Mumbai: Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, United Nation’s environmental treaty, following row over his derogatory comment against BSP chief Mayawati. A nine-year-old video of him making a “joke” went viral on Wednesday. PTI

DRDO develops aero engine technology

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday said it had established technology that made vital parts for aircraft engines. It is called isothermal forging technology. TNS

No international flights till June 30

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued an order extending suspension of scheduled commercial international flights to and from India till June 30. — TNS

Sushant’s flatmate held in drug case

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Siddhartha Pithani, a flatmate of Sushant Singh Rajput, in a drug case linked to the Bollywood actor’s death last year. — PTI