New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two pilots for allegedly facilitating cheating in the Commercial Pilot License Exam held earlier in March this year. While one arrested pilot belongs to Alliance Air, the other works with a Gurgaon-based private airlines. The investigations conducted so far reveal that the question paper was allegedly taken out of DGCA's Chief Examination Officer's office and then passed on to the...
12:35 PM, May 23, 2012
Panaji: The BJP-MGP combine on Wednesday staked claim to form the government in Goa claiming support of 26 legislators as senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar is all set to become the chief minister of the coastal state for the third time. Parrikar, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the state BJP legislature party, submitted a letter of support signed by the newly-elected MLAs to Governor K Sankarnarayanan. The...
07:51 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Imphal: In perhaps the only solace to the Congress government in the state Assembly elections 2012, the Manipur electorate gave a thumping majority to the party, helping it win 42 seats out of 60. The party scored a hat-trick and returned to power in the northeastern state, helped by a fragmented opposition. The Trinamool Congress, part of an 11-party Peoples Democratic Alliance, made an impressive debut winning seven seats, followed...
06:58 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress that was confident of winning in Punjab Assembly polls was disappointed with the vote count trends in the state. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) combine seemed to be headed for a majority according to trends. "I am extremely disappointed with Punjab. I will be baffled if we don't win Punjab," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said. "Punjab requires deep introspection and inquiry," he added....
01:24 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance seemed to be heading for a majority in the Punjab Assembly belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the recent past. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday and as per the trends at 10:00 am, the SAD-BJP alliance was ahead in 65 seats and the Congress was behind with...
09:54 AM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Shiromani Akal Dal(SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance seemed to be heading for a majority in the Punjab Assembly belying history which has not seen the incumbent returning to power in the recent past. The counting for the 117-seat Punjab Assembly began at 8 am on Tuesday and as per the trends at 10:00 am, the SAD-BJP alliance was ahead in 65 seats and the Congress was behind with...
09:07 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Jaunpur: BJP would prefer sitting in the opposition if it did not get the majority in Uttar Pradesh rather than forging alliance with any political party, its chief Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said. "BJP will form the government on its own and if it does not happen then it will neither forge an alliance with any party nor extend support to SP or BSP for government formation," he said. Addressing...
04:59 AM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has put on hold plans to join the global oneworld alliance, in the latest blow to the financially troubled carrier. It had hoped this month to become the first airline from the subcontinent to join the alliance in a move that the Economic Times of India estimated would allow it to boost earnings by 5 per cent by connecting it to over 800 cities around...
02:20 AM, Feb 05, 2012
New Delhi: The joining of Kingfisher Airlines into the global airline grouping "Oneworld Alliance" was put on hold on Friday due to the financial crisis faced by the Vijay Mallya owned carrier. The development came a day after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) suspended Kingfisher Airlines from its Geneva-based clearing house (ICH) due to non-payment of dues to airline members. "Kingfisher Airlines and Oneworld today agreed to put the...
07:26 AM, Feb 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has issued a show cause notice to Air India subsidiary Alliance Air for not disclosing information about a flight which was pulled out of its scheduled departure to ferry an IPL cricket team, despite its orders. The Delhi-Coimbatore flight was aborted on April 20, 2010 and the aircraft was reportedly used to ferry IPL players and Poorna Patel, daughter of the then Civil Aviation...
08:14 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Imphal: Even as Manipur's ruling Congress appears on course to retain power, the opposition alliance is hoping for an upset win relying on the support from BJP and CPI. The opposition People's Democratic Front (PDF) made up of Manipur's People Party (MPP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), CPI(M) and JD(U) expect to garner at least 29 out of the 60 assembly seats, two short of majority, and then hopes to call...
08:17 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Panaji: Congress leaders in Goa have began their poll campaign in the state, even though there is still uncertainty over the party's alliance with the NCP. While aspirants have already submitted their claim for tickets to Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), the party leaders, including Chief Minister Digambar Kamat have already hit the roads. "I am spending half a day in my constituency, meeting voters. In the first half of...
01:23 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Kochi: A rude shock awaited passengers of an Alliance Air flight when they found the pilot had landed at Kochi though they were told they had reached their destination Kozhikode. The Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode-Kochi-Agatti flight with 23 passengers landed at Kochi at 10.30 AM on Monday without proceeding to Kozhikode as the crew was likely to cross the Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) if it was operated on schedule, Air India sources...
04:30 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf revealed on Friday that he was open to an alliance with Pakistan Tehreek-i Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, however, adding that he would not "work under him". Musharraf was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devils Advocate when he made the comments. Speaking from Dubai, he said Pakistan needed a third political option when asked whether alliance with Imran Khan was a possibility....
06:50 AM, Jan 15, 2012
Panaji: The Congress-NCP alliance for the March 3 Assembly polls in Goa would be announced this week, a senior Congress leader said on Monday. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Subhash Shirodkar told PTI that the announcement would be made in Delhi, where senior leaders of both the parties are working out the alliance. Shirodkar said that the seat-sharing formula is being finalised by the leaders of the parties. He said...
11:47 AM, Jan 09, 2012
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