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Air India plane crash report: Pilots body urges members not to lend credence to premature conclusions

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a professional pilots’ body, has expressed concerns over the preliminary investigation report on the Air India Boeing 787 plane crash, saying that assigning blame before a thorough, transparent, and data-driven investigation is both “premature and irresponsible.” The FIP, in a statement on Wednesday, also urged all stakeholders, including the media, commentators, and authorities, to “refrain from disseminating partial narratives or making unfounded assumptions”. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in its preliminary probe report on the crash that killed 260 people on June 12 said the fuel switches to the

Union minister Jitendra Singh says lateral entry very much in play, ‘still open’ to reservations

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that lateral entry in bureaucracy has not been scrapped and the government is “still open” to reservation though it was not found feasible earlier. In a video interview with PTI, Singh credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for institutionalising the lateral entry recruitments — referred to as the appointment of specialists, including those from the private sector, in government departments. Following a political row over the lack of a reservation provision, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in August last year cancelled its advertisement to fill key posts in

Power to proceed against someone appearing guilty must be exercised cautiously: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the power to proceed against someone appearing guilty of an offence ought to be exercised with “utmost caution” and not as a tool to harass. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a case concerning Section 319 of the erstwhile CrPC. Section 319 deals with the power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of an offence. The bench said the provision empowered the court to proceed against any person, even if not cited as an accused, based on evidence collected during the inquiry

India’s Russian oil imports up slightly in January-June, data shows

NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – India’s oil imports from Russia rose marginally in the first half of this year, with private refiners Reliance Industries Ltd and Nayara Energy making almost half of the overall purchases from Moscow, according to data provided by sources. India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, received about 1.75 million barrels per day of Russian oil in January-June this year, up 1% from a year ago, the data showed. The two private refiners have term deals to buy Russian oil, while state companies rely on purchases from the spot market. India’s purchases of Russian

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