bollywood movie set a solid foundation for the film's Box Office run. As the weekend progressed, "Sam Bahadur" witnessed a significant surge on its second day, with a substantial 52% increase in collections, bringing in ₹9.5 crore.

INDIA bloc meeting in national capital Delhi on 6 December. According to news agency ANI, Kharge dialed his alliance partners for a meet in Delhi on 6 December. Will this be the meet to discuss seat sharing between the INDIA bloc members? On 25 October, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had said that INDIA bloc seat sharing is likely to be declared after the 5-state elections.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are continuing the large-scale airstrikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip as the world leaders deliberate to bring both parties back to the negotiating table. Since Friday morning, when the true deal collapsed, at least 240 Palestinians have been reported to be killed in the Gaza Strip with the overall death toll crossing 15,000. Israel has shifted the focus of bombardments to southern Gaza and ruled out any talks with Hamas about the ceasefire.

BJP in Rajasthan, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday took a jibe at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying people have come out of the spell of the «magician». «The 'magic' has ended and Rajasthan has come out of the spell of the magician.