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British Airways flight BA295 declares emergency, descends to 9,000ft. British Airways flight BA295 declared an emergency while flying over Ireland on Monday after the aircraft made a rapid descent from its cruising altitude.The Boeing 777 was travelling from London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare when it descended from around 37,000 feet to approximately 9,000 feet while…

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and other retired judges on Monday condemned Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s remarks on the Election Commission.Gavai said that a sitting judge should not have made comments on the ongoing row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls as the matter is sub judice…

A rendition of the sixth-generation F/A-XX aircraft that Boeig will make for the US Navy. (Image credit: Boeing) As tensions simmer in the Indo-Pacific, the US and China are developing a new, more powerful generation of fighter aircraft for a potential conflict. Unlike earlier fighters that relied heavily on speed and manoeuvrability, these aircraft will…

India players during a practice session at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: From a star-studded Brazil night that left thousands of seats empty to tickets costing just Rs 199, the India football friendly in Kolkata has seen a dramatic change in pricing within days.The All India Football Federation (AIFF)…

(Image 1 via Getty, Image 2 via Mansion Global: Deshaun Watson and his Ohio mansion) Deshaun Watson is a Cleveland Browns quarterback. He signed a blockbuster contract with the franchise in March 2022: a five-year, $230 million deal. He could have any house in Northeast Ohio, but he chose a conventional mansion in Hunting Valley.He…

Thailand warned of more heavy rain and flash flooding on Monday as the death toll from floods across the country since September 16 rose to 31, authorities said. More than 3.5 million people remained affected nationwide, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.Heavy rain flooded Bangkok over the weekend and into Monday, leaving…

A 15-year-old student protesting against France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools lost his hand on Monday after picking up a police stun grenade in the northern town of Lens, a local official told reporters.An investigation has been opened into the incident, the official added.The incident came as hundreds of French schools entered a second consecutive week…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Supreme Court said that it did not approve any modification made by the Election Commission in Form 6.In a social media post on X, the Congress leader accused the CEC of changing the application citizens…

NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, leaving Union ministers Hardeep Puri and BL Verma out of the list.The party’s Central Election Committee approved the names for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial elections in the state and the eight candidates are: Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha…

Germany warns Russia tensions could spiral into violent conflict Germany risks being drawn into a violent conflict with Russia as Moscow steps up what Berlin describes as an increasingly aggressive “shadow war” involving espionage, sabotage and other hybrid operations, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.According to news agency Reuters, Martin Jaeger, head…