Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

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......

Man held for attacking Sikh taxi driver in US

Authorities in the United States have arrested and charged with hate crime a man, who attacked an Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver at JFK International Airport in New York, knocked off his turban and......

US 'deeply disturbed' over attack on Sikh cab driver

The United States State Department is “deeply disturbed” by reports of an attack on an Indian-origin Sikh cab driver at the JFK International Airport and condemned any form of......

Air India to induct 30 planes over next 15 months

Air India on Monday said it will progressively induct 30 new aircraft, including 5 wide-body Boeing planes, from December this year, as the Tatas-owned airline looks to boost its domestic and......

Climate change may lengthen London to New York flight time

  Flights from London to New York could take longer and be more expensive in the future due to the effects of climate change, according to a new study that may have implications for the......

Top bitcoin execs charged with money laundering in US

Two bitcoin executives have been charged in the US with conspiring to commit money laundering by selling more than $1 million of the digital currency to users of an illicit online drugs bazaar......

Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when held

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when he was arrested by the police over the attempted rape of a hotel maid here, the American media......

Arresting, bittersweet, but full of loopholes

Steven Spielberg's arresting, bittersweet comedy about an alien stranded at New York's John F Kennedy airport could be a runaway hit, but the superbly acted and energetically narrated film is let......

Soccer Extras: US women's team feted in New York

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: USA's women soccer players celebrate as they arrive at the Newark International Airport with the trophy for the FIFA Women's......

NYC marathon will proceed as planned: Bloomberg

The New York City Marathon, one of the premier US distance-running events, will take place as planned on Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday night, as the city struggles to recover......