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  • Australian airline Qantas may resume flights

    The Australian airline Qantas is expected to resume flights today after a tribunal ordered the end of industrial dispute which grounded the company’s aircraft around the world. The chief executive of Qantas apologized to the nearly 70,000 passengers affected by flight cancellations in 22 countries.

    US drone strike kills at least four militants in Pakistan

    Pakistani officials say a suspected US drone strike has killed at least four militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, near the Afghan border. Authorities say the drone fired at least four missiles into a vehicle yesterday near the town of Datta Khel in the North Waziristan region. US officials have never publicly acknowledged the use […]

    Turkey earthquake toll crosses 600

    In Turkey, the death toll in the October 23 earthquake has crossed 600. Turkish government’s emergency unit said that 4,150 people have been injured, while 231 were pulled alive from the rubble.

    Cabin crew strike forces Air France to cancel flights

    Air France has cancelled at least four flights today due to a strike by cabin crew commercial trade unions. Air France said, they are compelled to reduce their flight schedule due to the strike call by cabin crew from October 29 to November 2nd. The Airline has also not excluded, on the spot cancellations as […]

    Nation remembers Indira Gandhi on 27th death anniversary

    The country fondly remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 27th death anniversary on Monday with President Pratibha Patil leading the nation in paying rich tributes to the departed leader. Patil paid floral tributes at Shakti Sthal, the memorial of Gandhi, in New Delhi on Monday morning. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker […]

    2G scam case: CBI to oppose bail to corporate honchos in SC today

    The CBI will oppose the bail of five corporate honchos in the Supreme Court which is to hear their petitions on Monday, in connection with the 2G scam, days after it did not object to the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in the trial court. Earlier the agency on 24th October […]

    Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister T.M. Jacob passes away

    Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister T M Jacob Sunday night died at a private hospital in Kochi. He was 61 and is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. The Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader was under treatment for pulmonary hypertension and was hospitalised a few days ago. Jacob was active in Kerala politics […]

    Cancer detection centres to be set up in 5 Kerala district hospitals

    In Kerala, dedicated cancer detection centres will be set up in five district hospitals of the state under National Rural Health Mission, NRHM, in the near future. Each hospital will be provided seven crore rupees under Non-communicable disease control scheme of the Centre. As per the latest data, the cases of cancer, especially breast cancer, […]

    Assad warns of ‘earthquake’ if West intervenes in Syria

    Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad has warned that Western military action against his country could cause an “earthquake” that could create “another Afghanistan” and burn the whole of the Middle East. His warning came hours after UN chief Ban Ki-moon asked Syria to “immediately” end attacks on civilians, saying the violence is “unacceptable.” Western countries […]

    2G scam case: CBI to oppose bail to corporate honchos in SC

    The CBI will oppose the bail of five corporate honchos in the Supreme Court which is to hear their petitions on Monday, in connection with the 2G scam, days after it did not object to the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in the trial court. Sources in the investigating agency confirmed […]