Jet Airways plane skids off runway in Dhaka

A Delhi-bound Jet Airways aircraft carrying 139 persons skidded off a runway just before its take off from the Bangladesh capital on Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident. The Boeing-737......

1971 War: A brave Dakota pilot's contribution

'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.''These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for......

Jio launches India's first in-flight mobile services

Jio has partnered with AeroMobile to launch mobile services on 22 flights on international routes, with plans starting at Rs 499 per day. Reliance Jio on Friday said its customers will be able to......

Bangladesh may overtake India this year

Bangladesh might overtake India this year by per capita income in nominal dollars, but it is not yet close to becoming South Asia's economic powerhouse anytime soon, T N Ninan points out. IMAGE:......

Smugglers find channels to bypass gold import curbs

Following recent govt moves, seizures shoot up in Nepal and Bangladesh On Friday, members of the Armed Police Battalion at Dhaka’s Shahjalal Airport arrested one Mizanur Rahman Ripon, who had......

Kolkata airport has a new terminal

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated the new integrated terminal at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Mukherjee praised the new facility as a hall mark of excellence......