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In recent years, the Indian aviation industry has experienced significant growth, with a surge in the number of passengers opting for air travel. However, with this growth comes certain challenges, one of them being the frequent fare hikes imposed by airlines.According to the Airports Council International (ACI Asia-Pacific), India has recorded the highest surge in airfares among other countries in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.The rise in airfares in India, which stands at 41 per cent, has raised concerns about the long-term recovery of the civil aviation industry.Other countries experiencing significant fare hikes include the United Arab Emirates…

San Francisco, July 9 (IANS) Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, has crossed 90 million user sign-ups just within a few days after its launch.Meta launched Threads on Wednesday for iOS and Android users in 100 countries, and it is currently the top free app on the App Store.There are currently around 90 million accounts on the Threads app, based on the number badges that appear on Instagram profiles and indicate when someone joined the new app, reports Search Engine Journal.At the current rate of user adoption, Threads would soon reach 100 million users.The new app crossed 2 million sign-ups in just…

However, the state capital Shimla and Manali experienced overnight rain, pushing the mercury down by several notches.The high-altitude Spiti and Lahaul valleys experienced moderate snowfall, making hill stations Kaza, Losar and Chicham more picturesque.Hills overlooking the picturesque tourist destination of Chitkul, a village close to China border, in Kinnaur district and the majestic Rohtang Pass (13,050 feet), located 52 km from Manali, experienced snowfall.”High-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla districts have been experiencing light to moderate snow since Saturday night, while mid and lower hills getting widespread rain,” an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department…

The platform will be adding new features to the Clip Editor, including trimming functionality and the ability to grant access to the video editors, the company said in a blogpost on Saturday.The company is also bringing the Clip Editor to mobile.Twitch also introduced the upcoming Discovery Feed on the platform.The Discovery feed will be a scrollable feed in the app that will show users a personalised mix of Clips.Once this feed is rolled out, viewers will be able to discover Clips from tons of streamers’ channels, whether they’re live or not.”Our investment in Clips is to help viewers discover your…

Midfielder Dudu put the hosts ahead with a close-range strike before De Arrascaeta latched onto Everton Ribeiro’s cross to head home nine minutes from time on Saturday night.The result leaves Flamengo second in the 20-team Brazilian top flight standings, seven points behind leaders Botafogo, who have a game in hand. Defending champions Palmeiras are fourth, two points further back, Xinhua reported.Meanwhile, a first-half strike from Roger Guedes gave Corinthians a 1-0 win at Atletico Mineiro. The Sao Paulo outfit rose to 14th in the standings, five points behind 11th-placed Atletico.In other Brazilian Serie fixtures, Bahia drew 1-1 at Cuiaba, Cruzeiro…

RLD state President Ramashish Rai said that his party would claim 12 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.”We have sizeable presence on these 12 seats and would like to contest them. We gave up our seats in the last Assembly elections and as a result, we lost our state recognition by the Election Commission,” he said.He confessed that contesting the polls in alliance with SP made RLD pay a heavy price.”We are preparing on all 12 seats so that we can get back our recognition,” he added.He said that the party’s vote base has expanded and RLD chief Jayant…

The conditions were a bit tough at Calgary but Sen negotiated it well to reach his first summit clash of the year. He last played a final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August 2022.This is also Lakshya’s second appearance in the final of BWF World Tour Super 500 event and world no. 19 Indian will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday night.The 21-year old Sen’s previous best performance this season was a third-place finish at the Thailand Open, but now he has the opportunity to claim the Canada Open title.However,…

However, they said still there was no need for worry because the excess water discharged from the Pandoh dam would reach the Pong dam reservoir, which has the capacity to withhold additional water.The Pandoh diversion dam is located on the Beas river in Mandi district 112 km upstream of the Pong dam. It diverts excess monsoon water towards the Pong dam. Otherwise, it diverts water towards the Satluj river which feeds the Gobind Sagar reservoir of the Bhakra dam.Under the influence of active western disturbance, intense spells of precipitation is likely with possibility of isolated spells of extremely heavy rainfall…

This feature aims to help users learn about topics they’re interested in, the company said on the ‘YouTube test features and experiments’ page.Users in the experiment will see the AI-generated quizzes popping up on the app homepage.”The quizzes will test your understanding of a subject covered in a video you recently watched,” the platform said.”If you choose to take a quiz, a link to the recently watched video will appear under it so you can easily navigate back to learn more about the topic at hand.”This global experiment is rolling out to a small percentage of users on iOS and…

The national highway was badly damaged in the landslide that occurred near Pandoh in Mandi district. Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on both sides of the affected area.The police have stopped vehicular traffic beyond Mandi toward Kullu and from Kullu towards Mandi.Official sources said the supply of milk, bread, newspaper and other household items was impacted with the closure of the highway, the lifeline of Kullu-Manali segment.The alternate road link between Mandi and Kullu via Kataula has also been hampered by the massive landslide near Kamad since Saturday night, official sources said.The district administrations of Mandi and Kullu districts have…