'Out of fuel, but flight denied urgent landing'

Army out on streets, civil war likely: Mamata

Agusta scam: Court issues fresh NBW against Christian Michel

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SBI to launch mobile wallet for feature phone
State Bank of India (SBI) chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bank will come up with a mobile wallet for feature phone by first half of this December. She said the bank has already launched a mobile wallet ‘State Bank Buddy’ for smart phone users.

Gold hits 6-month low, loses another Rs 350

China looking to buy Indian pharma
Chinese investors are looking at opportunities to acquire pharmaceutical companies in India, an expert with a government-backed think tank said.

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Sundarbans tiger population stable, finds report
Fighting ingress of salt water and erosion of forest land due to climate change, tiger population in the shrinking islands of Sundarbans has remained stable over the last few years with the latest report estimating the presence of 86 big cats.

Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday.

Deep sea corals under threat from climate change: Study
North Atlantic coral populations - which support a variety of sea life - are under threat from climate change, according to scientists who have warned that changing winter weather conditions may upset fragile marine ecosystems.

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How Putin, Khamenei, Saudi prince got OPEC deal done
Russian President Vladmir Putin played a crucial role in helping OPEC rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia set aside differences to forge the cartel's first deal with non-OPEC Russia in 15 years.

Ukraine launches missile drills near Crimea
Ukraine on Thursday unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound to irritate Moscow.

Colombia postpones peace talks with ELN guerrillas
The Colombian government said its peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) were postponed to Jan. 10 while the guerrilla force conducts internal consultations and is to free a kidnapped politician.

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Grateful to Akshay: Martyred jawan's father
One 22nd November 2016 suspected Pakistani troops killed three soldiers and mutilated one of the bodies near the Jammu and Kashmir border. ‘Body of one soldier mutilated, retribution will be heavy for this cowardly act,’ the army confirmed on Twitter.

'Pink' to be screened at the UN headquarters
There might not be the usual red carpet glamour, which is often seen at movie screenings, but it will indeed be a proud moment for 'Pink'’s team when Shoojit Sircar’s latest outing will be screened at the UN headquarters in New York.

Watch: KSG's romantic gesture for Bipasha
​​Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover make for a lovely couple. The two have never shied away from openly expressing their love for each other on social media.

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Indian astrophysicist wins challenge on dark energy

Japan to test 'fishing mesh' to catch space junk

Earth's 'technosphere' weighs 30 trillion tons

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Current Indian Test team has potential to succeed abroad: Dravid
"I am very impressed with the batting talent we have and they are growing, developing as a team, they still are figuring their way out. I hope by the time India tours abroad, we will have a settled batting line up, a sort of confident and successful middle order in place," Dravid said.

Saina should be back to her best from January end: Vimal
"Saina Nehwal is definitely not back to her best and has some way to go before she can aspire to win big tournaments again. She needs some more time, may be in terms of physical and strength aspects in which she needs to improve," Vimal Kumar said.

Southgate confirms Rooney as England captain
England manager Gareth Southgate confirmed Wayne Rooney will remain captain on Thursday as he faced the media for the first time since his appointment on a permanent basis.

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Morgan Stanley-managed mutual fund cuts Flipkart valuation to $5.5 billion
A mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley has sharply cut the value of its shares in India's largest e-tailer for the fourth time over a period of a year, valuing the company at $5.5 billion.

Flipkart loses another top executive
Flipkart's SVP (engineering) Peeyush Ranjan, who was the chief technology officer at the company till a few months back, has resig ned, adding to the list of top-level exits that have hit the e-tailer since last year.

Here's how ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes may hurt PM Modi's 'Make in India' plans
Industry insiders said they expect 2-3 months impact on current manufacturing activities. Analysts expect demand to normalise by mid-February to March.

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ISC exams from Feb 6, ICSE from Feb 27
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the exam timetable for the class XII (ISC) and class X (ICSE) examination to be held in 2017.

Only 177 PhDs in entrepreneurship in last 16 years: Study
Despite government's efforts to promote entrepreneurship, doctoral research on the subject is yet to pick up in Indian universities as only 177 PhDs have been awarded in it compared to 20,271 in social sciences during last 16 years, says a study.

India's first Confucius classroom to come up in Kolkata
Approved by the Chinese government, this will be the first Confucius classroom in India, where 10-15 teachers from China will be joining as faculty. Classes will start from middle of next year and will have the capacity to take around 800 students by the end of 2017.

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Forex scam: Defunct notes being deposited using fake documents

Companies use digital wallets to pay employees, casual workers hit

Withdrawal woes on pay day as banks ration cash

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Death after delivery: Doctor to pay Rs 15 lakh to kin

Cops hunt for parents of newborn found in temple

2,200 RWAs in Delhi, DPCC tells NGT

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Cyclone Nada to bring more rain on Friday
After four months, Bengaluru will receive about 15mm of rainfall daily for the next few days as a result of cyclone Nada heading towards the Tamil Nadu coast. On Thursday evening, it drizzled in parts of Bengaluru and the rest of the state.

Biggest haul in new currency: I-T raids in Bengaluru uncover Rs 30crore in cash, assets
The Income Tax department undertook search-and-raid operations on Thursday on the houses of two government officials and two contractors in Bengaluru, and seized Rs 6 crore in unaccounted cash, including Rs 4.7 crore worth of new Rs 2,000 notes.The combined value of the seized wealth is put at Rs 30 crore.

Govt keen on steel flyover, to seek NGT stay vacation
The Karnataka government on Thursday signalled its willingness to go ahead with the controversial steel flyover project and explored options to get the stay imposed by a national green court vacated.

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CREDAI's food relief for construction workers
In an effort to ease cash woes of daily wage workers, Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) announced a relief programme to set up a community kitchen to provide daily meals to all construction workers at their sites soon.

Cops who aided scribes in robbing businessman surrender
Two constables of Alwal police station, who robbed a businessman with the connivance of some reporters of news channels last week, surrendered at the Bolarum police station on Thursday.

Tiwari new chief of Dundigal IAF academy
Air Marshal Amit Tiwari took over as Commandant of Air Force Academy, Dundigal, here on Wednesday.

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2 men steal 6 lakh watches from showroom
Police said CCTV camera footage showed the men, their faces masked, rummaging in the showroom around 2am. The showroom had been closed around 10pm on Wednesday after business.

Little rain: Bothrelief, concerngrasp Chennai

21,000 CCTV cameras keep watch over the city

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On payday, some get cash, others tokens
A tailor at a readymade garments factory in Juhapura, Chand Bibi (42), was pleading on Thursday to a bank manager to give her at least Rs 15,000 if not the Rs 24,000 withdrawal that the government allows.

Tokens today, delivery tomorrow!
Contrary to the heavy rush anticipated at banks to withdraw salaries, long queues were conspicuously absent at some branches. Paper tokens handed to customers helped bankers shorten long queues.

Cash crunch hits rabi sowing in Gujarat
Rabi sowing on farms in Gujarat, which was expected to begin much quicker, has failed to gain momentum due to demonetisation.

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AIMIM gets into poll gear, to contest from 3 assembly seats
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest from three assembly seats in Allahabad -- City West, City South and Soraon -- in the 2017 Assembly elections in the state.

Trader found dead, no headway yet
A 35-year-old city trader was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his hardware shop at Chameli Bai Dharamshala area under Kotwali police station, here on Wednesday morning.

Business was never so bad: Eatery owners
Unfortunately, it's the local dhaba and roadside stalls that are worst-hit.Be it the ones in posh Civil Lines or those situated near the city side of Allahabad junction, the number of customers has fallen as low .

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Cyclone Nada will skip Odisha: Met
Even as Monday's low pressure has intensified into cyclonic storm Nada, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday ruled out any major impact on Odisha barring light rainfall on Friday and Saturday.

Papu Pompom gets face 'inked' for anti-Jagannath comments

Silk City water project begins operation
The much-awaited Janibili mega water supply project for Berhampur commenced on Wednesday.Chief minister Naveen Patnaik kick-started the work at Jagadalapur on the outskirts of the city.

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BJP's Vijayvargiya mocks Rahul Gandhi over twitter a/c hack

Supreme court strikes down DME order on 37 MBBS admissions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed an order by the Madhya Pradesh Director of Medical Education (DME) that cancelled admissions of 37 MBBS students in private medical colleges of Ujjain, Dewas and Bhopal

World AIDS Day: No count of welfare scheme beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh

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Poll code effect? National livestock championship advanced by month
The annual National Livestock Championship has been preponed by a month because of the upcoming assembly elections, a source in the Punjab animal husbandry department has told The Times of India.

Akali leader Naresh Kataria joins Congress
the joining of Kataria and other Akali leaders and supporters.

Cong in loyalist-outsider fix?
List Soon, But No Clarity On Ticket Criteria

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