Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, says it’s had to cancel another 941 flights affecting 110,000 passengers on the final day of a week-long strike by flight attendants. The airline said that with the cancellations on Friday, it’s had to cancel a total of 4,700 flights over the seven days, affecting more than half a million passengers. Despite the massive disruptions, the […]
» Read morePolice registered a case against a drunk passenger who disturbed his co-passengers and the crew on a Colombo-Madurai SpiceJet flight on Thursday. The man, identified as Thangaraj (45) of Darasuram near Kumbakonam, roamed around shouting at other passengers. He refused to sit and wear seatbelt while the plane was about to land in Madurai. When the cabin crew forced him […]
» Read morePrince William and his wife Kate will undertake their maiden visit to India next year, Kensington Palace announced today. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit #India in the spring of 2016, at the request of HM’s Government,” Kensington Palace said in a tweet. “It will be the first time The Duke and Duchess have visited the country. Further […]
» Read moreThe Grand Alliance secured a landslide victory to give Nitish Kumar a third term in power after decimating the BJP-led alliance in the high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. As the Grand Alliance surged ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had put up an aggressive campaign, addressing over 30 rallies, called up Mr. Kumar to congratulate him on the poll victory.
» Read moreTelangana and Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers K. Chandrasekhar Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday congratulated their Bihar counterpart and JD(U) leader, Nitish Kumar on the victory of the grand alliance in Bihar elections. While Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu telephonically spoke to Mr. Nitish Kumar and conveyed his congratulations, Mr. Rao in a statement said the results […]
» Read moreA mega job mela was conducted at Peddapuram, in which 29 companies hired 1,230 eligible candidates on the spot. Vikasa, the employment generation wing of the district administration, conducted the mela following initiation from Home Minister N. Chinarajappa, who was representing Peddapuram Assembly constituency in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Rajappa, who attended as special guest, said that his objective was […]
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