MUMBAI: The UK’s civil aviation regulator has sought an explanation from Air India following media reports of a fuel control switch issue involving a Boeing 787 aircraft in London, asking the airline to detail the maintenance carried out before the aircraft was...

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At first glance, Earth’s map seems settled. Continents appear fixed—named, counted and familiar. Yet over recent decades, geologists have been quietly revising that picture. One vast region in the southwest Pacific has repeatedly returned to scientific debate. Mostly...

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NEW DELHI: India’s waste problem does not creep up gradually—it arrives in waves. Long weekends, festival seasons, school holidays and tourist peaks trigger sudden surges. Beaches overflow, hill stations strain, pilgrimage towns buckle, and public spaces rapidly...

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NEW DELHI: A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 carrying around 250 people made an emergency diversion to Kolkata on Wednesday after reporting an engine fire while en route from Kathmandu to Istanbul. The aircraft, registered as TC-LNH and operating as flight TK 727,...

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro has completed the installation of pollution-control systems at all 143 elevated stations across the national capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday, calling it a significant step in the government’s efforts to tackle air...

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NEW DELHI: Russia on Wednesday said it has no reason to believe that India is reconsidering its oil purchases from Moscow, while reaffirming its readiness to continue close cooperation with New Delhi in the energy sector. In a post on X, the Russian foreign ministry...

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