Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

Will Wagner 'Coup' Trigger Putin's Nukes?

The coup attempt has weakened Putin's position and in desperation he may well sanction the use of nukes, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Fighters of the Wagner private mercenary......

'Arc de Triomphe reminded us of India Gate'

Squadron Leader Sindhu Reddy, a helicopter pilot of the Indian Air Force, who led its contingent during the Bastille Day Parade in France, says the historic Arc de Triomphe -- a monumental arch --......

How Tibet was brutally 'liberated'

The Indian government decided to ignore the Tibetan issue, probably due to a lack of vision and courage, despite the warnings of Sardar Patel and his colleagues.This move would have tremendous......

$1-bn Indian exports may go up in smoke

It was yet another hard day at work for Delhi-based silk exporter Subhash Mittal under the scorching sun, when he heard a volcano had erupted somewhere in the icy peaks of Iceland. Little did he......

Jet, Sahara get passage to France

In a move that is sure to trigger a fall in airfares to Paris, India and France have agreed to increase the number of flights between them to 70 a week from the present 28. The number of flights......

Delta to start Chennai-NY flight from May 2005

Delta Air Lines Inc the US-based air carrier, is introducing a daily non-stop service between Chennai and Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport, onward to New York's John F Kennedy......

The world's busiest airports

It was once observed that the economic health of New York could be accurately traced by the number of restaurant table napkins being laundered. Airport activity is an equally precise economic......

PIX: New Roland Garros ready to host French Open

Named after France's second-most decorated female player, the brand new 5,000 seat Court Simonne Mathieu nestles amongst the area's graceful 19-century greenhouses. IMAGE: Roland Garros has......