Mumbai: Private carrier Jet Airways today reported a 91 per cent plunge in standalone net profit at Rs 49.63 crore for the three months to September on account of a deep decline in other income.

The Naresh Goyal-owned private carrier had posted a net profit of Rs 549.02 crore in the same period last fiscal.

New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today contributed to the Armed Forces Flag fund for the welfare of soldiers and ex-servicemen.

The Ministry of Defence launched a special digital campaign from December 1 to December 7 to enable people to express their solidarity with the soldiers of the Indian Army.<

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit cyclone ‘Ockhi’ hit areas in the city on December 14, Leader of the party-led UDF Opposition in the Kerala assembly Ramesh Chennithala said today.

Gandhi would also address a party leaders’ meet and a public meeting organised as part of

New Delhi: In a relief to nearly 5,000 lawyers frequenting the Patiala House Court, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today approved free parking for them at nearby Purana Quila parking site.

The decision was taken at a council meeting today chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start campaign for the BJP in poll-bound Meghalaya on December 16.

Election for the 60-member Assembly in Meghalaya is due early next year, and the dates are not announced yet.

The tenure of the current Assembly expires on March 6.

“The BJP

Chennai: A fierce contest is on the cards for the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll with 59 candidates, including those of ruling AIADMK, DMK and BJP besides sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran, left in the fray at close of withdrawal of nominations today.

According to the final list posted on the website of the Tamil Nadu

Los Angeles: HBO’s popular fantasy show “Game of Thrones” will premiere in 2018, confirms actor Sophie Turner.

The 21-year-old actor, who plays Sansa Stark in the show, revealed in an interview with Variety that the show got “six or seven months left” on production.

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London: British intelligence have reportedly foiled a plot by Islamic extremists to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May, a media report said.

The disrupted plot against May included an explosive device that terrorists planned to detonate in front of May’s residence on 10 Downing Street, a Sky News report

New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi-NCR continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category on Wednesday.

As per the Air Quality Index (AQI) data, Delhi’s Lodhi Road area has content of prominent pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 in ‘severe’ category.

At least 20 trains were delayed, fiv

Lausanne: Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag.

The sanction was the toughest ever levelled by the IOC for drug cheating and came just 65