Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles.She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.Vaihayasi......

Iran port may give wings to India's ambitions in S Asia

Developing the Chabahar port in Iran addresses India’s geopolitical as well as economic challenges, says Jyoti Malhotra Last month, the Indian leadership woke from its ten-year slumber,......

23 killed in Azerbaijan plane crash

A technical problem caused the crash of a plane in Azerbaijan, which killed 23 people including eight foreigners, officials said Saturday.The Antonov An-140 aircraft, bound for the Kazakh city of......

IndiGo charts new flight plan for Gatwick, other EU destinations

The plan is to charge 30 per cent less. Travel sector executives say if IndiGo is able to do so, it could create a new class of flyers. IndiGo is looking at starting a flight to London and to......

'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'

Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in. The......

The best airline staff in the world

No matter where are you flying globally, here are the world’s most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent. The recently-held World Airline Award by......

Private carriers free to fly into Air India territory

In a major boost to private airlines, especially IndiGo and SpiceJet, the civil aviation ministry has lifted the freeze on them to expand abroad. The government had imposed the freeze in March......

Saudi Arabia and Formula One discussing F1 race

Formula One and the 10 teams would seek reassurance on issues including human rights, gender equality and media freedom before any race could happen. IMAGE: The Middle East already hosts two......

Force One? Force Racing? What will Mallya call his F1 team?

'The Indian Grand Prix is gone, sadly. There are no Indian sponsors who’ve come to the table' IMAGE: Vijay Mallya. Photograph: Twitter. Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya has steered his......

Formula One teams rule out Russian race boycott

Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country's debut Grand Prix in October is called off or they are ordered......