Passenger held for Delhi hijack drama

The governmenton Sundaysaid a couple of passengers onboard the Delhi-bound Indigo flight from Goa had behaved "aggressively" and threatened to "hijack" the aicraft prompting authorities to put in......

Complete list of Padma awardees, 2021

The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the prestigious Padma awards for 2021.   In all 119 Padma awards were announced, of which the Padma Vibushan, the second highest civil award in......

President presents Padma awards to 63 winners

Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G Madhavan Nair, Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, historian Ramachandra Guha and noted billiard player Pankaj Advani were among the 63......

2009 Padma Award Winners

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2009 on the following persons: Padma Vibhushan Sl.No. Name Discipline State / Domicile 1. Dr.Chandrika PrasadSrivastava......

Air India turnaround plan reviewed

Air India's five-year turnaround plan for financial revival of the ailing national carrier was on Monday reviewed at its board meeting in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel. The......

Iceland volcano: Over 41,000 passengers stranded

Over 41,435 passengers are stranded at Delhi and Mumbai airports since the global air traffic to European and North American cities came to a complete halt after volcanic plumes from Iceland......

Air India pilots call off strike

The agitating executive pilots of Air India called off their four-day-old strike on Wednesday. The government, on Tuesday, had given an assurance that status quo will prevail on cost cutting......

No hike in fares, says Air India

Air India said it had not hiked its fares or overcharged passengers in the wake of the agitation by Jet Airways pilots. It also said it would continue to maintain its fares at the pre-strike level.......

Coming Movies In March

After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.   Operation ValentineRelease date: March 1......

Who Are Mouni-Suraj Partying With?

Quite a few film folk attended the birthday party of Publicist Rohini Iyer in Mumbai. A look at the arrivals. Right after celebrating husband Suraj Nambiar's birthday, Mouni Roy gets......

Shah Rukh Khan's SPECIAL Touch

IMAGE: Is that Shah Rukh Khan in Brahmastra? Even a teeny bit of Shah Rukh Khan can accomplish a lot. Look at the sheer number of special appearances he's done, most actors don't have careers as......

PHOTOS: Madhavan, Irrfan at the Sixteen premiere

Hindi film Sixteen premiered on July 10, at PVR, Juhu, in the western suburbs of Mumbai. The bold coming-of-age film sees the debut of Brazalian model Izabelle Leite. It will release on July...

Padma Shri for TT player Mouma Das, six other sportspersons

IMAGE: India's veteran TT player Mouma Das had won the Arjuna Award in 2013. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters Veteran table tennis player Mouma Das and the legendary PT Usha's coach Madhavan Nambiar......