Tech/Business

Air India Completes First Narrow-Body Retrofit, Targets Full Completion by Q3

Air India has put its first retrofitted Airbus A320, VT-EXN, back in service following a full cabin makeover, a milestone in the carrier’s $400-million retrofit programme. The programme aims to refurbish 67 old aircraft, comprising 27 narrow-body and 40 wide-body jets, acquired during the airline’s government ownership era. The retrofitting of the 27 narrow-body aircraft […]

National

Modi-Gabbard Meeting Focuses on Security Ties and Anti-India Activities Abroad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in New Delhi on Monday. During their meeting, PM Modi presented Gabbard with a unique gift—a vase containing Gangajal, sacred water collected from the recently concluded Mahakumbh. In return, Gabbard gifted PM Modi a traditional ‘tulsi’ mala, symbolizing spiritual and cultural ties. […]

National Others

Crew-10 Arrives at ISS, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Return After 9-Month Delay

NASA and SpaceX have launched the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) successfully to recover astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded for more than nine months after Starliner capsule problems. Crew-10’s Dragon spacecraft arrived at the ISS at 12:04 am ET (9:34 am IST) on March 16, greeted with an orbital sunrise […]

Sports

No Retirement Yet: Rohit Sharma to Captain India in England

Time has a tendency to turn things around, and no one illustrates this better than Rohit Sharma. Only a few months ago, he took the unexpected step of removing himself from India’s playing XI for the fifth Test against Australia following a series of poor performances, questioning his future in red-ball cricket. Now, he has […]

Art/Culture

Holi 2025: The Festival of Colours, Culture, and Heritage

Holi, the boisterous Festival of Colours, is one of India’s liveliest holidays. It coincides this year on March 14, according to Drik Panchang. People join together for this festival to splash colours, celebrate with sweet eats, and groove to music and dance. Even though Holi is generally known to be observed with colour play, regions […]