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Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet makes emergency landing at Gatwick

A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet en-route from London to Las Vegas turned back midway and made a dramatic but safe, emergency landing at the Gatwick airport in the UK after developing a landing-gear......

Will Artemis Accords Help India's Space Programme?

'This may open up doors for private players in India to collaborate with global players in commercial missions.' IMAGE: Artemis team members pose for a photograph at an event during which NASA......

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy   Preeti Roy is......

Richard Branson completes spaceflight in his own ship

Virgin Galactic spaceship Unity carrying a crew of four, including British billionaire Richard Branson, dabbled into space and returned to Earth safely, a live stream of the event showed on Sunday.......

Shirisha Bandla becomes 3rd Indian-American woman to fly into space

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-American woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed......

'No Intention Of A Takeover in British Telecom'

'We operate in 16 countries already, and therefore adding the UK to it, and beginning a chapter in the European continent is the next step.' IMAGE: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti......

Will Virgin Galactic's crash end space tourism?

The wait for paying passengers to see Earth from the vantage point of space looked a lot longer on Friday, following the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic’s first spaceship, but aspiring space......

The best airline staff in the world

No matter where are you flying globally, here are the world’s most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent. The recently-held World Airline Award by......

Covid-19 gives India's private airlines a chance to go international

Over 600 slots at three major airports - Heathrow, Dubai and New York’s JFK International - could be at stake. SpiceJet and Vistara recently started flights to London after bagging slots at......

Air India eyes more slots at Heathrow

With over 700,000 annual passengers and 21 per cent market share Air India is the largest carrier on India-United Kingdom routes. Air India hopes to secure additional slots at London Heathrow......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Review: The Big Sick is a heartwarming film

The Big Sick is packed with delicious details, moments and scenes that makes the film stand apart as a smart rom-com, says Aseem Chhabra. What is it with desi stand-up comics in the US? In the......

The 330 films I saw in 2015

'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem......

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......

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