Air India (AI) Wednesday launched a new scheme enabling passengers to travel on seven domestic sectors one-way for Rs.999, plus fees and taxes. The special scheme will be valid till April 30 and is applicable on certain AI flights originating from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Thrivananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode, a spokesperson said here. These include flights [...] More
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Prime Minster Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that the way the recent scams, which he called “aberrations”, were being projected was “weakening the confidence of India”. “The media have drawn the country’s attention to some aberrations in allocation of 2G spectrum, the Commonwealth Games and more recently some developments in the space organisation and Adarsh society [...] More
India Tuesday decided to extend the visa of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to facilitate the probe into the recovery of undisclosed foreign currency of over $100,000 from him, even as Pakistan thanked New Delhi for releasing him. “His visa has expired. His visa will be extended and we hope that post Feb 17 [...] More
Microsoft plans to launch its Windows Phone 7 and search engine Bing in the Indian market this year, an official said here Wednesday. The software major’s India development centre has fine-tuned the innovative applications of Bing for its launch in India. “Windows Phone 7 will be launched in a few months but the date has [...] More
India will be under pressure because of its defeat in the last World Cup opener, Bangladesh’s opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has said ahead of next week’s tournament that his country is co-hosting. “India will feel the pinch to beat Bangladesh in the opening match of the forthcoming World Cup because of their past bitter experience,” [...] More
He is geared to play “Tere mast mast do nain”, “Tujhe bhula diya” and other such romantic numbers in the run up to Feb 14, but Suketu, one of India’s most popular DJs, says the spirit of Valentine’s Day parties is fading away. “When I started Djing, Valentine’s fever was big. In fact, I feel [...] More
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai is leaving for a two-day visit to India where he is to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior officials, his spokesman said Wednesday. “President Karzai’s visit is aimed to discuss regional economic capacity development with the Indian authorities,” Seyamak Herawi said. “He will also meet with the [...] More
India and the US plan to exchange a series of high level visits ahead of the April round of their strategic dialogue in New Delhi to keep up the momentum built during President Barack Obama’s India visit. The dialogue headed by Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [...] More
After almost an year of its launch in the US, Apple Inc Friday introduced its iPad in the Indian market at a starting price of Rs.27,900. While the 16 GB model wi-fi will be available at this price, the 32GB and 64GB models will be available for Rs.32,900 and Rs.37,900, respectively, the company said on [...] More
India will double its investments in infrastructure to $1 trillion during the 11th Five Year Plan that begins 2012, with half of that expected from the private sector, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. Speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at this Swiss ski resort, the key policy [...] More