3 international flights from Mumbai get bomb threats, 500 flyers affected

Security agencies went into a tizzy after three international flights originating from Mumbai received bomb threats on Monday with one of them, a New York-bound Air India aircraft, getting diverted......

Air India Delhi-New York flyer finds cockroach in food

An Air India passenger has complained of finding a cockroach in an omelette served onboard the flight from the national capital to New York, with the airline saying the matter has been taken up......

Remembering The Day JFK Died

On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......

Drunk flyer booked for peeing on passenger on board American Airlines

An inebriated Indian student aboard an American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi allegedly urinated while asleep in his seat and soiled a male co-passenger on Saturday, with the Delhi police......

Air India to launch new flights to New York, Paris, Frankfurt

Tata Group-owned Air India on Wednesday announced the launch of new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, starting February next year. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters......

Jet Airways to withdraw JFK flights from Sep

Reeling in loss for five continuous quarters, Jet Airways, on Friday, said it would withdraw its services to New York (JFK) from September 10, though it would continue to operate to Newark......

Virgin Atlantic's Delhi, Mumbai flights from London to resume

Virgin Atlantic plans to operate three flights a week from Delhi to London’s Heathrow from September 2, while Mumbai services are planned to re-commence from September 17 with four flights......

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......

'It's been tough, I won't lie'

IMAGE: Advi Shesh in Major, a film based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who died fighting terrorists at the Taj Mahal hotel during the 26/11 attacks. Advi Shesh's multi-lingual film......

Meet Bollywood's Forrest Gump

Aamir Khan steps into Tom Hanks's shoes. Think it's a good fit? Tom Hanks may be the only actor who could have played the role, wrote the late legendary film critic Roger Ebert after watching......

The Intelligent Side of Hollywood

Excitement, tension, tact and thrills are the most vital elements of Hollywood's action dramas and thriller. No wonder most of its scripts involve dashing representatives belonging to the US Police......

Bruce Willis still concerned about JFK

Harold Warner, of a certain movie company called Warner Brothers, asked a pertinent question back in 1927: 'Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?' He was mistakenly referring to the imminent......

Team India Arrives In New York

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma leaves JFK airport in New York. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X The first batch of Indian players arrived in New York on Monday, May 27, 2024, ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024,......

Djokovic relishing fan influx at charity tournament

IMAGE: Fans will be able to attend despite the COVID-19 pandemic after the government lifted its ban on outdoor public gatherings. Photographs: Novak Djokovic/Instagram World number one......

All the president's fault! Day blames Trump for late arrival

IMAGE: Jason Day of Australia hits a bunker shot during a practice round. Photographs:  Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Australian golfer Jason Day on Wednesday offered an unusual excuse for......

Indian sportsman pleads guilty to abusing minor in US

Hussain will now be deported as his visa expired in August. IMAGE: Kashmiri snowshoer Tanveer Hussain. Photograph: ANI/Twitter A 25-year-old Indian sportsman, who was arrested in New York in March......

Video: Woman fan tries to kiss Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......