By TeleSur “It is a beautiful day,” his wife, Debbie Sims Africa said. She was the first member of the Move Nine group to be released on parole last year. After 40 years in prison, Mike Africa Sr., of the Black liberation group, Move, has been released on parole. Africa is the second member of […]
Modi denies any outside intervention on Kashmir issue
Online Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with United States of America President Donald Trump by his side, categorically stated that there was no space for any country to mediate between the bilateral issues facing India and Pakistan. The statement from Modi came as he met President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 […]
French inventor Zapata crosses English Channel by hoverboard
FRENCH inventor Franky Zapata made history as the first person to cross the English Channel by a jet-powered hoverboard, taking off on August 5 from Sangatte on France’s northern coast and touching down near Dover, England. The elite jet skier’s daring display over the 22-mile (35.4 km) channel between France and the U.K. took just […]
AirBaltic celebrates Baltic Way anniversary with special Airbus A220 lineup
Aviation Report, August 24, 2019 AirBaltic on Thursday celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, one of the world’s largest peaceful demonstrations that united the Baltic countries of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania against the Soviet Union in 1989, with an event at its hub in Riga. In commemoration of the event which saw the […]
‘kulhads’ tea to be served at railway stations, airports, malls across India
Aviation Report India’s pottery industry is likely to get a major boost as transport and MSME minister Nitin Gadkari has written to the commerce minister PiyushGoyal to make use of kulhad mandatory at railway stations, airports, and bus depots. In a letter written to the commerce minister, Nitin Gadkari suggested “use of kulhad mandatory at […]
UK airports set to scrap 100ml liquid limits
Aviation Report UK airports are set to relax rules on the 100ml liquid limits for cabin luggage and the need to keep them keep separate for scanning. Which is wonderful news for tight bs like me, who refuse to buy minis and end up trying to make the ridiculously teeny hotel freebies last the entire […]
Mid-air collision between plane, chopper in Spain killed all seven on board
Online Agencies Madrid (August 26) Seven people including two children were killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft over Spain’s Mallorca island on Sunday, authorities said. The two aircraft crashed over the central town of Inca at 1:35 pm (1135 GMT), the regional Balearic Islands government said on its Twitter […]
G7 summit: Divisions between major powers widen
Nick Beams THE G7 meeting held in France over the weekend marks another stage in the breakdown of the post-war capitalist order with the major imperialist powers becoming embroiled in a series of conflicts of the kind that led to the outbreak of World War II eighty years ago. The G7 was set up in […]
State of siege and repression in Kashmir
Bill Van AukenTHIRTEEN million people in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have spent the last 14 days under a regime of extraordinary repression and collective punishment at the hands of India’s Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. These actions have few—and historically infamous—precedents. A population that is greater than those of entire European countries […]
Govt short lists 17 companies for buying LNG
Holiday Report To take LNG marketing at consumers doorsteps the government has decided to set up extended marketing chain at the national level to provide fueling service to industrial and transport operators in city streets. As part of it the government has short listed 17 companies for buying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and its marketing […]
