The actor is all set to play a role in the third seaon of the award-winning TV drama series In Patient.
Having lost their case in the Bombay High Court (HC) against deregistration of their union, Jet Airways pilots plan to go to an industrial tribunal.
Senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Mumbai on Saturday to lodge a formal protest over the attack on the offices of TV channel IBN-Lokmat. Sardesai will meet Chavan in his capacity as the president of the Editors Guild, along with several senior journalists, and discuss the issue with the chief minister. Journalists will also stage a demonstration at Hutatma Chowk at 1 pm on Saturday to condemn the attack, he said.
Lack of adequate Central forces and "sheer compulsions" in the interest of free and fair elections forced the Election Commission to opt for a six-phased assembly polls in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Tuesday.
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The interim funding has not been forthcoming thus far, and as a result Jet has extended cancellation of international operations until April 18.
Around 300 employees, carrying red flags, assembled in front of the old terminal in Delhi, shouting slogans against the management and demanding immediate payment of salaries. "The government cannot defer the salary as per the Payment of Wages Act. It must pay the salary by July 10. The company is not following the rules and regulations and taking decisions which is not in the interest of the employees," J B Kadiyan, general secretary, ACEU, said.
Warning the employees of 'firm' action if flights were disrupted and passengers inconvenienced, the staff notice issued by Air India said the agitation by the Joint Action Forum would violate the Industrial Disputes Act and was 'tantamount to illegal strike. All employees are aware that the company is going through a critical financial situation and, at this stage, any disruption to flights will adversely affect the image of the company.'
The reigning Miss World, Ksenia Kukhinova of Russia, presented the award to India's tourism minister, Kumari Selja at a gala function held at the Grosvenor House in London.
The national carrier on Tuesday cancelled 37 of the 177 domestic flights and nine of the 21 international flights as more executive pilots reported 'sick'.
The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central Region) has decided to mediate between Jet Airways and its pilots who have issued a strike notice to protest the airline's decision of not reinstating two terminated employees.
'This is not like a one quarter hit; it will take time.'
'It won't be easy to undo the damage that has been done to the economy by the lockdown and the solution will not come from two minute presentations,' observes Aakar Patel.
Close to 200 invited guests paid $250 (Rs 11,624) a plate for the fundraiser for the world's underprivileged children, mostly in the developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, but also in the United States.
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The real mover and shaker behind the development that grounded India's largest airline remained mostly out of the public eye. That was 63-year-old NAG President Captain Girish Kaushik who was doing the heavy lifting in Delhi and Mumbai.
Though the Jet pilots' agitation is over and both sides have made peace, the Bombay High Court said is not ready to overlook the inconvenience five-day-long stir caused to passengers and violation of the chief justice's order.
At least 10 flights of Jet Airways and its subsidiary out of Delhi were cancelled on Tuesday as a large number of pilots did not report to work in protest against sacking of two of their colleagues, a move described as "sabotage of operation" by the airlines.
Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested on Monday and remanded in 14-day judicial custody.
Some airports in the country could face disruption in movement of flights due to the strike.
A few years after the World War II that left many orphaned and shelterless in Europe and Asia, the wives of the UN staff in New York set up a group to help the hapless children, sewing and knitting sweaters for therm. That led to the formation of United Nations Women's Guild in 1948.
Continuing with their agitation, Air India employees on Friday staged a sit-in at the New Delhi airport to protest the decision of the airline management to defer payment of their salaries by a fortnight.
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"We are meeting the chairman on Thursday to express our view point on his recent directive, barring Air India staff from travelling in business-class/first-class," an Indian Pilots Guild member said. The IGP is opposed to the move on the ground that it would not fetch any financial benefits to the national carrier, the pilot said, adding, "During the meet, IPG would offer alternative strategies which will result in effective means of controlling costs and boosting revenue."
The story of gloom and doom continues to haunt the US economy. With advertising revenue going downhill, two of US newspaper majors -- The New York Times and The Washington Post -- plan another round of pay cuts and layoffs. Facing financial difficulties, the New York Times Company has imposed five per cent temporary pay cut for most employees and laid off 100 workers.
The Boston Globe has been looking for $20 million in labour concessions, including about $10 million from the Boston Newspaper Guild, the largest union that represents Globe employees. Negotiations between The New York Times Company and the Boston Newspaper Guild over concessions that could avert the closure of The Boston Globe apparently reached Sunday's midnight deadline without a deal.
With a number of top nominations, Doubt, could emerge as yet another triumph for Meryl Streep whose Mamma Mia! is ending its glorious worldwide with over $ 560 million.
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
The deadlock between the media and the Indian Premier League ended, at least in part, following a meeting between IPL organizers and editors from leading newspapers in Mumbai on Monday. While the print media got relief on the use of images and the number of reporters and photographers allowed, top cricket websites like Rediff.com and Cricinfo have been banned from covering the IPL.
The former Destiny's Child singer will join the Foo Fighters, who announced earlier this week that they'd cross picket lines to perform at the Grammys on 10 February.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has come up with a relatively cowardly list, a list that -- in a year brimming to the top with violent masterpieces -- is too scared to pick up the gun.
When rejected for a role in the school play, she took to costume designing by chance.
George Clooney comes to Delhi to continue humanitarian efforts as the UN's Messenger Of Peace.
With the introduction of the single window clearance provision, pre-production windows are expected to reduce significantly. Not only will it have an impact on the operational cost of the film, it will also allow studios to release films faster.
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