Air India launches weekly flight on new sector
- The inaugural flight took off from Chicago late on Wednesday night and is scheduled to land at the Hyderabad international airport by midnight on Thursday.
By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 09:29 PM IST
In a first, Air India on Thursday said it has launched its first-ever non-stop service between Hyderabad and Chicago. The inaugural flight took off from Chicago late on Wednesday night and is scheduled to land at the Hyderabad international airport by midnight on Thursday.
An Air India spokesperson said, the flight AI 108 from Chicago to Hyderabad will operate on Wednesdays, with a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft with a seating capacity of 238 including 8 First class, 35 Business class, 195 Economy class configuration besides 4 cockpit and 12 cabin crew.
The flyers will have to spend around 16 hours and 45 minutes while flying Hyderabad to Chicago and roughly about 15 hours and 40 minutes onboard while travelling from Chicago to Hyderabad, the airline said.
At present, the national carrier operates non-stop flights from Delhi to New York, Newark, Washington DC, San Francisco and Chicago. From Mumbai, Air India connects to Newark and New York and from Bengaluru to San Francisco.
Jayalalithaa’s residence: Madras HC allows state to hold event on January 28
By Divya Chandrababu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:44 AM IST
- Even though the case was posted for February 4, the court heard the case on Wednesday based on the request of the former Tamil Nadu CM's family.
Fix timeline for judicial appointments, says SC
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:40 AM IST
- An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde said that all endeavours should be made to ensure appointments come through in a time-bound manner.
TMC rigged the 2018 panchayat polls, alleges Suvendu Adhikari
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:26 AM IST
- The TMC, however, has hit back calling it the height of hypocrisy and refuting the charges as baseless allegations.
Cracks in stir after mayhem; farmers call off Feb 1 march
By Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:22 AM IST
- Leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the platform of farm unions leading the protests, on Wednesday apologised for the violent events in Delhi that have dented the credibility of the movement.
India, France to sign two agreements during French minister's 5-day visit
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:03 AM IST
- Singh and Pompili will preside over the signing of a letter of intent between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the French Development Agency (AFD) for developing a floating solar plant of up to 150 MW.
Twitter suspends at least 500 accounts for ‘spam, manipulation’
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:14 AM IST
New Delhi: Microblogging website Twitter on Wednesday took down at least 500 accounts for “spam and platform manipulation”, as the fall out of the farmers’ tractor rally that turned violent in Delhi on Tuesday
Govt indicates offer to farmers still on table, channel for talks kept open
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:13 AM IST
NEW DELHI Although the farmers’ protest march on Republic Day took a violent turn, leaving many police personnel injured and leading to the destruction of public property, government managers indicated on Wednesday that the Centre will keep its communication channels with farm unions open and its offer to put the three controversial agricultural laws in abeyance for 18 months will stay
Punjab villages sombre after clash, still back stir
By Anil Sharma, Navrajdeep Singh, Avtar Singh and Mohit Khanna
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:13 AM IST
Tarn Taran/Patiala/Sangrur/ludhiana
Located roughly six kilometers from the holy city of Tarn Taran in northern Punjab, Piddi village has been in the limelight for decades as the home of Satnam Singh Pannu, a 65-year-old farm leader who founded the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), an organisation of farmers and labourers with sway in the Majha region
Covaxin effective on UK virus strain of Covid-19, says ICMR
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:45 PM IST
An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain.
Mamata Banerjee to meet select TMC leaders amid dissent among section of MLAs
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:29 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee has recently appointed coordinators for the five assembly constituencies in East Midnapore district, the home turf of former TMC stalwart Suvendu Adhikari who joined the BJP on December 19.
MHA issues Covid-19 rules, to be followed from Feb 1: All you need to know
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:21 PM IST
In the fresh set of guidelines, which will remain in force till February 28, the MHA has allowed entry of all in swimming pools, which were previously opened for sportsperson only, and allowed cinema halls to increase the ceiling on people indoors.
Jagan Reddy announces cash incentives for unanimous polls to gram panchayats
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:11 PM IST
- As part of the strategy, the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday issued an order announcing hefty cash incentives to be given to gram panchayats where sarpanches and ward members are elected unanimously without any contest.
PM Modi to address World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda Summit tomorrow
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:11 PM IST
The PM will be speaking on a range of subjects, including India's reform trajectory and increased usage of technology.
Rajnath Singh speaks to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:10 PM IST
- The defence ministry said Rajnath Singh received an "introductory telephone call" from the newly-appointed US Secretary of Defence Austin and that the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together to strengthen defence cooperation and the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Multimedia exhibition on Netaji at Victoria Memorial
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 10:59 PM IST
The exhibition contains 125 stories on Netaji to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary.