IndiGo fiasco: Airline offers Rs 10,000 vouchers to passengers stranded between Dec 3–5 — key details

Passengers wait in queues at IndiGo airline’s counter at Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Thursday said it will offer Rs 10,000 travel vouchers to passengers who were stranded for long hours during the widespread flight disruptions between December 3 and 5. The airline said the move aims to…

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‘Technique has become a dirty word’: Mark Butcher’s stinging take on England’s Ashes struggles | Cricket News

File Pic: Ben Duckett of England is bowled by Scott Boland of Australia at The Gabba. (Getty Images) Former England batter Mark Butcher has delivered one of the most piercing assessments of England’s technical decline in recent years, arguing that an overemphasis on “intent” has eroded the fundamentals needed to survive the rigorous demands of…

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BCCI to review domestic pay for women cricketers; Virat Kohli–Rohit Sharma contract grading on agenda | Cricket News

L-R: India cricketers Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to take up a long-awaited revision of domestic match fees for women cricketers during the Apex Council meeting scheduled for December 22. The meeting, which will be held virtually, comes…

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Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers detained in Thailand, to be deported soon; photos show siblings handcuffed | Goa News

Luthra brothers detained in Thailand NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Goa, were detained by Thai Police early on Thursday on the request of Indian law enforcement agencies, sources said. The duo was wanted after fleeing the country following last week’s blaze that claimed 25 lives. They…

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RSS steps into Thiruparankundram storm: Mohan Bhagwat says issue must end ‘favourably for Hindus’, no escalation needed for now | Chennai News

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed confidence that the Thiruparankundram temple issue in Tamil Nadu can be resolved locally through the strength of Hindus TIRUCHIRAPPALLI: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Wednesday that the Thiruparankundram temple issue in Tamil Nadu can be resolved within the state based on Hindu strength, while speaking at the “100 years…

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Can Sharjeel, Umar speeches be deemed terror acts: Supreme Court to cops | India News

The Supreme Court questioned Delhi Police on invoking stringent UAPA provisions against riot accused for speeches, seeking justification for linking terror acts to their words. Justices sought clarity on how Section 15, pertaining to terrorist acts, applies when arms weren’t directly used by the accused, who have been jailed for over five years. NEW DELHI:…

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Trump says US seized ‘largest ever’ oil tanker off Venezuela; dramatic footage shows operators fast-roping aboard — watch

The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, marking a dramatic escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela. “As you probably know, we have just seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, the largest…

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PM-led panel finalises names for CIC & ICs, Rahul Gandhi dissents | India News

NEW DELHI: The three-member selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that met on Wednesday to appoint the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), eight information commissioners (ICs) and a vigilance commissioner is learnt to have finalised the names. However, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have registered his…

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