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Survivor: 'Can I recover in time to join my job?'

Survivor: 'Can I recover in time to join my job?'

Rediff.com22 May 2010

The first thing Omar Farook asked the doctors treating him how long it will take for him to recover. He was keen to join his first job that he had landed in Dubai before he took the ill-fated Air India Express flight to Mangalore on Saturday.

Mangalore crash: SC notice to AI, Centre on compensation plea

Mangalore crash: SC notice to AI, Centre on compensation plea

Rediff.com3 Jan 2012

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and Air India on a plea seeking minimum Rs 75 lakh compensation for each of the 158 victims of the May 2010 Mangalore air crash.

Kingfisher launches 8 international flights

Kingfisher launches 8 international flights

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

At a time when airline across the world is hit due to slowdown and Air India is facing its worst-ever crisis, Kingfisher Airlines announced the launch of flights on eight international routes before the year-end.

Indians in UAE await 'once in a lifetime' Modi moment

Indians in UAE await 'once in a lifetime' Modi moment

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

The Indian community in the United Arab Emirates is eagerly waiting to hear and cheer Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Madison Square-like event in Dubai on Monday that is expected to draw over 50,000 people.

Tom Cruise breaks ankle; Mission Impossible 6 on hold

Tom Cruise breaks ankle; Mission Impossible 6 on hold

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Injury caution for Tom Cruise? He throws it out of the window before you can say Mission Impossible!

Video: Crash survivors recount miraculous escape

Video: Crash survivors recount miraculous escape

Rediff.com22 May 2010

Survivors of Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai that crashed outside the airport in Mangalore after overshooting the runway on Saturday, recounted their near death experience.

Bangkok ranked world's top travel spot

Bangkok ranked world's top travel spot

Rediff.com31 May 2013

The Thai capital headed the 2013 list based on total projected visits by foreigners, followed by London, Paris, Singapore and New York. Istanbul and Dubai showed the strongest expected growth in the number of visitors.

Rupee crisis: Airlines to hike fares

Rupee crisis: Airlines to hike fares

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Jet Airways is imposing $50 surcharge on economy class fare on its Gulf flights.

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rain, hailstorms and snowfall lash north India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

As many as 38 flights, including 23 domestic and nine international, were diverted from the Delhi airport to nearby cities between 6-8.45 pm.

Kamal Nath's son has assets worth over Rs 660 cr

Kamal Nath's son has assets worth over Rs 660 cr

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The figure, mentioned in his affidavit filed along with the nomination papers, is over five times the assets of his parents, which as per MP CM Nath's affidavit stood at over Rs 124 crore.

IPL franchises stay positive despite financial hit from COVID-19

IPL franchises stay positive despite financial hit from COVID-19

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Capitals Chairman Parth Jindal said the BCCI should look at compensating the franchises.

Emirates to add 18 more flights to India

Emirates to add 18 more flights to India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

"We see a strong demand and a good market. We will be launching 18 additional flights per week starting from July 1 and extending up to October," Emirates Airline's, vice president (India and Nepal), Orhan Abbas, told reporters in Dubai on Thursday. The three destinations are New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Coronavirus cases climb to 107 in India

Coronavirus cases climb to 107 in India

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

Amid rising coronavirus cases in India, the government has asked people not to panic, saying no community transmission of the virus has been observed and there has only been a few cases of local transmission so far and that it is "not a health emergency" in India at present.

Wishing for the Yash Raj theme park

Wishing for the Yash Raj theme park

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

Yash Raj Films have pioneeringly signed on to create a Bollywood-themed park in Dubai. Built in association with Dubai Infinity Holdings, the glitzy Yash Raj Films Entertainment District is set to open in 2012.

Don't we Indians matter too?

Don't we Indians matter too?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

If foreigners need reasonable taxes, why offer citizens something else? If foreign businessmen look for assurance on the rule of law, so do citizens, argues T N Ninan.

DNA experts reach Mangalore to identify bodies

DNA experts reach Mangalore to identify bodies

Rediff.com23 May 2010

A team of experts arrived in Mangalore on Sunday morning from Hyderabad to conduct DNA tests to help in identification of bodies charred beyond recognition in the Air India Express plane crash

Message In A Bottle

Message In A Bottle

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Samridhi Bhardwaj analyses the dynamics of duty-free liquor allowance in India.

DGCA awaits FAA report on Boeing 787

DGCA awaits FAA report on Boeing 787

Rediff.com14 Jan 2013

Recently, there have been technical mishaps, including an electrical fire and a brake problem, involving the aircraft.

Azhar makes fine century as Pakistan dominate Windies

Azhar makes fine century as Pakistan dominate Windies

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Azhar Ali's superb unbeaten 146 led Pakistan to a commanding 279 for one on the first day of the first test against West Indies in Dubai on Thursday. Azhar shared an opening partnership of 215 with Sami Aslam, who was bowled by Roston Chase for 90 in the final session to give the Caribbean side their only success of the day.

Man on way to father's funeral killed in crash

Man on way to father's funeral killed in crash

Rediff.com22 May 2010

It was a double tragedy for a family in Kasargod district of Kerala which lost its Dubai-based son, who was on his way to attend his father's funeral, in the crash of the Air India Express flight in Mangalore. Siddique Sulaiman, a trading salesman, was on his way to attend his father's last rites in Kasargod and ended up boarding the fateful Air India Express flight to Mangalore.

I believe I can beat Federer's Grand Slam record, says Djokovic

I believe I can beat Federer's Grand Slam record, says Djokovic

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Novak Djokovic has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name - two behind Rafael Nadal and three fewer than Roger Federer - and said he has no doubt in his ability to overtake the other members of the so-called 'Big Three.'

Winners of the 2019 Drone Awards

Winners of the 2019 Drone Awards

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The sky is literally the limit for the Drone Awards competition that has unveiled the stunning winning photos for 2019. From cross-country skiers that look like fish, voted Photo Of The Year, to human giants, this year's aerial art winning submissions demonstrate the diversity and artistry of the craft. The winning images will have their public display at the "Sky's the Limit" exhibition which will be held in Siena throughout November 2019, during the "Siena Awards" Photo Festival.

World's largest aircraft A380 may fly to India soon

World's largest aircraft A380 may fly to India soon

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

Govt plans to relax air service norms, let international airlines fly any aircraft to India.

Djokovic announces Balkan region series, Thiem joins

Djokovic announces Balkan region series, Thiem joins

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Kenin, Andreescu to be part of team event in Charleston in June

Foreign airlines gain at domestic carriers' cost

Foreign airlines gain at domestic carriers' cost

Rediff.com3 Nov 2008

By cutting international flights, Indian firms forefeit market share.

Why Indigo is fastest growing airline on the planet

Why Indigo is fastest growing airline on the planet

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.'

Cathay Pacific to exhaust its traffic rights

Cathay Pacific to exhaust its traffic rights

Rediff.com14 Oct 2012

It will start four flights a week to Hyderabad from Hong Kong in December, while its wholly-owned subsidiary Dragonair will commence a similar service to Kolkata from November.

AI Express increases services to W Asia

AI Express increases services to W Asia

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

Kozhikode will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam and Muscat daily; Salalah will be twice a week, Kuwait thrice a week and one weekly service to the city of Al-Ain.

Airlines operate all-women crew flight

Airlines operate all-women crew flight

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Vistara also operated all women crew flights, though on their domestic network.

Taliban-run Afghanistan: Does India have a role?

Taliban-run Afghanistan: Does India have a role?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

New Delhi should resist any temptation to act as spoiler and instead should cooperate with its SCO partners in reaching a regional consensus behind the formation of an interim government in Kabul, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

IPL Bio-Bubble: Franchises fret over WAGS, security, hospitality

IPL Bio-Bubble: Franchises fret over WAGS, security, hospitality

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

Some of the franchises have questions which probably BCCI will need to answer in their SOPs.

Zardari stable; Pak govt denies resignation reports

Zardari stable; Pak govt denies resignation reports

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

Beleaguered Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been admitted to a Dubai hospital following heart complications, triggering intense speculation that he may step down in the face of army pressure over the 'memogate' scandal.

Explained: How humans will travel in hyperloop

Explained: How humans will travel in hyperloop

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

What engineering problems make it hard to use 17th century physics to move lots of people quickly across serious distances? Devangshu Datta has the answers.

Zardari gets back to work

Zardari gets back to work

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

Zardari held meetings with leaders of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement hours after he flew into a Pakistan Air Force base in Karachi early Monday morning.

Can Afghan Warlords Stop the Taliban?

Can Afghan Warlords Stop the Taliban?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Once Mazar-i-Sharif falls, some isolate pockets of resistance may remain, which the Taliban would tackle through political work or coercion, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Planning to visit Thailand? You have reason to celebrate!

Planning to visit Thailand? You have reason to celebrate!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.

Why Michel's extradition was important

Why Michel's extradition was important

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Michel may prove to be the missing link in the money trail in the alleged multi-crore scam being probed by the CBI.

Nepal forms panel to probe death of 8 Kerala tourists

Nepal forms panel to probe death of 8 Kerala tourists

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

The Department of Tourism said that a five-member committee has been formed to investigate if the resort was following the standards set by the government.

Mumbai rains: 203 flights cancelled, main runway shut

Mumbai rains: 203 flights cancelled, main runway shut

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Besides, another 350-odd flights -- both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.