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19 Aug 2022
Air Traffic ControlEthiopia: Pilots flying at 37,000 feet fall asleep, miss landing
In a scary incident, two pilots of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343 fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan's Khartoum to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and missed their landing.
17 Sep 2019
United States of AmericaIIT Delhi announces JEE Advanced 2020 date: Check it here
The examination date for JEE Advanced 2020 is finally out and this time, IIT Delhi has been given the responsibility of the test.
16 Sep 2019
San FranciscoSan Francisco chosen as center for first JEE in US
In an attempt to internationalize the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) will be held in San Francisco, United States, next year.
22 Jun 2019
IndiaIITs fail to attract foreign students: Here's why
Every year, lakhs of students aspire to get admitted to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), but only a few thousands achieve this dream.
24 Apr 2019
Sri LankaJEE Advanced application process opens for foreign nationals: Details here
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, which is conducting the JEE Advanced 2019, has opened the registration process for the foreign candidates.
15 Mar 2019
BoeingBoeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes
US aerospace giant Boeing said it was suspending deliveries of its top-selling 737 MAX as French investigators took delivery of the black boxes from the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 passengers and crew.
13 Mar 2019
Boeing'No basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX, says US regulator
The US aviation regulator said yesterday that there is "no basis" for grounding Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, one of which was involved in a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people on Sunday.
12 Mar 2019
BoeingUS to take 'immediate' action on Boeing-jet if needed: Official
US federal aviation authorities yesterday said that they will order Boeing to modify its 737 MAX 8 aircraft, including anti-stalling software and maneuvering system updates, after two of the planes crashed in five months.
11 Mar 2019
BoeingCiting Ethiopian airline-crash, China orders suspension of Boeing 737 operations
China today ordered domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, citing the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another deadly accident of that same model in Indonesia.
11 Mar 2019
BoeingEthiopian Airlines crash: Four Indians, including Environment Ministry's consultant, died
Four Indians lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines' jet crash which happened on Sunday morning, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed.
10 Mar 2019
KenyaEthiopian Airlines crash: All 157 on board killed, claims report
On Sunday, an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard. All 157 people on board lost their lives, reports NDTV.
14 Oct 2018
#MeToo#MeToo: MJ Akbar, accused of sexual-harassment, returns; promises statement later
MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar returned to Delhi on Sunday and promised there will be a statement later, just as he faces an array of sexual harassment charges.
02 Sep 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Delhi: Brazilian tries to smuggle Rs. 3.1cr-worth cocaine, arrested
A Brazilian man has been arrested from IGIAairport in Delhi for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country Rs. 3.1cr worth cocaine, which he had swallowed in form of 64 capsules, a statement issued by the Customs Department on Sunday said.
21 Jun 2018
South AfricaSouth Sudan's warring leaders meet for first time since 2016
South Sudan President Salva Kirr met opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday in Addis Ababa for the first time in almost two years amid efforts to end a five-year civil war.
06 Sep 2017
South KoreaDelhi: Police bust human-trafficking racket operating across various Indian airports
Delhi Police busted a major international human trafficking racket following the deportation of a married couple attempting to enter Canada with forged passports.
30 Jul 2017
DelhiGhaziabad: Authorities looking for pregnant women to bust sex-determination centres
In light of plummeting sex ratio, Ghaziabad district health department is looking for pregnant women who can work as informers and blow the lid off illegal sex determination centres across Uttar Pradesh.
03 Oct 2016
Human Rights WatchDozens killed in religious festival in Ethiopia
Dozens of people were reported dead in a religious festival in Oromia, Ethiopia on Sunday.
