NEW DELHI – India’s Aviation Ministry on Dec 5 rolled back a new policy of weekly rest for pilots after chaos caused by hundreds of flight cancellations by the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo.
Airports across India have been in disarray since Dec 1, with the private carrier blaming the disruption on “unforeseen operational challenges”. On Dec 4, IndiGo admitted to aviation regulators that “misjudgment and planning gaps” in adapting to new rules led to the operational meltdown, even though it had two years to prepare for the switch.On... Read More
Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring.
“I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told NBC News in an interview released on Friday. When asked whether he was frustrated by the tabloid-style attention, he said, “With anything in life, you take the good with the bad.” His comments come amid online speculation about the vice president’s... Read More
U.S. playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated “Slave Play”, was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday. Harris, 36, was stopped on November 16 at Naha Airport on Okinawa island after a customs... Read More
Police arrest 4 people suspected of ordering series of robberies around around Tokyo.
Police in Japan have arrested four people in their 20s suspected of being the masterminds behind a robbery that caused the injury of a woman in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, last year. In October 2024, a woman in her 50s was attacked at her home in Ichikawa City, and her possessions, including her car and... Read More
Trump administration says Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure'”
President Donald Trump’s administration has warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent. The 33-page National Security Strategy sees the US leader outline his vision for the world and how he will wield US military... Read More
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif on Friday assailed Imran Khan for creating and spreading an “anti-army” rhetoric, stating that such narratives were now out of the realm of politics and had become a “national security threat”.
Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR described a “creeping national security threat” that the military has deemed necessary to confront. The DG ISPR was also asked about the imposition of governor’s rule in KP and said it had nothing to do with the army, adding that the government had to decide on... Read More
UK : The police watchdog says it is investigating after a teenager who was tasered by an officer on a motorway was fatally hit by a car.
Logan Smith, 18, was being taken to hospital in an ambulance at about 11pm on Sunday when the vehicle stopped on the hard shoulder of the M5 in Somerset. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the vehicle stopped on the northbound carriageway “due to the concerns of ambulance staff”. Mr Smith got out... Read More
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn-BBC
Netflix has agreed to buy the film and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery in major Hollywood deal worth $72bn (£54bn). The streaming giant had emerged as the top bidder for Warner Bros ahead of rivals Comcast and Paramount Skydance after a drawn-out battle. Warner Bros owns franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones,... Read More
EU hits X with €120 million fine over breaking digital rules
The European Commission has accused X of misleadingly authenticating user accounts with blue ticks, withholding data from researchers and not transparently signposting The European Commission has accused X of misleadingly authenticating user accounts with blue ticks, withholding data from researchers and not transparently signposting advertisements. The European Union has fined Elon Musk’s social media platform... Read More
LeBron James’ historic 10-point a game streak ends after eye-popping 1,297 games
James, 40, saw his 1,297-game streak of scoring at least 10 points snapped Thursday night, tallying just eight points in the Lakers’ 123-120 victory over the Raptors. Despite having the chance to break the 10-point threshold with just seconds left in the game, James dished the ball to Lakers forward Rui Hachimura for the game-winning... Read More