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Mallya jet's new 'owner' told to pay dues worth Rs 3.95 crore

Mallya jet's new 'owner' told to pay dues worth Rs 3.95 crore

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

SGI Commex contended that though it had won the bid, it is yet to receive a communication from the department to this effect and unless it gets such a letter, it will not be in a position to pay the dues claimed by MIAL

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.

3-yr-old among 44 coronavirus cases in India

3-yr-old among 44 coronavirus cases in India

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu reported one case each, officials said.

Many reasons why Jet Air may miss the flight path, once again

Many reasons why Jet Air may miss the flight path, once again

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

If the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital combine can script a turnaround, it will have pulled off a bigger coup than Ajay Singh did with SpiceJet in 2014.

Puri visits crash site, announces interim relief

Puri visits crash site, announces interim relief

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

He also assured the kin of victims that steps would be taken to get them compensation in line with an international convention of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Taking stock of the crash of the Dubai-Kozhikode AIE flight in Kozhikode and the relief measures, the minister said pilot in-command of the plane, Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, among those killed in the accident, was one of the most experienced commanders with more than 10,000 flying hours.

Trump's travel ban: Immigrants detained; judge stays deportation

Trump's travel ban: Immigrants detained; judge stays deportation

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

"It's working out very nicely. You see it in the airports, you see it all over. It's working out very nicely," Trump said.

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Norwegian national asked to leave India for violating visa norms

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Janne-Mette Johansson, a Norwegian national on a tourist visa, came under the scanner of Bureau of Immigration authorities over her suspected participation in an anti- Citizenship Amendment Act protest in the Kochi three days ago.

How the Rich fuel Demand for Private Jets

How the Rich fuel Demand for Private Jets

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

'The need for added safety has bolstered demand for charter flights in the last year and is expected to continue.'

Djokovic in limbo as lawyers battle over Australia entry ban

Djokovic in limbo as lawyers battle over Australia entry ban

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open.

PIX: Akshay, Twinkle, Nitara return after New Year holiday

PIX: Akshay, Twinkle, Nitara return after New Year holiday

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

The celebrities are back after spending New Year aborad.

India records 122 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hrs; cases at 74,281

India records 122 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hrs; cases at 74,281

Rediff.com13 May 2020

According to the ministry's website, more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities.

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

What Gulf slowdown! IndiGo, GoAir to expand ops to West Asia

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Travels to Gulf accounted for 40% of India's international air traffic in 2016.

Agusta scam accused Rajiv Saxena extradited to India

Agusta scam accused Rajiv Saxena extradited to India

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

Rajiv Saxena, an accused in AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, was extradited from Dubai, UAE, to India .

Agusta middleman Christian Michel extradited to India

Agusta middleman Christian Michel extradited to India

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Michel was extradited in an operation under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Central Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features

Bengaluru doctor, SA national are India's first Omicron cases

Bengaluru doctor, SA national are India's first Omicron cases

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Out of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in Bengaluru, one is a South African national who has left the country after testing negative, while the other is a local with no travel history, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said on Thursday.

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Finally, some good news for tourism sector

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

Goa, Kerala, Maldives and Dubai are among the popular destinations.

'Adani port project will be an environmental disaster'

'Adani port project will be an environmental disaster'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

'People should realise that what we are fighting for today is actually for tomorrow, for future generations.'

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.

Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

Who should head India's aviation regulator DGCA?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Ahead of two crucial audits, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has proposed to allow deputy director generals (DGs) and officers of Indian Air Force (IAF) to apply for the post of chief of India's aviation regulator. The current head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Arun Kumar, has been promoted as secretary and is expected to move out some time soon. DGCA has four Deputy DGs with experience in different fields of aviation.

Sreesanth to resume practice after emotional welcome at home

Sreesanth to resume practice after emotional welcome at home

Rediff.com26 Jul 2015

"If I had any link with him, I would not have been here. I would have been in Dubai or some other place. If I had known people like him, I would not have been cricketer," said Sreesanth on Sunday.

Air India asked to check gold smuggling by its staff

Air India asked to check gold smuggling by its staff

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

In a letter written by Director General of DRI Najeeb Shah, Air India has been asked to sanitise its staff, especially those involved in ground-handling duties, official sources said.

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease to build a financial centre.

Maharashtra hands over cases against Rajan to CBI

Maharashtra hands over cases against Rajan to CBI

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Additional Chief Secretary K P Bakshi told reporters at a hurriedly-called press conference that all the cases against 55-year old Rajan, who has been deported from Indonesia, are being transferred to CBI because of its expertise in "handling transnational crimes".

Govt working on plan to bring back thousands of stranded seamen

Govt working on plan to bring back thousands of stranded seamen

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The government will chart out a plan for the evacuation of seafarers stuck on international waters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya has said. Thousands of Indian seafarers are currently stuck aboard cruise ships and cargo vessels in far off waters, and maritime bodies have been demanding from the government strategies for bringing them home fearing that delays might result in disruption in supply chain.

Kozhikode plane crash: 89 injured discharged

Kozhikode plane crash: 89 injured discharged

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 83 people were under treatment at various hospitals and the condition of 22 of them was 'serious'.

ICC presses PCB on Asif doping case

ICC presses PCB on Asif doping case

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pressed the Pakistan cricket Board to outline its position on the Mohammad Asif drugs case.

'93 blasts: The road to justice

'93 blasts: The road to justice

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

A chronology of events in the case in which the main trial ended in 2007.

Why UAE was ideal destination for IPL 2020

Why UAE was ideal destination for IPL 2020

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

'Unlike India and Sri Lanka, there was no internal air travel needed.' 'For all 8 teams, different hotels are available, a separate one for the broadcasting team too.'

Now, fly from Delhi to San Francisco non-stop on Air India

Now, fly from Delhi to San Francisco non-stop on Air India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.

Fake call centre scam mastermind arrested in Mumbai

Fake call centre scam mastermind arrested in Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

The scam, which operated since 2013 through at least half a dozen call centres in Thane, targeted at least 15,000 US-based tax payers, who were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers.

2014 CWG Queen's Baton makes low-key entry into India

2014 CWG Queen's Baton makes low-key entry into India

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

The Baton, which will stay in India for two days on October 12 and 13, will not, however, be taken in a relay by sportspersons, as is done normally, following IOA's decision to curtail the events here as there will not be adeqaute security arrangements in view of the Dussehra festival.

Number of coronavirus cases up to 137; Maharashtra highest with 39

Number of coronavirus cases up to 137; Maharashtra highest with 39

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Kerala has recorded 24 cases including two foreign nationals.

Take to the skies with these brilliant images!

Take to the skies with these brilliant images!

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Aerial photography has an uncanny ability to literally offer a fresh perspective on subjects that have been photographed to death, and this ability is on full display in the winners gallery of the first annual Aerial Photography Awards. The grand prize winner was Belgium's Sebastien Nagy, who was declared Aerial Photographer of the Year 2020. Scroll down to view some of the best images from the contest.

COVID-19 tally nears 60k; fresh outbreaks abroad raise concerns

COVID-19 tally nears 60k; fresh outbreaks abroad raise concerns

Rediff.com9 May 2020

A total 95 deaths deaths were reported since Friday morning, of which 37 in Maharashtra, 24 in Gujarat, nine in West Bengal, seven in Madhya Pradesh, four each from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, three from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and two from Delhi and one each from Punjab and Haryana.

Cargo plane may have been blast target: UK

Cargo plane may have been blast target: UK

Rediff.com30 Oct 2010

The target of an explosive device found on a cargo plane in the United Kingdom while in transit to the United States may have been the aircraft itself, the British home secretary said on Saturday.

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The 55-year-old gangster was taken straight to the CBI headquarters where he was quizzed on Dawood Ibrahim, India's most-wanted terrorist.

'If Dawood is brought back, he will expose politicians'

'If Dawood is brought back, he will expose politicians'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

'Dawood and Tiger Memon will neither come on their own nor we will ever bring them back,' says Suresh Walishetty, who investigated the March 1993 attacks.'