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'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

8 cheetahs to arrive in India in this special jet

A specially customised B747 jumbo jet has arrived in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, to bring eight cheetahs to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be......

Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories. IMAGE: J R D Tata was India's first qualified pilot; his flying license bore the legend No 1. Photograph:......

After Rahul's jibe, 'govt sources' say UPA started process to buy VVIP jets

The process for procuring two VVIP aircraft, over whose acquisition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, had begun under the United Progressive Alliance government,......

ISRO's 'monster rocket' may take Indians to space

And the first Indian to go into space from 'Indian soil' could well be a woman.Pallava Bagla reports. An indigenous rocket as heavy as 200 full-grown Asian elephants could well be the one taking......

Air India has good news for Delhi-Mumbai fliers

The revised check-in baggage limit is effective from Saturday A day after announcing its ticket prices at par with AC II of Rajdhani trains, National carrier Air India, on Friday, came out with......

London, Paris, Bangkok: 30% cheaper fares woo fliers

Lower fuel prices, fewer passengers make airlines cut prices for international destinations, report Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis For those planning a trip abroad, it’s a sweet time......

How Etihad is redefining luxury in the sky

IMAGE: The new first class seats aboard an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Etihad Airways launched an A380 aircraft service between Abu Dhabi......

Will carbon composites replace steel and aluminium in cars?

Use of composites offers the possibility of bringing down the numbers of parts in a big way and, therefore, costs as well. As the slugfest is to continue between aluminium and steel over which of......

Airbus to decide on A380 revamp this year

Planemaker Airbus will decide around the end of 2015 on how to revamp its A380 super jumbo and is on track for its 2015 targets, Chief Executive Thomas Enders was quoted saying by German business......

Jet-lagged Team India unhappy with travel schedule for New Zealand

'A lot of people had problems in adjusting with the change of time and it affected their sleeping pattern' India's Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni warm-up prior to the start of their ICC......

'December is ideal to hold F1 in India'

President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Vicky Chandhok feels it would be ideal if India hosts its inaugural F1 Grand Prix in the month of December instead of scheduled......

Phelps shines on biggest stage

It is lucky for Michael Phelps that he is blessed with broad shoulders and an arm span like the wings on a jumbo jet. Not only does it enable him to swim like a fish but it also helps him to carry......

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing

The 2004 Olympic flame arrivedin the Chinese capital on Tuesday for the fifth leg of a six-week 78,000-km-long global torch relay leading up to the Athens Games in August.A small lantern carrying......

F1 track not a priority with AP govt.

The Congress government seems poised to drop the bid for Formula One racing track for Hyderabad. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy hinted at this when he told the State Assembly on Saturday......

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