The Tata Group has marked a significant milestone in the aviation industry, recording an impressive 20% increase in total airline seat capacity across domestic and international markets. According to data shared by the group, which now controls Air India following its merger with Vistara, total seat capacity has risen from 64.03 million in 2023 to a remarkable 76.72 million in 2024. The Tatas also operate Air India Express, which recently…

After a volatile session on Friday, the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended with gains of nearly 1 per cent, concluding a winning streak of four consecutive weeks the longest such streak since July this year. The Sensex, after plunging 1,207 points, managed to stage a robust recovery to end the session up 843 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 82,133. The Nifty 50 also posted a gain of 220 points,…

In a major development for the global aerospace and defense industry, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan have announced the launch of a groundbreaking joint venture aimed at creating a next-generation supersonic fighter jet. The advanced aircraft is set to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon, one of the most prominent combat jets in the world, by 2035. The venture brings together three industry leaders Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo, and Japan’s…

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has stated that she identifies more with her Yoruba heritage than with Nigeria as a whole. Badenoch spoke in an interview with The Spectator, where she expressed that she feels little connection to northern Nigeria, which she described as a “haven for Islamism and Boko Haram.” She said, “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I…

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday, said Russia’s overnight aerial assault on Ukraine included 93 missiles and over 200 drones targeting its power grid. In a statement released on X, Zelensky said the Ukrainian air force was able to shoot down 81 missiles, adding that one of the missiles belonged to North Korea. Zelensky, who described it as “one of the largest strikes targeting our energy infrastructure,” called on the…

A Florida (US) man is accused of killing his estranged girlfriend by stabbing her up to 70 times during a break-in Friday – exactly one month after he was nabbed for assaulting the victim and ordered to stay away from her. James Christopher Lindsey, 42, allegedly killed 40-year-old Kristin Stevens after breaking into her Chuluota home around 1 a.m. when he learned she went on a date with another man,…

The premier of Canada’s most populous province on Wednesday threatened to cut off energy supplies to the U.S. if President-elect Donald Trump implements his proposed tariffs on Canadian goods. This bold move highlights the escalating tensions between the two nations as they grapple with potential trade conflicts. “We will go to the full extent depending how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy,…

President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released. Prisons were uniquely bad…

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, multiple sources told CBS News, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Trump invited Xi in early November, shortly after the election, sources said, but it was not clear whether he has accepted the invitation. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately comment.…

TIME Magazine has named incoming US President, Donald Trump as its person of the year for the second time. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is TIME’S 2024 Person of the Year,” Time Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs said in a letter to readers. The Republican president-elect is set to…

The United States has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Guan Tianfeng, a 30-year-old Chinese national accused of orchestrating global cyberattacks. The U.S. Department of State revealed on Tuesday that Guan believed to be residing in China’s Sichuan Province, is wanted for hacking computer firewalls and compromising critical systems worldwide. An indictment unsealed the same day charges Guan with conspiracy to commit computer fraud…

Ala Jabeer cried as he prepared to cross from Turkey into Syria with his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday, thirteen years after the war forced him to flee his home. He returns without his wife and three of his children who died in devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last year. Father and daughter left days after Syrian rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad from Damascus, and a day after President Tayyip…