Musharraf was behind n-strike warning for India
June 16th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The Pakistani warning of a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, as reported in a British daily, was actually made at the behest of ... Read more...
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Air India to clear dues by Saturday (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) After Air India promised to clear their salaries, many of its contractual ground staff who bunked duty Thursday morning returned to work, official sources said.Earlier, around ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines scrip rises as strike called off
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The shares of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines rose almost 10 percent Tuesday on reports of a thaw in negotiations between a group of employees and the ... Read more...
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Pilots unions fight over flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner
November 2nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) of the erstwhile Indian Airlines has opposed the strike threat called by its rival pilot body -- the Indian Pilots ... Read more...
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Alert in Assam over ULFA strike threat
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The Assam government sounded a maximum security alert Friday after reports that a faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by commander-in-chief ... Read more...
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Talks still on to preveent Air India pilots strike (Lead)
March 8th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Tuesday said that talks were still on late into the night with a section of Air India pilots who ... Read more...
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Nepal Lever under Maoist strike threat
March 8th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Dozens of industries in central Nepal, including Nepal Lever Ltd, one of the biggest Indian joint ventures in the country, faced the threat of disruption as ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Air India pilots threaten strike over late salaries
February 9th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Air India pilots have threatened to go on a flash strike Thursday over delay in salary payments, even as the management of the beleaguered state-run flag carrier ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir on alert over Lashkar strike threat (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) A high alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday about a possible terror strike ahead of the Republic Day Jan 26 and to ensure calm in ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir on alert over Lashkar strike threat (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) A red alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday following reports of a major terrorist strike being planned in the run-up to the Republic Day Jan ... Read more...
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Film industry defers strike threat
December 29th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Film Federation of India Wednesday indefinitely deferred its Jan 6 strike against the proposed amendment to the Copyright Act that mandates producers sharing 50 percent of music ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
British Airways-Iberia could buy Indian airline
September 5th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.6 (ANI): British Airways has indicated that it may buy an Indian airline following its merger with Spain's Iberia.British Airways CEO Willie Walsh speaking in the Indian city of Mumbai, ... Read more...
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Tatas face British strike as ministers try to stop layoffs
February 18th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Tatas could become the first Indian industrial group to face a major strike in Britain after union leaders hinted at "strategic action" by workers ... Read more...
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Seoul’s first strike threat ‘declaration of war’: North Korea
January 24th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 24 (DPA) North Korea warned Sunday that it regarded South Korea's threat of a military "first strike" as an "open declaration of war", the state-controlled KCNA news agency reported.
Pyongyang's response ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Government not to offer bailout to private airlines, says Patel
August 1st, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 01(ANI): Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said on Saturday that the government would not offer bailout package to private airlines.On Friday, the private airlines ... Read more...
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Air India won’t pay salaries July 3, workers’ strike Friday
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Air India management Thursday backtracked on its commitment to the employees' union to pay staff salaries by July 3, pushing employees to threaten again that ... Read more...
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DMK union threatens strike in Neyveli
October 1st, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Neyveli (Tamil Nadu), Oct 1 (IANS) State-owned energy major Neyveli Lignite Corp is again faced by labour trouble with the trade union wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party issuing a ... Read more...
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Strike threat may choke British airports August-end
August 17th, 2008 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, Aug 17 (IANS) If you are planning to land in the UK between Aug 25-29 for a holiday or join a university, check before you actually depart from home. ... Read more...
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Indian worker’s suicide sparks strike threat
June 30th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 30 (IANS) Around 2,000 workers in a Bahraini contracting and construction company have threatened to go on strike following the reported suicide of an Indian worker. Vinod Kumar, 32, committed ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka shuts schools after strike threat
June 11th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka shut all government schools Wednesday and Thursday to neutralize a planned strike by teachers demanding a salary hike. Minister of Higher Education Susil Premajayantha said the ... Read more...
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Brits feared losing their cuppa most over Russian nuke strike threat in the 50s
May 5th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
London, May 5 (ANI): Amid fears of a nuclear attack by Russia in the Fifties, preserving tea supplies to keep the population in good heart and health was high on the ... Read more...
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