Times of India

A Lucknow-Delhi IndiGo flight experienced a delay on Friday due to a hoax bomb threat. The aircraft, carrying approximately 180 passengers, was held at the apron after a tissue paper with the word "bomb" was found in a lavatory. Security personnel conducted thorough checks, confirming the threat was not credible.

Cricket Ireland is closely monitoring the unrest in Belfast ahead of India's T20I series, scheduled for June 26 and 28. While domestic matches are being reviewed, the board assures that player and fan safety is paramount. The series marks a new chapter for India's T20 side, potentially featuring a historic debut for young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is protesting nationwide, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam irregularities. They unveiled a five-point manifesto seeking compensation for affected students, swift backup exams, physical answer sheet evaluation, automatic age relaxation, and tech audits. The CJP plans a Delhi protest on June 20 if demands aren't met.

"Kakoli Dastidar was caught on camera accepting Rs 5 lakh. Where was her integrity then? Yet today, she questions Mamata Banerjee about bribes. When talking about bribes, she should also reveal how many of the initial eight were bribed... I know all these details. One day, I will expose them. I intend to catch them red-handed the very moment they hand over that Rs 10 lakh. It's not impossible, because the information will come from within their own camp," he said.

Belagavi police have cracked the suspicious death of ex-serviceman Sandeep Manjaragi, who died in hospital after a minor bike accident. His wife, Suma, and her lover, Pundalik Dombar, allegedly conspired to murder him, fearing his recovery would expose their affair and jeopardize his Rs 2 crore insurance payout. Hospital staff are also suspected of involvement.

SpaceX is poised for a historic Wall Street debut, aiming to raise $75 billion and achieve a valuation of nearly $1.8 trillion. The company, now encompassing rocket launches, satellite internet, and AI, has seen significant revenue growth but reported a net loss. Institutional investors are showing strong demand for the offering.

Renowned Indian shooter and coach Jaspal Rana passed away at 49 after falling ill following the ISSF World Cup in Munich. A former Asian Games gold medallist, Rana was instrumental in nurturing generations of shooting stars, including Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker. His impactful coaching career, recognised with the Dronacharya Award, leaves an irreplaceable void in Indian sport.

Brazil and Portugal enter the 2026 FIFA World Cup from very different positions, yet a single comment from Ronaldinho has linked the two football powers. The Brazilian legend made it clear that Brazil remains his first choice, but if the Seleção fall short, he would like to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal finally lift football's biggest prize.

Google is investing $50 million through Google.org to train 300,000 American workers for skilled trade jobs like electricians, welders, and plumbers. This initiative aims to bolster the nation's digital economy by supporting the physical infrastructure built and maintained by these essential workers. The funding will empower various labor unions and trade associations across more than 20 states.

From Congress-governed Kerala, Kartanakta, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana to AAP-governed Punjab, CMs cutting across party lines were present at the meeting where NDA had its strongest ever presence. The participation of Karnataka’s new CM D K Shivakumar marked a significant shift in the state’s approach, ending a boycott by the previous Congress administration.

Speaking at the signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) among the Centre, govt of Assam and govt of Nagaland for oil and mineral exploration along the Assam-Nagaland border, Shah said that in PM Narendra Modi’s efforts to establish lasting peace and push development in the north-east, a dozen peace pacts had been signed since 2019, with violent incidents down 80% and the total area under AFSPA shrinking by 80%.

The letter, which has been submitted by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar in her capacity as “chief whip”, has given Bengal assembly Speaker’s recognition of Ritabrata Banerjee-led TMC rebels, who are also over two-third of the party MLAs, as an example, sources confirmed on a day when the party suffered another setback as its RS member Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from it and the Upper House, making him the third to do so since Monday.

Senior advocate AM Singhvi sought urgent hearing and stay of declaration of results at least for 24 hours, saying this would facilitate effective hearing before the court to adjudicate validity of the returning officer’s decision to reject Natarajan’s candidature. The plea for urgent mentioning was opposed by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi who said the only option open for Natarajan is to file an election petition after the declaration of results on Thursday.

​​Sources in ED said that this goes against their understanding that when an investigation is under way in a PMLA case, a court cannot quash a related predicate offence till the probe is concluded. They also said that the HC judge has either completely overlooked or not fully addressed ED’s crucial contentions despite having kept the judgment reserved for five months. At the stage of determining the merit of the FIR, the court just needed to verify if the allegations made in the complaint, if prima facie true, constitute an offence.

Sharing this latest modus operandi in a public advisory on Wednesday, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) said scammers were using facial recordings obtained through deceptive video calls, fake online job interviews or social engineering tactics to generate a realistic digital replica capable of imitating facial movements, expressions, blinking pattern and voice.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh said it was not making light of the importance of discipline at the workplace, but in the absence of “corruption, illegal gratification, moral turpitude, misappropriation of funds, proved losses to employer, public scandal or conduct bringing the organisation to disrepute”, an employee could not be visited with the extreme penalty of dismissal.