Most of the coded signals and communications were in Nepali and Tibetan languages.
Competition is intense and with the blurring of differences in service proposition and fares, it becomes imperative that airlines use their on-time performance for messaging and brand building.
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Here's the text of what he said:
'There is no acceptable definition of what terrorism is and who a terrorist is.'
New offerings by banks are changing the way you transact.
RIL is also set to file its tariff plans, which will mark the company's intent to commercialise Jio's operations, with the regulator this week
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
With employees as brand ambassadors, can the company get the grime off its image?
Garima Bharucha, 39, from Mumbai shares her inspiring fitness journey and the lessons she learned along the way.
A sense of disquiet prevailed in Beijing as officials announced the capital's first death from the deadly virus, a grim reminder that the epidemic has begun to take toll outside Hubei province.
'They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!' Trump said in his first tweet of the year.
'People don't want to watch a screaming channel if given a decent alternative.'
The company has booked around 350 spots for the 2015 tournament.
'NiMo having skipped, the next best bet is a high-profile banker.' 'Ms Usha happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.' 'Ms Usha's crime? That's as thin as it gets.'
Jet's advertising and that of most other airlines has been limited to new routes or promotional fares.
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day.
The sooner the airlines get their act together, the better.
Disciplinary action is being taken against two officers in the shooting down of the chopper.
An SIT has been formed to probe the killing.
Possibly for the first time since Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called upon the nation to donate/sacrifice for the 'Bangladesh war' efforts, and also suffer blackout at nights with patience and pride, has the nation reacted so very positively to the government's diktat, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The RSS chief's comment that if war broke out, the military would not be ready for at least six to seven months is correct as it faces a shortfall in training and alertness and an even greater lack of funds for defence preparedness, notes Ajai Shukla.
With the total tax burden currently at 53 per cent, 19.5 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively for cigarettes, bidis and smokeless, tobacco taxation in India is much lower than the level recommended by the World Health Organisation.
Is this paradigm shift in brand-consumer power-sharing coming to fruition in India too?
India is on track to register its entire 1.25 billion population using its Aadhaar digital ID.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
The company declined to disclose the names of the firms it was acquiring as the regulatory clearances and some negotiations are still in process.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
India has historically not had a strong compliance mechanism around insider trading. This is in stark contrast to developed countries.
India was fooled into believing that Communist China wanted a 'negotiated' settlement with the Tibetans; it was never the case, says Claude Arpi.
'We first need to acknowledge the truth.' 'We are trying to diminish the problem and say, everything is okay and green shoots are emerging.' 'Imagine you are a doctor and not getting accurate medical reports, how do you diagnose and treat the illness?' 'We are not dealing with a terminal illness here, we are dealing with BP and cholesterol, which are imminently curable.'
Alnoor Peermohamed reports on Apple's two-faced strategy to grow its base in India without compromising on premiumness.
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Pensioners, India Inc may get tax breaks in Budget
Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI on Wednesday said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to do the needful.
'At its peak, COVID-19 in Korea felt like half-disaster, half-disaster movie.'
A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.
For Uninor, it is more important to serve customers better in existing circles rather than going for pan-India operations.
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