DGCA slashes IndiGo flights by 5%, govt doubles it to 10% | India News

DGCA slashes IndiGo flights by 5%, govt doubles it to 10% | India News

The government has doubled IndiGo’s flight cuts to 10% following operational failures and crew norm non-compliance. This punitive action aims to stabilize the airline’s services and reduce passenger disruptions. IndiGo’s CEO was summoned to explain the mismanagement, with further reviews planned. Other airlines saw minor adjustments to their winter schedules. NEW DELHI: There will be…

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Masaba Gupta opens up about feeling pressured to carry forward her father Vivian Richards’ sports legacy, Sania Mirza relates to her experience

Masaba Gupta opens up about feeling pressured to carry forward her father Vivian Richards’ sports legacy, Sania Mirza relates to her experience

Actor–designer Masaba Gupta recently opened up about the emotional pressure she felt growing up as the daughter of legendary Antiguan cricketer Vivian Richards. Appearing on Serving It Up With Sania, the talk show hosted by tennis icon Sania Mirza, Masaba revealed that even though she later built a celebrated career in fashion, sports played a…

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Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasized the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance. Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasized the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance.  NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah asserted Tuesday that had Congress not “divided” Vande Mataram, India would not have been partitioned as its concession to the Muslim League over the song in 1937 started the politics of appeasement, which finally led to the country’s division.Initiating the discussion in Rajya Sabha on Vande Mataram’s 150th anniversary, Shah articulated a muscular concept of cultural nationalism, a founding tenet of BJP and the larger Sangh Parivar, and said Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s composition affirmed the ancient civilisational glory and tradition of worshipping the motherland that suffered from Islamic invasions and British rule.Shah slammed the opposition for belittling Vande Mataram by statements that the discussion was a way to divert attention from pressing issues and gain traction ahead of elections in Bengal.Partition result of dividing Vande Mataram: Amit ShahHome minister Amit Shah said it was fitting to pay respect to a song that had stirred patriots for generations and those thinking otherwise needed to revisit their understanding. “For us, India has not just been a geographical entity. We believe it to be a cultural space and treat it as our mother. Lord Ram and Adi Sankara believed in this, and this was what Bankim babu espoused in Vande Mataram,” Shah said in an apparent refutation of critics of the song’s evocation of Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati as marked idolatry and their refusal to sing it.”We do not fear discussing issues. We do not boycott Parliament. If Parliament is not boycotted and allowed to function, then discussion on all issues will take place. We don’t have anything to hide,” he said, noting that when the song completed its 100th anniversary, the country was in the grip of Emergency. Those singing Vande Mataram were jailed, he said.”Look at the situation of Congress, which used to start its sessions with Vande Mataram. But when the debate started in Lok Sabha, both members of the Gandhi family were missing. The opposition to Vande Mataram is in the blood of Congress leadership, from Jawaharlal Nehru to the present-day Congress brass,” Shah said in a pointed criticism of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.Shah accused many opposition leaders of not according respect to Vande Mataram and submitted a list to the Rajya Sabha chairman after Congress MP Jairam Ramesh asked him to back his claim. A BJP member will never do this, he added. He said it was only after a proposal by BJP MP Ram Naik that Vande Mataram started being sung in Parliament.Shah said the song became the chant of the freedom struggle despite British attempts to ban it. “Even though the (British) govt tried to ban it, and people were beaten and jailed for chanting Vande Mataram, it touched people’s hearts and spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” he said, recalling Aurobindo who called it the “mantra” of India’s awakening.Targeting Congress and Nehru, Shah said the song was divided on its 50th anniversary in 1937. “That is where appeasement politics started. Many like me believe if Vande Mataram was not divided into two for appeasement politics, India would also not have been partitioned,” he added.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur, Deputy Metro Editor (Senior Assistant Editor), at The Times of India, has over 26 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has extensively reported on governance, policy and politics, offering readers deeply researched, data-driven insights into the workings of the capital. 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Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasized the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance. Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasized the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance. NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah asserted Tuesday that had Congress not “divided” Vande Mataram, India would not have been partitioned as its concession to the Muslim League over the song in 1937 started the politics of appeasement, which finally led to the country’s division.Initiating the discussion in Rajya Sabha on Vande Mataram’s 150th anniversary, Shah articulated a muscular concept of cultural nationalism, a founding tenet of BJP and the larger Sangh Parivar, and said Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s composition affirmed the ancient civilisational glory and tradition of worshipping the motherland that suffered from Islamic invasions and British rule.Shah slammed the opposition for belittling Vande Mataram by statements that the discussion was a way to divert attention from pressing issues and gain traction ahead of elections in Bengal.Partition result of dividing Vande Mataram: Amit ShahHome minister Amit Shah said it was fitting to pay respect to a song that had stirred patriots for generations and those thinking otherwise needed to revisit their understanding. “For us, India has not just been a geographical entity. We believe it to be a cultural space and treat it as our mother. Lord Ram and Adi Sankara believed in this, and this was what Bankim babu espoused in Vande Mataram,” Shah said in an apparent refutation of critics of the song’s evocation of Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati as marked idolatry and their refusal to sing it.”We do not fear discussing issues. We do not boycott Parliament. If Parliament is not boycotted and allowed to function, then discussion on all issues will take place. We don’t have anything to hide,” he said, noting that when the song completed its 100th anniversary, the country was in the grip of Emergency. Those singing Vande Mataram were jailed, he said.”Look at the situation of Congress, which used to start its sessions with Vande Mataram. But when the debate started in Lok Sabha, both members of the Gandhi family were missing. The opposition to Vande Mataram is in the blood of Congress leadership, from Jawaharlal Nehru to the present-day Congress brass,” Shah said in a pointed criticism of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.Shah accused many opposition leaders of not according respect to Vande Mataram and submitted a list to the Rajya Sabha chairman after Congress MP Jairam Ramesh asked him to back his claim. A BJP member will never do this, he added. He said it was only after a proposal by BJP MP Ram Naik that Vande Mataram started being sung in Parliament.Shah said the song became the chant of the freedom struggle despite British attempts to ban it. “Even though the (British) govt tried to ban it, and people were beaten and jailed for chanting Vande Mataram, it touched people’s hearts and spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” he said, recalling Aurobindo who called it the “mantra” of India’s awakening.Targeting Congress and Nehru, Shah said the song was divided on its 50th anniversary in 1937. “That is where appeasement politics started. Many like me believe if Vande Mataram was not divided into two for appeasement politics, India would also not have been partitioned,” he added.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur, Deputy Metro Editor (Senior Assistant Editor), at The Times of India, has over 26 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has extensively reported on governance, policy and politics, offering readers deeply researched, data-driven insights into the workings of the capital. Known for his in-depth investigative reporting and compelling human-interest narratives, Atul brings clarity and context to complex urban and civic issues.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Singapura Derived From Sanskrit’: Singapore’s Ex-Deputy PM Highlights India’s InfluenceInterpol Blue Notice Explained: How CBI Tracks Absconding Luthra Brothers In Goa Nightclub Fire CaseIndia At The Centre: How The New US Security Blueprint Plans To Deepen Strategic Ties With DelhiBJP’s Nishikant Dubey Counters Rahul Gandhi, Accuses Cong Of Weakening India’s Key InstitutionsWhy Trump Accuses India Of Dumping Rice And What A New Tariff Shock Could Mean For Trade Relations’Vote Chori Is The Biggest Anti-National Act’: Rahul Gandhi Slams BJP In Lok Sabha’China…Trump…Economy’: Kharge Hits Out At PM Modi, Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha‘BJP Insulting Gandhi, Patel, Tagore’: Kharge Slams Amit Shah Over Vande Mataram & Nehru Claims’No Link To Bengal’: Amit Shah’s Fiery Speech on Vande Mataram, Blames Nehru, Indira of SabotageBJP’S Sanjay Jaiswal Thanks Rahul Gandhi For ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, Claims It Boosted NDA’S Bihar Win123PhotostoriesShilpa Shetty, Rani Mukerji and Aishwarya Rai; Big roles these leading ladies famously turned downFrom Shraddha Kapoor–Rahul Mody to Ahaan Panday–Aneet Padda: Bollywood’s most talked-about rumoured couples of 2025ABC juice health benefits: The superhero drink your body didn’t know it neededChef Sanjeev Kapoor shares healthy and extraordinary banana recipesJanuary birth? 5 reasons your soul chose to be born in this monthBig ears, big survival: 5 animals with unbelievably huge ears’Bigg Boss Season 19′ winner Gaurav Khanna’s stylish looks from the houseFrom ‘FA9LA’ to ‘Kaho Na Kaho’: Arabic music that shaped Bollywood’s biggest hits10 foods that make heart stronger naturally and how to eat themLesser-known facts about the ‘Tragedy King’ Dilip Kumar123Hot PicksCandace OwensCharlie KirkWorld NewsGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays NovemberBank Holidays NovemberTop TrendingMarvin Harrison JrTee Higgins InjuryTrey Benson InjuryMariasharapova and Alexander Net worthAryna Sabalenka Net WorthCeeDee Lamb InjuryRafael Nadal and Mery Net WorthCandace OwensSimone BilesAnthony Richardson Injury

Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Congress’s decision to divide Vande Mataram in 1937, as a concession to the Muslim League, initiated appeasement politics that ultimately led to India’s partition. He emphasized the song’s role in cultural nationalism and slammed the opposition for belittling its significance. NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah asserted Tuesday…

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Brain Teaser: Only a person with a high IQ and excellent creativity can count the correct number of triangles |

Brain Teaser: Only a person with a high IQ and excellent creativity can count the correct number of triangles |

A captivating visual challenge is captivating netizens as they attempt to decode a formation of layered triangles, with numerous individuals caught in a quandary over the right count. The crux of the challenge is detecting the overlapping figures. A new visual puzzle is making waves online, and it is much trickier than it looks. At…

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‘My son was colored’: Fired Cinnabon worker who hurled N-word at Somali couple says she is not racist, calls rant ‘edgy comedy’

‘My son was colored’: Fired Cinnabon worker who hurled N-word at Somali couple says she is not racist, calls rant ‘edgy comedy’

An ex-Cinnabon employee in Wisconsin who was filmed hurling the N-word at a Somali Muslim couple has attempted to defend herself by insisting she cannot be racist because she once had a “coloured” son. Crystal Wilsey went viral this week for harassing a Somali couple before being fired by the franchise. However, she has raised…

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‘Will definitely sack IndiGo CEO if it comes to that’: Civil aviation minister Naidu | India News

‘Will definitely sack IndiGo CEO if it comes to that’: Civil aviation minister Naidu | India News

Probe will also cover DGCA, says ministerThe probe into the IndiGo fiasco will also look into regulator, DGCA’s handling of the situation, civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said in an interview. Apologising for the problems faced by flyers, he added that govt would take strict and appropriate action against the airline, including removal…

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Danish Pandor talks about his ‘bromance’ with Ranveer Singh in ‘Dhurandhar’; calls Aditya Dhar ‘the captain of the ship’

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Actor Danish Pandor opened up about his enchanting journey working with Ranveer Singh in ‘Dhurandhar,’ highlighting the powerful camaraderie they shared both during filming and behind the scenes. He described their connection as an authentic bromance, noting Ranveer’s relentless pursuit of artistic perfection and vibrant spirit. Actor Danish Pandor, who essayed the role of Uzair…

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Explain exemption for Assam voters from providing citizenship proof, SC tells EC | India News

Explain exemption for Assam voters from providing citizenship proof, SC tells EC | India News

The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to explain why Assam voters were exempted from providing documentary proof during electoral roll revision, a requirement elsewhere. This exemption, despite concerns about illegal migrants, has been questioned. Separately, the court ruled that voting rights for persecuted minorities under the CAA can only be considered after citizenship…

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‘Don’t want a woman who marries her brother…’: Trump slams Ilhan Omar, says she needs to ‘go back, fix her own country’

‘Don’t want a woman who marries her brother…’: Trump slams Ilhan Omar, says she needs to ‘go back, fix her own country’

MAGA chief Donald Trump doubled down on his attack on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, alleging she entered the United States by marrying her brother and saying she should be sent back to Somalia.In an interview with Politico, Trump said, “I wanna see people that contribute. I don’t wanna see Somalia. I don’t wanna see a…

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When Akshaye Khanna spoke about Vinod Khanna leaving his wife, children and going to Osho’s ashram: ‘As a five-year-old, it was impossible for me to understand it’

When Akshaye Khanna spoke about Vinod Khanna leaving his wife, children and going to Osho’s ashram: ‘As a five-year-old, it was impossible for me to understand it’

Akshaye Khanna, who is currently receiving widespread acclaim for his role in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’, is known for maintaining a quiet public persona. Although he rarely gives candid interviews, years ago he had spoken openly about one of the most defining chapters of his childhood, his father Vinod Khanna’s decision to leave everything behind to…

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Return to ballot papers, expand collegium that picks ECs: Opposition

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The Congress-led coalition of opposition parties is making strong demands for the reinstatement of ballot papers alongside a transformed collegium responsible for appointing election commissioners. Their criticisms target the Election Commission, claiming it has lost credibility, especially regarding electoral roll updates and those pesky model code infringements. NEW DELHI: Accusing EC of being compromised, opposition,…

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‘Prolonged leave or work from India’: Immigration attorney says H-1B visa appointment cancelations will have ‘devastating’ effect on US economy

‘Prolonged leave or work from India’: Immigration attorney says H-1B visa appointment cancelations will have ‘devastating’ effect on US economy

As the State Department pushed hundreds of H-1B visa appointments in India to 2026 without any warning, the impact will be devastating, immigration attorney Ellen Freeman wrote on her LinkedIn, adding that US economy will suffer too as Indian workers are now stuck in their own country. H-1B candidates started receiving emails from the consulate…

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