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Merging two airlines into one is a task fraught with risk, as Air India and Indian Airlines learnt to their discomfiture more than a decade and a half ago when a merger was forced on them by then Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, overriding concerns voiced, including by this newspaper, that the scheme was hare-brained.

Difficult choices
Difficult choices

As the political landscape continues to evolve in the United States, President Joe Biden finds himself walking a precarious tight-rope, balancing the demands of traditional alliances with the rising tide of activism among young voters.

Precious Snakes

The researchers studied more than 4,600 pythons and found that reticulated and Burmese pythons, in particular, required less food to produce, say, a pound of meat compared to conventional farm products such as chicken, beef, pork, salmon etc. Pythons grow rapidly to reach the ‘slaughter weight’ within a year after hatching.

Precious Snakes
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Safety inspection at Sealdah division
Safety inspection at Sealdah division

Braj Mohan Agarwal, director general/Safety of Railway Board, emphasized on sensitizing the crews to achieve zero signal passing at danger (SPAD) during his inspection of Sealdah division today.

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Value creation in the digital economy
Value creation in the digital economy

New-tech companies, particularly those in their growth phases, frequently report sustained losses and may have negative earnings for extended periods, yet they can still command staggering market valuations.

One year of ethnic conflict in Manipur

It was raining very heavily on the night of 27 April, and a storm had lashed along to make matters worse. It was also going to be the first light soon, and the sentries at that moment had just let their guards down.

One year of ethnic conflict in Manipur
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PNB to close all inactive accounts from June 1

The PNB has announced that it will close all such accounts with no activity for the past three years and no balance, unless the Know Your Customer (KYC) process is completed by May 31, 2024. After this date, no further notice will be given to account holders.

PNB to close all inactive accounts from June 1
Entertainment
Sports
Kohli brings out alternate ways to counter spin in build-up to T20 WC
Kohli brings out alternate ways to counter spin in build-up to T20 WC

On Thursday, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) right-hander extended his lead at the top of the IPL 2024 run-scorers list (634 runs in 12 matches) with a dazzling 92 runs off just 47 balls against the Punjab Kings, to become the first batter this season to breach the 600-run barrier.

Impact Player rule is not permanent: says BCCI secy
Impact Player rule is not permanent: says BCCI secy

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, however said that the rule is experimental and a call on its continuation in subsequent editions of the IPL will be taken after a discussion with stakeholders after the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Education
City schools do well in ICSE, ISC results

The students of both Class X and XII in West Bengal have put up a stellar performance in the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations results this year with a rise in the total pass percentage as well as gender wise categorization.

City schools do well in ICSE, ISC results
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Air sickness
Air sickness

Merging two airlines into one is a task fraught with risk, as Air India and Indian Airlines learnt to their discomfiture more than a decade and a half ago when a merger was forced on them by then Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, overriding concerns voiced, including by this newspaper, that the scheme was hare-brained.

Difficult choices
Difficult choices

As the political landscape continues to evolve in the United States, President Joe Biden finds himself walking a precarious tight-rope, balancing the demands of traditional alliances with the rising tide of activism among young voters.

Precious Snakes
Precious Snakes

The researchers studied more than 4,600 pythons and found that reticulated and Burmese pythons, in particular, required less food to produce, say, a pound of meat compared to conventional farm products such as chicken, beef, pork, salmon etc. Pythons grow rapidly to reach the ‘slaughter weight’ within a year after hatching.

Safety inspection at Sealdah division
Safety inspection at Sealdah division

Braj Mohan Agarwal, director general/Safety of Railway Board, emphasized on sensitizing the crews to achieve zero signal passing at danger (SPAD) during his inspection of Sealdah division today.

PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Bhubaneswar
PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Bhubaneswar

The entire 2.5 km stretch of the road from the BJP headquarters to Vani Vihar square came under a massive security ring as PM Modi embarked on his second roadshow in Bhubaneswar after five years.

State-owned OMCs report over 25 times higher profit in FY24: Oil Ministry

PCL’s profit after tax for FY 2023-24 came in at Rs 26,673 crore, nearly 13-times higher than the previous fiscal year. Additionally, the company’s planned capital outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore over five years under ‘Project Aspire’ underlines its commitment to creating long-term value for shareholders.