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What's behind India's hardening posture against China?
India appears to be adopting a tougher stance towards China, with Prime Minister Modi set to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Kazakhstan in July. Recent developments suggest a hardening of India's posture against China, including refusing to resume direct passenger flights and engaging with Taiwan, signaling a shift in India's approach.
A taste of Europe trip at half the cost: How to plan Kazakhstan or Georgia or Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan trip for Rs. 1 lakh
A clutch of countries in the south of Caucasus and Central Asia provide a whiff of Europe without snapping your budget. Within sniffing distance of Europe and straddling the Eurasian cusp, these are perfect destinations as they combine unsurpassed natural beauty with cultural overdose. Detailed budget and itinerary for Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan trips this summer. Happy holidays!
Akasa is India's fastest growing airline; we can do in three years what other carriers have spent 15-20 years doing: Vinay Dube
Vinay Dube of Akasa Air envisions rapid international growth, leveraging India's potential for global travel. The airline aims to achieve in three years what others took 15-20 years, focusing on profitability and customer satisfaction in expanding its network. He also points that Akasa is the first airline to fly internationally within 19 months of launch when most others have taken about six years.
Chinese hackers target critical security infra of resource rich Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert.kz), has recently alleged that a group of Chinese hackers had access to the infrastructure of Kazakhstani telecommunication operators for two years, according to persons familiar with the development. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defence and the country’s national airline may have been one of the targets.
What to know about Boeing's 737 Max 9 and the FAA grounding
Two crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft killed a total of 346 people in less than five months in 2018 and 2019. Both crashes were later associated with a malfunctioning system that overrode pilot commands.
Kazakhstan to launch new route to India by inaugurating flights to Mumbai
Central Asia's biggest state will also launch flights to New York, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo in 2024-2025, said Kazakh Minister of Transport Marat Karabayev at a December 19 government meeting.
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Travelling abroad? Recent visa rule changes you need to know
Indians are seeing visa norms being relaxed in several countries. Indonesia has made visa-free travel ban official, though Indians can still travel with a visa on arrival. The US has raised its visa fees for business, tourism, and other categories; clearance-received and department-authorized travelers can now avail of interview waivers for new visas.
For your next long-haul flight, book a couch in coach
Now, some airlines are giving passengers the chance to pay for that form of traveler's ecstasy, by offering a sleeper-seat option in the main cabin. The blueprints vary, but the basic concept is that passengers who book what is often called a sky couch get a whole row of seats for themselves. After takeoff, they can stretch out like a king, even in the heart of coach.
Will concentrate in building air connectivity between India and CIS countries, says Scindia
He also noted that the flying time between Delhi and most of the CIS countries is many times shorter than the flying time between Delhi to any state in India.
Hong Kong bans Air India flights for fifth time after few passengers test COVID-19 positive
The previous bans on the airline's Delhi-Hong Kong flights were from August 18 to August 31, September 20 to October 3 and October 17 to October 30, and on its Mumbai-Hong Kong flights during October 28-November 10.
India to expand scope of repatriation to Russia, Germany, Thailand, France, Spain, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
India's running 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back about 15,000 stranded Indians.
Wizz Air CEO says new Airbus jets will extend reach to India
Wizz flights span from Iceland on the Arctic Circle to Dubai in the Persian Gulf and from the Canary Islands in the Atlantic to Astana in Kazakhstan.
Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO foreign ministers meet in Bishkek from Tuesday
It said Swaraj's programme in Bishkek will include a joint call of SCO Foreign Ministers on Kyrgyz President Sooranbay Jeenbekov.
Time for talks on tackling terror over: Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister said that the Pulwama terrorist attack has proved that time for talks on tackling terror is over.
India committed to economic reconstruction of Afghanistan: Sushma Swaraj
"I would like to specifically point out that our region is facing serious challenges posed by terrorism.India, Central Asia and Afghanistan are societies which are tolerant and plural.
International vacations in trend for Indian tourists this holiday season
As a result, the growth in international traffic is outpacing growth in traffic to domestic destinations.
India explores corridor to Kazakhstan, Eastern Russia via Iran
Plans are afoot to link Gujarat's Mundra Port with Bandar Abbas and connect it to Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway network and onwards to Eastern Russia.
Air India Mumbai-Newark flight diverted to Kazakhstan
A person in the know said the flight was diverted after the fire alarm in the cargo hold went off.
100 planes by 2023, finally, GoAir spreads its wings to take on rivals
Like IndiGo, Prock-Schauer acknowledges that placing big orders is smart since it leads to incentives and of course benefits on sale and leaseback transactions.
Air India signs code-share pact with Kazakhstan's Air Astana
A 'free flow' code-share arrangement gives marketing access to the operating carrier's inventory and allows it to market seats independently of the operating carrier.
National Carrier Air India in talks with OnAir to have Wifi on board
Air India's top officials, according to sources, met OnAir, to discuss the options of installing on board Wifi base stations on international flights.
China checks new images for possible debris of missing plane
China has new satellite images of floating objects that could be related to missing plane, Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.
Chennai ATC joins search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet
Investigators said that the Boeing 777-200 plane, which had gone missing on March 8 with 239 people on board may have been hijacked.
Missing Malaysia Airlines jet couldn’t have flown over India undetected: Indian military
The Indian military establishment has rejected the possibility that the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could have flown over India on way to Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan in Central Asia.
India, Kyrgyzstan discuss resumption of flight services
India today said it will give every possible assistance to Kyrgyzstan for resumption of direct flights between the two countries.
Ten stocks in focus in Thursday morning trade
Indian shares are expected to trade in a range. Here is a list of ten stocks that are likely to be in action in morning trade today.
Fifteen stocks in focus in Tuesday morning trade
The BSE Sensex slipped 0.1 per cent in early trade. Here is a list of fifteen stocks that are likely to be in action in morning trade today.
India's domestic air traffic growth to be world's second highest
India's domestic air travel market would be among the top five globally, experiencing the second highest growth rate in domestic passenger traffic after Kazakhstan.
Rich-poor gap widens in US; earnings gap widest in four decades in 2011: Census
The notion that each generation does better than the last - one aspect of the American Dream - has been challenged by evidence .
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