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Air India Pilots Launch Hunger Strike; Demand to Reinstate Sacked Pilots

Eleven Air India pilots have launched an indefinite hunger strike, demanding to reinstate the 101 pilots sacked by the management.

Jun 24, 2012

DGCA Asks Indian Carriers To Cut Down Highest Level Domestic Airfares By 5-20%

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), country's civil aviation regulator, has proposed all domestic carriers to cut down air fares by five percent to 20 per cent on various routes even as the demand for national carriers have gown down among air passengers.

Jun 19, 2012

10 Most Beautiful Places In The World (PHOTOS)

It's not easy to choose the most beautiful places in the world because 'beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder' but someone has to do it somehow. Forbes has come up with the 10 most beautiful places in the world, and the list was compiled after speaking to experts.

Jun 15, 2012

India is 'Worst Place' To Be a Woman; Canada is Best Place [SLIDESHOW]

India, the place where girls are treated and worshipped like goddess, has been ranked as the worst place to be a woman among the world's biggest economies, according to a global poll of experts. The global poll ranked Canada as the best place.

Jun 14, 2012

Air India Pilots' Strike: Over 300 Pilots Likely To be Sacked

Air India management has reportedly decided to sack all 300 striking pilots and recruit new pilots as the strike entered the 35th day with no signs of being called off.

Jun 11, 2012

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'Best of the Best' Hotel: India's Leela Palace Named the Best Hotel Worldwide in Robb Report 2012 (PHOTOS)

India's Leela Palace hotel has made its place in the annual Robb Report of Best hotels in the world 2012. It is the only hotel from India that made it to the prestigious list.

Jun 7, 2012

China In 'Tit-For-Tat' Mode; Warns Citizens Against Travelling To India

China has cautioned its citizens against visiting India, in what is seen a "tit-for-tat" policy following a recent warning to Indian traders against conducting business transactions with their Chinese associates.

Jun 4, 2012

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Air India To Re-Open International Bookings; 130 Executive Pilots Roped In

Air India may restore international bookings and spruce up a new flight schedule, following the three-week strike impressed by its airline pilots.

May 29, 2012

Jet Airways Engine Catches Fire; Makes Emergency Landing At Mumbai Airport

A Jet Airways passenger plane with 158 on board made an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport early Monday morning after the left engine of the aircraft caught fire

May 28, 2012

Jet Airways To Gain From Kingfisher, Air India Crisis; International Expansion On Cards

Jet Airways will begin massive expansions of its international operations owing to the escalating crisis in Kingfisher Airlines and Air India, according to the global aviation consultancy firm Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA)

May 27, 2012

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From 'Toilet Seats to Condoms': 15 Most Wackiest Themed Restaurants Around the World [PHOTOS]

If an ice-cream or a meal served in toilet bowls weren't enough for you then don't worry- there are at least a dozen more weirdly and strangely themed restaurants around the world to gawk at. Restaurants from humorous to scary themes have popped up all over the world, but are mostly found in Japan and China. Click here to see 15 of the weirdest and wackiest themes restaurants from around the world.

May 16, 2012