IndiGo is back on its feet, says CEO Pieter Elbers

IANS | December 9, 2025 4:47 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday that the airline’s operations have stabilised after days of widespread flight disruptions that left passengers stranded at major airports nationwide, as the low-cost carriers planes were grounded due to an acute shortage of pilots under the new flight duty limitation norms.

Those who divide country are sinners like Jaichand and Mir Jafar: CM Yogi

IANS | December 9, 2025 4:29 PM

Gorakhpur, Dec 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday warned against forces attempting to divide society and the nation along caste, regional or linguistic lines. He said such elements were committing “sins akin to those of Jaichand and Mir Jafar.”

India, Nepal DGMOs validate Exercise 'SURYAKIRAN-XIX', cementing 'long-standing military brotherhood'

IANS | December 9, 2025 4:15 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the Indian Army, Lt Gen Manish Luthra and Nepal Army, Maj Gen Anup Jung Thapa jointly witnessed and validated the two-day Battalion-level Validation Exercise conducted as part of Exercise SURYAKIRAN–XIX, marking the culmination of an intensive combined training cycle at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, defence officials said on Tuesday.

New labour codes give gig, platform workers portable social security benefits

IANS | December 9, 2025 4:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Gig and platform workers in India will receive formal legal recognition, portable social‑security benefits and a national registration framework through e-Shram under provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020 of the new labour codes, the government said on Tuesday.

Supriya Sule says ECI failed to uphold neutrality in Maha panchayat polls

IANS | December 9, 2025 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that it has failed to uphold neutrality, allowed corruption and violence during Maharashtra local panchayat elections, and ignored systemic lapses that threaten democracy.

Records of 61,869 agri credit societies digitised: Amit Shah

IANS | December 9, 2025 3:19 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that under a computerisation project, 61,869 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies have completed digitisation of their legacy records, and 60,424 PACSs have already been onboarded on ePACS Software.