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Supreme Court to hear on Tuesday SpiceJet's plea against grounding of engines

Supreme Court to hear on Tuesday SpiceJet's plea against grounding of engines

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by low-cost carrier SpiceJet against the Delhi High Court directive requiring the debt-ridden airline to ground three engines over repetitive failures to pay its lessors.

As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will take up the matter for hearing on September 17.

Last week, SpiceJet mentioned its special leave petition before Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud for an urgent hearing challenging the Delhi High Court’s refusal to interfere with a directive requiring the low-cost carrier to ground three engines.

Buttler wants McCullum's era to be 'most enjoyable part of his career'

Buttler wants McCullum's era to be 'most enjoyable part of his career'

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is excited to work with head coach Brendon McCullum and wants to make it the 'most enjoyable part of his career'.

McCullum was recently given the additional charge of England's white-ball teams after tasting success with the Test side. Under his mentorship, England changed their playing style and earned the tag 'Bazball' due to the rapid scoring rate in red-ball cricket. However, McCullum will take charge of both Test and white-ball teams starting January 2025, coinciding with England’s white-ball tour of India and the ICC Champions Trophy.

Explaining his relationship with the former New Zealand batter, Buttler said McCullum's experience will help him in leading England in limited-overs cricket.

Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth are now ‘Mrs & Mr Adu-Siddhu’

Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth are now ‘Mrs & Mr Adu-Siddhu’

Actors Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth on Monday officially announced that they are now married.

Taking to their respective Instagram handles, the couple shared a gamut of pictures from their simple but traditional wedding. In the image, the actress is dressed in gold and the actor chose to go white for their South Indian wedding.

“‘You are my Sun, my Moon, and all my Stars…’ To being Pixie Soulmates for eternity…to laughter, to never growing up… To Eternal Love, Light & Magic… Mrs & Mr Adu-Siddhu,” the caption mentioned.

Aditi and Siddharth made news after they announced their engagement in March.

Yellow-eyed penguin wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year

Yellow-eyed penguin wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year

The Hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, has won New Zealand Bird of the Year 2024, again after its previous win in 2019, the conservation organisation Forest & Bird announced on Monday.

Hoiho, the world's rarest penguin species unique to New Zealand securing 6,328 votes, "wears the coveted crown atop its golden head for the second time," joining the kakapo as the only bird to have taken out the avian election twice, said Forest & Bird, the event organiser.

"The dapper flapper, with a Maori name Hoiho, means "noise shouter," is notoriously shy despite its loud, shrill call," it said, adding residents from Dunedin where the birds with flipper-power and a sharp beak reside launched a "tenacious campaign" that propelled the penguin into first place, reports news agency.

South Korea: Three dead after fishing vessel capsizes near Gunsan

South Korea: Three dead after fishing vessel capsizes near Gunsan

A 35-tonne fishing vessel capsized off the coast near Gunsan, a southwestern port city in North Jeolla Province, resulting in the deaths of three people onboard, the Korea Coast Guard said on Monday.

The Coast Guard successfully rescued all eight people from the capsized vessel. However, three of them -- the Korean captain, the Korean chief engineer and an Indonesian sailor -- were transferred to hospitals but later pronounced dead, news agency reported.

The remaining five survivors, which include three Vietnamese and two Indonesian crew members, are reported to be safe.

The Coast Guard received the report of the accident at 7:36 a.m. local time and quickly launched a rescue operation. Authorities are investigating the possibility of a collision, as witnesses reported that a 1,618-tonne petroleum product carrier had passed by the vessel.

40 civilians killed in paramilitary forces attack in Sudan: Resistance committee

40 civilians killed in paramilitary forces attack in Sudan: Resistance committee

At least 40 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in central Sudan, according to a local resistance committee.

"An RSF attack on Gouz Al-Naqa village of Abu Gouta area in Gezira State killed at least 40 civilians," Abu Gouta Resistance Committee, a non-governmental group, said in a statement.

Several corpses remained exposed in the village, as the RSF is preventing displaced villagers from returning to bury the dead, reports news agency, quoting the statement.

The committee called on civil society organisations to put pressure on the RSF to allow residents to enter the village and bury the deceased.

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for a missile attack on central Israel, according to a statement aired by the Houthi-run media.

"To support the Palestinian people and Hamas, we carried out a qualitative military operation through which we targeted a military target of the Israeli enemy in the Jaffa area," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement on Sunday.

"The operation was carried out with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that succeeded in reaching its target, and the enemy's defences failed to intercept it," he said, adding that this type of missile could evade aerial shield systems on land and sea.

The spokesperson announced that the group vowed to launch more such strikes on Israel, as the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which broke out on October 7, 2023, is marking its first anniversary, and coming attacks are also in retaliation for an earlier Israeli attack on the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, news agency reported.

China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory.

The typhoon, with the maximum wind force near its centre reaching 42 metres per second, churned ashore at the Lingang area of Pudong district, reports news agency.

Bebinca is believed to be the strongest typhoon to land in Shanghai in 75 years.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday activated the Level IV emergency response for east China's Anhui Province and raised the response in Shanghai and Zhejiang to Level III.

City boss Guardiola gives fitness update on Foden and Savinho

City boss Guardiola gives fitness update on Foden and Savinho

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has given a fitness update on Phil Foden, saying the England star is closing on a Manchester City return after missing the last three games with illness.

The 24-year-old midfielder, who has been absent for the past three weeks due to illness, missed City’s clashes with Ipswich, West Ham, and Brentford. Foden had originally been named in England’s squad for their games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland, before he was forced to withdraw, alongside Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins.

"He didn’t train too many sessions. Step by step. I am delighted he is back. We need him desperately and it’s important for us that he is back. He has trained this week. The game was tight, and I decided to use other options," Guardiola was quoted by Man City website.

‘Shogun’ leads the pack at 76th Primetime Emmy Awards with 18 wins

‘Shogun’ leads the pack at 76th Primetime Emmy Awards with 18 wins

The historical drama television series ‘Shogun’ dominated the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards as it registered a total of 18 total Emmys this year (14 at the Creative Arts Emmys, 4 during the main ceremony including the Best Drama Series, Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Directing for a Drama Series.

This marks the most for any single season of a TV series in history, and the first ever for a non-English show to win the Primetime Emmy for Best Drama Series.

It defeated shows like ‘3 Body Problem’, ‘The Crown’, ‘Fallout’, ‘The Gilded Age’, ‘The Morning Show’, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ and ‘Slow Horses’ in the Best Drama Series category.

Showrunner Justin Marks said during his acceptance speech for the best drama award, “You guys greenlit a very expensive, subtitled Japanese period piece whose central climax revolves around a poetry competition. I have no idea why you did that, but thank you for your faith in this incredible team”.

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