GoAir ropes in ex-EasyJet exec Vrieswijk as new CEO
Mumbai : Budget carrier GoAir has appointed former EasyJet executive Cornelis (Cor) Vrieswijk as its new chief executive officer, four months after Wolfgang Prock-Schauer quit the same position to join...
View ArticlePakistan army rescues 2 injured British climbers
Islamabad: An official says Pakistan’s military has recovered the body of an Austrian mountaineer and rescued two British mountaineers who were injured last week when an avalanche hit their tent. The...
View ArticleMay hails ‘breakthrough’ at make-or-break Brexit meet
London : British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday hailed a “breakthrough” after hours of being locked in with Cabinet ministers at her official country retreat of Chequers to chair what was...
View ArticleTrump, Putin meet deconstructed
British behavioural expert reviews the body language of US President, Russian counterpart. London : What are the “tells” when two of the world’s most powerful leaders meet? A British expert found mixed...
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British Sikh woman jailed for harassing Hindu ex-boyfriend with beef
London: A British Sikh woman was handed down a two- year suspended jail term by a UK court for launching a campaign of racist abuse and harassment against her Hindu ex-boyfriend and his family over a...
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‘English mind’ is an illness, and not the language: Venkaiah Naidu
Panaji: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Friday said that “English mind” is an illness, and not the language, and stated the country should be proud of its rich heritage. Naidu’s statement came in the...
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Ryanair flyer racism video prompts probe
Dublin: A viral video showing a man racially abusing an elderly passenger on a Ryanair flight has prompted widespread outrage and an investigation by British police. The video, viewed on Facebook more...
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Go ahead, put Mauritius on your bucket list
Five-and-a-half hours away from Mumbai, I fly over the vast Indian Ocean to reach this tiny island. Colonised by the Dutch, French and British, and named after the 16th century Dutch Prince Maurice Van...
View ArticleBritish actor Albert Finney dies at 82
London: Albert Finney, the charismatic Academy Award-nominated British actor who starred in films from “Tom Jones” to “Skyfall,” has died. He was 82. Finney’s family said Friday that he “passed away...
View ArticleJihadi runaway bride gives birth in Syria
London: A runaway teenager who has divided British opinion after joining the Islamic State group in Syria but now wants to return home, has given birth, her family said on Sunday. Shamima Begum, whose...
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