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No clause in pact violated, Swiss airlines to India

No clause in pact violated, Swiss airlines to India

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

India had threatened to stop Swiss, which, as the designated airline of that country, 'violated' a vital clause called the substantial ownership and effective control, mandated under the bilateral air services agreement between the two countries.

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments.

Don't miss! Stunning, open air hotel rooms...

Don't miss! Stunning, open air hotel rooms...

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

'Hotel rooms' in Switzerland take an unusual new direction.

Gambia's football team in emergency landing scare

Gambia's football team in emergency landing scare

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Gambia's players feared for their lives after the plane taking them to the Africa Cup of Nations finals made an emergency landing,

IAF prefers Swiss trainer plane over HAL aircraft

IAF prefers Swiss trainer plane over HAL aircraft

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

The Indian Air force has asked the government to procure the Swiss Pilatus basic trainer aircraft to train its rookie pilots instead of a similar aircraft being indigenously developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Hoax bomb alert disrupts 3 international flights at Delhi airport

Hoax bomb alert disrupts 3 international flights at Delhi airport

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Two international flights were called back while one which was preparing for departure from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi was taken to an isolation bay due to a bomb scare early Saturday, sources said.

Spalletti lambasted by Italian media over Euros exit

Spalletti lambasted by Italian media over Euros exit

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Italy's media lambasted the country's soccer squad over their elimination from Euro 2024 at the hands of Switzerland on Saturday

Lufthansa group to add 12 flights on India network

Lufthansa group to add 12 flights on India network

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

The Group operates Lufthansa Airlines, Swiss Air and Austrian Airlines in India and flies across seven destinations -- New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune.

Champions League PIX: Big wins for City, Barca; Atletico stunned

Champions League PIX: Big wins for City, Barca; Atletico stunned

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.

Delhi squanders rain gain, Diwali pollution up by 45%

Delhi squanders rain gain, Diwali pollution up by 45%

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

Squandering the relief due to rain, Delhi recorded a jump in pollution levels and a smoky haze returned on Monday morning after residents flouted the ban on firecrackers on Diwali night.

Build Swiss trainer aircraft, don't develop your own: IAF tells HAL

Build Swiss trainer aircraft, don't develop your own: IAF tells HAL

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne, has sugarcoated his bid to import 106 basic trainer aircraft from Pilatus Aircraft Co, by proposing that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd build the trainers in Bengaluru to blueprints supplied by the Swiss company.

Shakib steers B'desh to victory amid 'time out' drama

Shakib steers B'desh to victory amid 'time out' drama

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, in New Delhi, on Monday.

ISSF Worlds: Sheoran secures India's fifth Olympic quota

ISSF Worlds: Sheoran secures India's fifth Olympic quota

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

India's Akhil Sheoran secured the country's fifth Paris Olympics quota in shooting after winning the bronze medal in men's rifle 3-position competition at the ISSF World Championships in Baku on Sunday.

India had 12 of 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2022

India had 12 of 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2022

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

According to the report by Swiss firm IQAir released on Tuesday, India's annual average PM2.5 level in 2022 was 53.3 g/m3, slightly lower than the 2021 average of 58.1.

Maya, 9, Goes To The Isle of Wight

Maya, 9, Goes To The Isle of Wight

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

I was fascinated to see a room that was decorated like an Indian palace at Osbourne House, which was Queen Victoria's home when she visited the Isle of Wight.

'If I am called a sex symbol today, I don't care'

'If I am called a sex symbol today, I don't care'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

'I had lied to Yashji about my age. I was only 13-and-a-half, but I told him I was 18.' 'When the time came to travel to Yashji's famous Swiss shoots, I had to get a school leaving certificate.' 'When I gave Yashji the certificate, he almost fell off the chair.'

US Open: China's Peng routs Swiss teen to reach semis

US Open: China's Peng routs Swiss teen to reach semis

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

A long measure of Grand Slam patience paid off for Peng Shuai of China, who reached the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday by routing Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-1 in the Flushing Meadows heat.

SHOCKING! 2,374 IAF Crashes. 1,305 Pilots Killed

SHOCKING! 2,374 IAF Crashes. 1,305 Pilots Killed

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

During these seven decades, the IAF has lost 2,374 aircraft to crashes. They include 1,126 fighters and 1,248 non-combat aircraft. In addition, 229 trainers and 196 helicopters have crashed. These crashes have resulted in the deaths of 1,305 skilled pilots, note Ajai Shukla and Devesh Kapur.

Teen rifle shooter Nischal wins silver at Rio World Cup

Teen rifle shooter Nischal wins silver at Rio World Cup

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Young Indian shooter Nischal won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup, in Rio De Janeiro, on Monday. It was India's second medal on the concluding day of the tournament.

How Air India expects to double its revenue

How Air India expects to double its revenue

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

It records 4,000 transfer passengers daily at Delhi hub.

Air Algerie wreckage found in Mali: Officials

Air Algerie wreckage found in Mali: Officials

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

An Air Algerie plane has crashed over Niger with 116 onboard after it was forced to divert due to a sandstorm, an Algerian aviation official has confirmed.

PHOTOS: Eugenie Bouchard 'almost' suspended in the air

PHOTOS: Eugenie Bouchard 'almost' suspended in the air

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Eugenie Bouchard tried to forget her poor results on the court.

Chopper scam: Orsi denies knowing family of ex-air chief

Chopper scam: Orsi denies knowing family of ex-air chief

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

Former Finmeccanica Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Orsi has denied knowing the family of Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi in the ongoing investigations in Italy into the alleged payment of kickbacks of Rs 362 crore for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to India.

Air India joins global grouping Star Alliance

Air India joins global grouping Star Alliance

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

Ending a seven-year-long wait, the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, at its meeting in London on Monday, gave an endorsement vote to induct Air India into the fold.

Operation to fully sanitise Pathankot air base in last leg

Operation to fully sanitise Pathankot air base in last leg

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

The operation to fully sanitise the Pathankot Air base, which was attacked by six terrorists last Saturday, is "close to completion" with the personnel of the National Security Guard, the army and the Garud commandos of Indian Air Force undertaking the task on the sprawling complex.

Ferrer to meet Almagro in all-Spanish Buenos Aires final

Ferrer to meet Almagro in all-Spanish Buenos Aires final

Rediff.com26 Feb 2012

World number five David Ferrer overwhelmed local favourite David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday and will meet holder Nicolas Almagro in Sunday's all-Spanish Buenos Aires Open final.

ISSF WC: Bhaker signs off with 25m pistol bronze

ISSF WC: Bhaker signs off with 25m pistol bronze

Rediff.com25 Mar 2023

In the ranking match 1, Bhaker qualified for the medal round as the third qualifier with an aggregate for 14 points, along with Germany's Doreen Vennekamp (14 points), while Esha was eliminated.

Star Alliance membership to boost Air India's revenue

Star Alliance membership to boost Air India's revenue

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

For international travel, frequent flyers look at network and Air India's global network is weak.

Federer's retirement takes a chunk out of Nadal's life

Federer's retirement takes a chunk out of Nadal's life

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

The pair faced each other 40 times over the last two decades in one of the sport's most enduring rivalries, with the Spaniard leading the head-to-head 24-16.

A P&W story: From giving wings to aviation in India to Go First grounding

A P&W story: From giving wings to aviation in India to Go First grounding

Rediff.com9 May 2023

Its association with India is over 70 years old and spans both civil and military aviation. The Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft used by the air force beginning the 1940s and the iconic Boeing 747 aircraft flown by Air India, both had Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines. The Indian Air Force's present-day, heavy-lift C-17 Globemaster III and the yet-to-be-inducted C-295 planes, too, have P&W power plants.

AI's Mumbai-Newark flight lands in UK after bomb scare

AI's Mumbai-Newark flight lands in UK after bomb scare

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Following the incident, all flights at Stansted had to be temporarily grounded, according to British media reports.

Swiss aviators on world tour may land solar craft in India

Swiss aviators on world tour may land solar craft in India

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Fifty-six-year-old Piccard, who completed the first non-stop flight around the world in an air balloon in 1999, said he and his team were hopeful of getting permission for landing in the two Indian cities.

CBI files corruption case against Rolls-Royce in Hawk jet trainer deal

CBI files corruption case against Rolls-Royce in Hawk jet trainer deal

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry in 2016 which was later converted into a regular case, they added.

Will Modi find a buyer for Air India?

Will Modi find a buyer for Air India?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

'Industry observers are certain the next attempt will succeed even if they have to browbeat someone into buying as the government has put its might behind it,' predicts Anjuli Bhargava.

Recuperating Nadal on course for Buenos Aires ATP event

Recuperating Nadal on course for Buenos Aires ATP event

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

Rafael Nadal had taken anti-inflammatories and undergone intensive physiotherapy to alleviate a lower back problem and still planned to compete in Buenos Aires next month, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

PIX: Haaland powers City into last 16; Milan down PSG

PIX: Haaland powers City into last 16; Milan down PSG

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.

Combing operations to 'sanitise' Pathankot air base still on

Combing operations to 'sanitise' Pathankot air base still on

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Security officials said on Wednesday that the combing operations may continue for a day or two at the forward base.

Former F1 champion Schumacher leaves hospital for home

Former F1 champion Schumacher leaves hospital for home

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Michael Schumacher left hospital to continue his recovery at home but the former Formula One champion faces "a long and difficult road ahead" after his skiing accident last year, a statement said on Tuesday.