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15-year-old girl arrested for terror offence in UK

15-year-old girl arrested for terror offence in UK

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command arrested the teenager on allegations of preparation of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, the Met police said.

How Bollywood is spending time indoors

How Bollywood is spending time indoors

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

From spending time with family to singing and making music, here's how they are keeping themselves busy.

UK-India flights resume; chaos at Delhi airport as govt modifies quarantine rule

UK-India flights resume; chaos at Delhi airport as govt modifies quarantine rule

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

The first flight to land at the Delhi airport from London on Friday was Air India's AI112 that had 256 passengers in it, said Gauri Agarwal, founder of the Genestrings Diagnostic Center.

India-UK airfare to rise

India-UK airfare to rise

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

British Airports Authority is considering raising the landing charges, thereby making air travel from India to London expensive from next year. The hike will be to meet the cost of expensive upgrades at airports. The BAA owns and operates seven British airports, including Heathrow. The Civil Aviation Authority said that BAA could increase the charges at Heathrow to 12.80 pounds per passenger next year with subsequent annual rises of no more than 7.5 per cent above inflation.

2016 Sony World Photography Awards: 16 breathtaking shots

2016 Sony World Photography Awards: 16 breathtaking shots

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

With barely weeks left to enter the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards, the world's biggest photography competition, photographers from around the world, including India, have been submitting some of the most stunning images -- many capturing breathtaking shots of mother nature at her finest.

UK: AI flight grounded, 338 passengers stranded

UK: AI flight grounded, 338 passengers stranded

Rediff.com14 Oct 2006

Air India sources in Mumbai said the aircraft was grounded due to heavy ingestion in one of its engines after it was hit by a bird.

Egypt crisis: Mubarak's family flees to UK

Egypt crisis: Mubarak's family flees to UK

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

In the wake of the current unrest in the country, the panic-stricken family of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their London townhouse. According to reports circulating in Britain's Egyptian community, President Mubarak and wife Suzanne are planning to head to their London townhouse.

Why is Vistara making such huge losses?

Why is Vistara making such huge losses?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Market estimates suggest the airline has already totted up Rs 1,800 crore of losses in FY20, and FY21 is expected to see losses in the region of Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore Many in the sector say that Vistara lacks the light-footedness of the airlines with which it competes, reports Anjuli Bhargava.

PHOTOS: 12 deadliest terror attacks at airports

PHOTOS: 12 deadliest terror attacks at airports

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

Hours after three suspected Islamic State group suicide bombers targeted the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing at least 36 people and wounding many others, Rediff.com brings you some of the deadliest attacks at airports, which have left several dead and hundreds injured.

Big B walks duty free, lands in trouble

Big B walks duty free, lands in trouble

Rediff.com27 Sep 2008

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been slapped with a showcause notice by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for allegedly not declaring dutiable goods at the Mumbai airport while returning from London last year.

Jet-Etihad yet to tap synergies

Jet-Etihad yet to tap synergies

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

A year on, deal between the two airlines still to gather momentum, partly due to management problems at Jet.

CBI says no news of Rahil Sheikh's arrest

CBI says no news of Rahil Sheikh's arrest

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

A CBI spokesperson said Interpol India had received information from Interpol London to this effect in which Scotland Yard had denied reports suggesting Sheikh's detention at Heathrow airport

COVID-19: UK to move India from 'red list' to 'amber list'

COVID-19: UK to move India from 'red list' to 'amber list'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

The United Kingdom will move India from 'red' to 'amber' list on August 8, according to the information available on the UK government website.

Spotted: Sachin, Dhoni, Munaf and Zaheer

Spotted: Sachin, Dhoni, Munaf and Zaheer

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

Reader Farrukh Firoz sent us these pictures from London.

Time for an India-Britain reset?

Time for an India-Britain reset?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

In the changed circumstances and attitudes in Britain, we must let bygones be bygones, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Security at UK airport mistakes aftershave for grenade

Security at UK airport mistakes aftershave for grenade

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

A bomb scare was sparked at a UK airport after security staff mistook an aftershave bottle in the luggage of a passenger for a hand grenade.

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

If British industry succeeds in saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic it will be due in part to the pioneering role played by Formula One racing teams in the country. Seven of the 10 Formula One teams have joined forces with leading aerospace and engineering companies to ramp up production of ventilators while Mercedes has also worked with medics and academics to produce an alternative breathing aid.

Musharraf's secrets found on road

Musharraf's secrets found on road

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

Top secret documents on security arrangements for President Pervez Musharraf were found on a London street just hours before his arrival.

Indian airline staffer among UK plot suspects

Indian airline staffer among UK plot suspects

Rediff.com12 Aug 2006

The airline has declined to comment when asked if Tariq, 23, was their employee.

SRK's body scanner claims untrue: British airport

SRK's body scanner claims untrue: British airport

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's claim that he signed printouts of 'nude' security scans of his body at the Heathrow airport in London have been dismissed by the airport owner British Airports Authority.

Volcanic ash causes havoc again; flights cancelled

Volcanic ash causes havoc again; flights cancelled

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Two of Europe's busiest airports -- London's Heathrow Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport -- closed down on Monday as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifted from Iceland, aviation authorities said.

Zulqarnain lands in England after Dubai no-show

Zulqarnain lands in England after Dubai no-show

Rediff.com9 Nov 2010

Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has arrived in England after mysteriously disappearing hours before the fifth and final One-day International against South Africa in Dubai.

Navinder Sarao never drove a car or wore fancy clothes: Neighbours

Navinder Sarao never drove a car or wore fancy clothes: Neighbours

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Sarao was described as a fun guy, outgoing and talkative by other members of the tight knit South Asian community.

Winona's scary ride

Winona's scary ride

Rediff.com20 Nov 2008

Winona Ryder, of Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands fame, reportedly passed out, unconscious, during a flight from Los Angeles to London on Wednesday. Staff and fellow passengers allegedly noticed Winona slump forward in her first class seat, reports said, but after airline crew were unable to successfully revive her, the pilot of the British Airways jumbo managed to successfully request Heathrow airport for a priority landing.

Humiliated England dodge media, fans on arrival

Humiliated England dodge media, fans on arrival

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

England's beaten and beleaguered World Cup players made a sullen and silent dawn return to London on Tuesday, dodging waiting fans as the storm of criticism at their early exit continued.

Drunk socialite 'strips' on Kingfisher flight

Drunk socialite 'strips' on Kingfisher flight

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

A drunk British socialite reportedly stripped to her knickers and cavorted with a male passenger in full view of fellow travellers on a Kingfisher Airlines flight from Bangalore to Heathrow.

All is not lost for England, just look at '81

All is not lost for England, just look at '81

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

England should instead celebrate the fact that, among all speculation, intimation and finally confirmation, Kevin Pietersen made it absolutely clear that he wants to carry on as a player.

Taslima leaves India; destination unknown

Taslima leaves India; destination unknown

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

Controversial Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday left India to an unknown destination and has reached London, as she voiced her bitterness against the Indian government accusing it of being no better than "religious fundamentalists". Talking to PTI from the Heathrow Airport before taking a connecting flight after she left New Delhi on Wednesday morning on a British Airways flight, the 46-year-old author refused to disclose where she was heading, saying she did

First Bollywood acting school to be launched in Br

First Bollywood acting school to be launched in Br

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Starting this September, Boman Irani, Tabu, Anupam Kher, and Urmila Matondkar will teach at the first Bollywood acting school in Britain. The school will be based in the Ealing Institute of Media in the west London borough of Ealing.

Meeting with Manmohan 'productive': Sharif

Meeting with Manmohan 'productive': Sharif

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

"Dialogue is the only way forward in normalising situation between the two neighbourly countries," Sharif said on his arrival at the Heathrow airport in London on his return from the US after attending the UN General Assembly.

Spotted: Fardeen Khan in UK

Spotted: Fardeen Khan in UK

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Reader Deepak Pais sends us a photograph.

UK nose ring row: Mayor defends Indian worker

UK nose ring row: Mayor defends Indian worker

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Hundreds of millions of people follow the Hindu religion and it is difficult to imagine a worse way to welcome visitors from the Indian subcontinent to London than sacking a woman for wearing a Hindu nose stud, he said.

Imran admits to forming offshore company to 'evade British taxes'

Imran admits to forming offshore company to 'evade British taxes'

Rediff.com14 May 2016

The admission came in the midst of his virulent campaign against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign after his two sons and a daughter were named in Panama Paper leaks as having offshore companies.

Vistara plans to spread its wings beyond India skies

Vistara plans to spread its wings beyond India skies

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

By 2023, Vistara's hangars will house a total of 70 aircraft, up from the current 42.

Woman who killed self, children was Indian

Woman who killed self, children was Indian

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

The mother jumped with her two kids in front of a high-speed train in London.

Bush in UK amidst high security

Bush in UK amidst high security

Rediff.com19 Nov 2003

Prince Charles greeted Bush and his wife Laura at the Heathrow airport, from where they were taken by a helicopter to Buckingham Palace.

Miss Bollywood's 'Airport Look'?

Miss Bollywood's 'Airport Look'?

Rediff.com11 May 2020

With flight services put on hold and everyone from paparazzi to celebrities staying home, we aren't getting any glimpses of Bollywood vanity. Sukanya Verma collects some airport looks from the movies for your enjoyment.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod missing from British Airways flight

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod missing from British Airways flight

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod, which he has been playing for the last 45 years, has gone missing while he was returning to Delhi from London by a British Airways flight.