Air India needs to up the ante in order to compete with rival carriers.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan identifies China border dispute as India's biggest national security challenge, followed by Pakistan's proxy war. He also highlighted regional instability, future warfare scenarios, and dealing with nuclear-armed adversaries as major concerns.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees for abusive behaviour and making an aggressive gesture during the high-voltage Asia Cup clash against India, tournament sources confirmed.
According to airline sources, the software, which is of Atlanta-based SITA company, was not functioning approximately from 3 am to 9 am on Saturday. Consequently, boarding passes could not be issued at major airports across the world and various flights were delayed.
Even a rump Air India could not hope to get away with the shoddy service and scrappy fare for which I paid nearly two lakh, complains Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The body of a four-year-old boy was discovered in a garbage bin inside a train toilet at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai. An investigation is underway.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
"Though the management has agreed to pay the pending arrears to ACEU, the other unions have not been paid yet," said a union member.
This is a third of Rs 33,992 crore debt that was to be passed on to the new owner during last year's failed divestment process.
AI gets govt nod to hire 800 more cabin crew.
The former India batter made a shocking disclosure that the boundary rope was pushed by the broadcasters for their on-ground show during the innings break, which indirectly benefitted the Indians.
The process of identification of victims by matching the DNA samples is currently underway, and the bodies will be handed over to their relatives once the process is complete.
'Look at the number of flights the aircraft has done. Look at the number of airlines which are using it.'
'Visualise those 15 to 18 seconds: Fully loaded aircraft, pilot manually controlling with both hands (no autopilot immediately after takeoff), looking forward while switches are behind.'
10 Heroes of the 1965 War which ended on September 23 60 years ago.
As of now, Air India serves sandwich (both vegetarian and non-vegetarian) and cake on its flights, which are up to 90 minutes of duration, which will be discontinued from January 1, 2016, replaced with "all vegetarian" hot meal, an airline circular said.
However, a proposal to offer stock options to its 34,000 employees may fructify ahead of the IPO and a concept paper for this purpose has already been submitted to civil aviation ministry, he said. The two airlines, Air India and Indian, were merged in July-August this year and 12-18-months for full integration would mean that an IPO would not take place before mid-2009, Thulasidas hinted.
Industry analysts said Air India would have to scout for multiple avenues for sourcing pilots as the capacity of the state-run Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi has reached saturation.
JCT deserved more than a point from the goalless outing because they did most of the running and created more chances.
Robin Uthappa hit an unbeaten 157 and Yuvraj Singh took three crucial wickets as Air India Red clinched the BCCI Corporate Trophy, beating Air India Blue by 93 runs at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday. Put into bat, Air India Red first posted a challenging 284 for eight, riding on Uthappa's blistering 148-ball innings, and then shot out Air India Blue for a meagre 191 in 41.5 overs.
'Loss of thrust in both engines would have left the crew with minimal options for recovery.'
5 AI's Dreamliner pilots left the airline to join other carriers without serving the mandatory six-month notice period
There have been rare moments when CSK icon MS Dhoni lost his temper on the field.
It is alleged that Air India never got a level playing field, when it came to allotment of terminals, lounges, or check-in counters at airports.
Sources in the know said the government would initiate talks with businesses, including Tatas, shortly for divesting its stake in the national carrier.
From drone-lit skies and gemstone rangolis to fragrance journeys and theatrical thalis, India's new-age festive events blend heritage with high-tech spectacle to create memories that feel both intimate and unforgettable.
'Shubman Gill did not look as technically tight or calm as usual when he came out to bat on the fourth evening, but his team fought so hard on Monday in a fabulous Test.'
The overheating of the oven during a July 24 flight from New Delhi to Kolkata did not cause a fire
He said no matter how much evolution happens in technology, India could never become a fully cashless economy.
Weighed down by surging jet fuel prices, Air-India's net profit plunged by a huge 82.54 per cent at Rs 16.29 crore (Rs 162.9 million) for the year 2005-06.
Simranjeet Singh, the left-arm spinner from UAE, distinctly remembers bowling to a talented 12-year-old Shubman Gill at the nets in Mohali.
'That way you're not hostage just to US sort of exports to India.'
State-run Air-India said on Sunday it will suspend more pilots for refusing to fly to SARS-affected countries.
The unions claimed that wrong policy decisions of the previous government, poor practices, lack of accountability and general mismanagement by top administration and allowing private carriers to flourish at the cost of Air India were some of the factors for the current state-of-affairs
It is Air India's only profitable subsidiary. In 2016-17, it clocked a profit of over Rs 33.4 crore, earning Rs 620 crore in revenues from its handling operations.
'Will this near-war, India's strongest military response so far, buy India another seven years of deterrence?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
A Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India this week returned to London due to a communications problem, but has since been operational, the state-run carrier said on Wednesday.
'My son looks a little depressed, but that is bound to happen.'
With the England series behind him, Rahul is soaking up every moment of fatherhood -- making up for lost time with Evaarah and cherishing the quieter joys of life off the field.
It is high time India ends its silence on the human cost of the Gaza war and takes a principled stand without diluting its relations with Israel. A largely friendless Tel Aviv today needs New Delhi more than the other way around. India's failure now may cost it diplomatically in the long run, cautions M R Narayan Swamy.
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