International gang held with 218 kg heroin off Lakshadweep coast

A gang of international smugglers has been apprehended by Indian agencies while allegedly trying to smuggle around 218 kg of heroin, worth over Rs 1,500 crore in the international market, off the......

Cyclone Ockhi: Heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu, Kerala, toll mounts to 12

Heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and south Tamil Nadu on Friday, crippling normal life, even as Cyclone Ockhi lay centred about 80 km north-northeast of Minicoy in......

Lakshadweep, mainland air-link still suspended

The civil aviation link between the remote Lakshadweep islands and the Indian mainland continued to remain suspended with Indian Airlines, which operates a daily Dornier service from here to Kochi,......

Air travel to become costlier

Air travel on all classes in both domestic and international sectors is likely to become costlier with the government expanding the scope of air transport services to attract service tax. "The......

Air travel to become costlier

Air travel on all classes in both domestic and international sectors is likely to become costlier with the government expanding the scope of air transport services to attract service tax. "The......

Paramount plans on-board mobile service

The all-business-class carrier Paramount Airways is planning to increase its fleet fourfold by 2011 to 20 air planes at a time when major airlines are grounding aircraft and adopting low-cost......

Interim budget gives boost to AI holding company

In an apparent bid to strengthen Air India's financial position, the government substantially increased the allocation for its holding company, NACIL, by about Rs 4,029 crore in the interim budget.......