The study of the Bhagvad Gita has become mandatory for every student joining Seton Hall University in New Jersey from this year. Seton Hall is an independent, Catholic university under the Archdiocese of Newark founded in 1856.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor feels it "raises a larger question, as to whether Muslims, who are such a significant portion of our population are suffering particularly from the procedures that are applied to them when they travel to the US."
Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday clarified that his detention at Newark International Airport in the US was not a drama.
The actor said he respected the procedures the US requires incoming foreigners to follow but maintained his experience was "not pleasant.
This closure has led to increase in flight duration and has put a strain on Mumbai's air traffic controllers, who are working extra shifts to handle the increase in traffic.
Air India has announced that it will be adding to the seamless transfer facility to passengers from Bangalore travelling to international destinations like New York, Newark, London, Frankfurt and Chicago by introduction of a new hub and spoke flight between Bangalore and Mumbai from October 26.
Taking its crew to task for lack of discipline, Air India on Wednesday suspended a pilot and ten cabin crew members for delaying some recent flights, including an international service, by not reporting for duty on time.
A personal tragedy for Jeevan Zutshi, founder of the Indo-American Community Federation, turned into a talking point for the Unity Dinner '08 held at the Newark Fremont Hilton in California.
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The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.
Air India lowered the base-performance levels in order to pay productivity-linked incentives to staffers, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal discusses the airline's entry into the United States.
Jet Airways, the country's top private carrier, could start its much-awaited US operations from August as the process of getting clearances from American authorities is moving on track.
Lingala, 55, who has been charged by criminal complaint with one count of murder-for-hire was produced before United States Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court and was held without bail.
As competition hots up, airlines are doling out freebies to wean away customers.
'The other airlines will be concerned about Jet Airways'
There is a prospect of a 5-10 per cent drop in fares.
Jet Airways, the country's top private airline, will launch its long-planned maiden flight to the US via Belgium by July-August this year
Jet Air boss Naresh Goyal wants everyone to try his airline's superior service -- and he wants his breakfast on time.
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Hemant Lakhani, an India-born former British clothing merchant, has been convicted of attempting to sell shoulder-launched missiles to what he believed was a terrorist group.
With Air India's Gulf monopoly under threat and likely to end very soon if the civil aviation ministry has its way, the state-owned airline is now pitching aggressively for direct flights to the US and Australia to make up for the loss.
The daily non-stop service from New York to Mumbai and back will start on August 1.
The Air India directive to its passenger said 'carriage of any powder or powder-like substance in hand or carry-on baggage which is 350 ml or larger is prohibited'.
In the India-US sector, for instance, Air India operates 15 stopover flights between Mumbai and Chicago, and Mumbai and New York
Lakhani was charged with providing material support to terrorists, unlawful arms sale, smuggling and two counts of money laundering.
Manthena Raja was an associate of 'missile man' Hemant Lakhani.
A Paris-bound Air-India flight with 428 passengers on board on Friday made an emergency landing an hour after it took off from the city's international airport, officials said.
Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old computer engineer, was arrested on July 13, a report said, adding he is believed to have used and managed an Al Qaeda communications system.
The reduced fare offer is also available for travel on partner airline Etihad Airways flights
India's generic drug manufacturer, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, suffered a setback when a US' Court of Appeals ruled that it infringed on Pfizer Pharmaceutical company's patent for the blood pressure medicine Norvasc.
Jet Airways is planning to introduce six flights a week from Mumbai to Newark in the United States from mid-June and aims to step up its daily flights to 21 services a week from India to Singapore in its winter schedule.
Hemant Lakhani, 68, was arrested on August 12 at a hotel near Newark International Airport after he illegally imported a shoulder-fired missile.
According to the report, Mumbai with 18.3 million people is fourth, Delhi with 15.3 million is fifth and Kolkata with 14.3 million is sixth. Mumbai shared its fourth place with Sao Paulo and Brazil each recording 18.3 million people.
To sell five Boeing 777s, replacing these with cheaper aircraft
Nidhi, 42, who has not yet recovered from the injuries suffered in the terrorist attack, arrived around 7.30 am on Friday on a Paris-Mumbai Jet airways flight and was driven to Breach Candy hospital from the airport.
The Air-India will reintroduce two of its five Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong services from July 11.
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