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Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, both pilots of Air India flight AI-171, had been declared fit for duty and were adequately rested before the flight took off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, according to an interim report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). However, just seconds after the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet reached its maximum recorded airspeed of 180 knots, both its engines shut down one after the other, leading to a fatal crash, the report said. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot-in-command of AI-171 on June 12, was a seasoned flyer with over 15,600…

Director S Shankar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Veteran director S Shankar has spoken about his dream film, the adaptation of the novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. At a recent public event, the filmmaker opened up on his ambitious plan for the project.“My previous dream project was Enthiran (2010). ‘Velpari’ is now my most ideal movie. The film, like Avatar and Game of Thrones, has the potential to become Indian cinema’s pride,” he said during the celebration of the sale of one lakh copies of CPI (M) MP and writer Su Venkatesan’s novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. Superstar Rajinikanth was…

Harshvardhan Rane’s ripped physique — built on the foundation of discipline, stringent food habits, and regular exercise — is a source of inspiration to one and all. In a recent interview, the Bollywood actor praised the benefits of natural ingredients found in our pantry, and said — “Ye jo main daalchini (cinnamon) khaa raha hoon, ye hain mera fat burner. Jitne bhi zyada products hain duniya mein, unse thoda door rahiye, kyunki packaging mein kya hain aapko maaloom nahi (This cinnamon I’m eating, it is my fat burner. Try to stay away from all packed products in this world, because…

India’s two online e-commerce giants – Amazon and Flipkart have already commenced their sale events, and now Vijay Sales, one of the most popular retail stores in the country, has announced its Grand Electronics Sale. The sale started on July 11 and brings huge discounts on consumer electronics like smartphones, tablets and laptops. Unlike online e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart, discounts available as part of the Vijay Sales Grand Electronics Sale are applicable both online as well in physical retail stores. As part of the ongoing sale, Apple iPhones and MacBooks are available from Rs 43,490 and Rs 70,990…

A 20-year-old Palestinian-American man was killed after being brutally attacked by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the occupied West Bank, according to his family.Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet, who was born in Tampa, Florida, was beaten to death near his family’s farm in the town of Baten al-Hawa, north of Jerusalem, within Area B of the occupied territory. His family says a group of settlers assaulted Musallet while he was defending his land, and then blocked ambulances from reaching him for three hours. He died from his injuries before he could reach the hospital. “I was the first one to reach…

Music directors Anu Malik and Daboo Malik, born to music director Sardar Malik, are brothers but over the years, there have been many conversations about professional and sibling rivalry. In a new interview, Daboo’s son Amaal Mallik opened up about the same and accused Anu of stealing his father’s work, that led to his depression. In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Amaal Mallik shared, “When Daboo Malik and Anu Malik meet, you can’t separate them. They are like mad brothers. But, in the professional dynamics and jealousy, Anu Malik can get a little fiery. They have had issues with each…

In October 2023, Sanjay Shirsat, then a Shiv Sena MLA who is now Maharashtra’s Minister for Social Justice, invited journalists to see his latest acquisition – a plush penthouse in a 72-storey luxury tower in South Mumbai.For Shirsat, a Dalit leader and former rickshaw driver from Aurangabad, the optics of gleaming real estate was meant to symbolise his rise from a working-class background to the state’s power corridors. But it also marked the beginning of a narrative that has now spiralled into controversy. Shirsat, known for his unfiltered comments and among the more visible faces in Deputy Chief Minister Eknath…

Neeru Dhanda was a trifle unlucky to miss a medal in women’s trap as she was placed fourth in the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato on Saturday.Neeru shot 115 and qualified in sixth place by beating Alessia Iezzi of Italy 2-1 in the shoot-off. After 35 birds in the final, Neeru was tied in the second place with 30, along with the eventual silver and bronze medallists Silvana Stanco of Italy and Lada Denisova, but got eliminated owing to her sixth place in qualification.Silvana had topped qualification, and Denisova was fifth in qualification. It was a very brave effort overall by…

On Tuesday, the TSA — a federal agency not known for its generosity — gave American travelers a gift: They will no longer have to take off their shoes when going through airport security. “I think most Americans will be very excited to see they will be able to keep their shoes on,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The statement was, somewhat unusually for Noem, absolutely true. The shoe removal ritual has been standard practice for so long that it’s easy to forget why it started. The British al-Qaeda recruit Richard Reid’s nearly successful effort to bring down an…

People look at a damaged residential building following a Russian air attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing four people, Ukraine said on Saturday (July 12, 2025), calling for fresh sanctions on Moscow to halt its record barrages.Kyiv and Moscow have stepped up aerial strikes over recent months, and U.S.-led ceasefire talks aimed at pausing the over three-year war have stalled.Also Read | EU blasts Russia’s latest Ukraine attacks, threatens new sanctions”Twenty-six cruise missiles and 597 attack drones were launched, of which more than…