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NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Srinagar has directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 62,078 to a Haj returnee and his wife after they were denied boarding despite having valid boarding passes and checking in on time. The commission held the airline liable for deficiency in service as well as unfair trade practice.What was the...

Small plane slams into Beijing landmark CITIC tower A car-sized aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 108-storey CITIC Tower, on Friday, according to two bystanders cited by Reuters.Police sealed off roads around the building, also known as China Zun, and prevented passersby from filming the scene.The CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, is...

Venezuela quakes leave widespread devastation as rescue efforts continue The death toll from two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 920 while around 3,360 people have been injured, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said early Friday as international rescue teams arrived to assist with relief efforts.Speaking alongside government and military officials, Rodríguez said search-and-rescue operations...

The Salem Police Department is searching for a man accused of stealing a purse and using the victim’s credit cards after surveillance photos showed a suspect who closely resembles Chiefs star Travis Kelce. In a viral Facebook post, police joked about the resemblance and referenced Taylor Swift, writing, “Na, it can’t be. He’s a Swifty....

This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated image) After months of war, crippling sanctions, a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and repeated threats of escalation, the United States and Iran have digitally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that has paused one of the Middle East’s most consequential conflicts in recent years.The...

Manufacturing bullet trains involves an entirely different set of capabilities. (AI image) Come 2027 and India may launch its first bullet train service. The Surat–Bilimora section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be operational by August 2027. While that will put it into a league of few countries that have high-speed rail...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to ban the food delivery platform Motoclick after it reportedly admitted to paying workers less than a quarter of New York City’s required delivery worker minimum wage, city officials told a federal judge this week. New York Commissioner Samuel Levine,...

Michael Burry, the famous “Big Short” investor, has once again sounded alarms over Palantir Technologies, describing the company’s stock as “a sand castle” and highlighting its prolonged decline. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Burry shared a chart noting Palantir had made a “new lower low” after a...

That overwhelming gratitude? There’s a reason for it. Image Credits: ChatGPT If you’ve ever thanked a friend three times for forwarding a link, or typed “seriously, thank you so much” after a coworker covered a five-minute task, you’re probably not alone, and it’s probably not a matter of being too emotional or having bad manners....

Sunil Gaikwad recalls Siya Goyal’s reaction after Ketan’s Lohagad Fort fall. PUNE: A man who helped recover realtor Ketan Agarwal’s body moments after he fell from Lohagad fort has claimed that while visitors at the spot were in panic, Siya Goyal remained calm.Sunil Gaikwad, who was among the first people to reach the gorge and...