DUBLIN, Ireland - Investigations are continuing into Sunday night's drama at Dublin Airport when a man tried to smuggle more than half a million euro worth of drugs in his luggage.The drugs were seized by Revenue Customs Service after the man's luggage was searched.The man was subsequently arrested and taken to a Garda Station in North County Dublin.The saga began to unfold around 5:00pm late Sunda

Man in 60s detained at Dublin Airport with 27kg of cannabis

Day of high drama at Dublin airport, drugs seized, man arrested

Dublin Airport passenger had half million euro worth of drugs in luggage

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US National Transportation Safety Board has said that after an automated cockpit warning that switched off a system that helps keep aircraft stable, a business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, killing one passenger.In its preliminary report on the cause of the accident on 3rd March, the Transportation Safety Board said there was a series of events that wen

Business jet loses control, passenger dies over New England

US passenger killed on business jet after violent pitching

Violent pitching on business jet kills passenger over New England

WASHINGTON D.C.: To address summer airport congestion and low air traffic controller staffing levels, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will temporarily cut minimum flight requirements for airlines at New York City-area airports and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.The FAA's move is in response to a request from Delta and United Airlines to temporarily return up to 10 percent of slots a

To ease cancellations, US reduces airport requirements for airlines

FAA reduces minimum flight requirements for airlines at airports

With eye on travelers, US reduces airline requirements at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: After several high-profile near collision incidents, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alerts to airlines, pilots and others, which stressed the "need for continued vigilance and attention to mitigation of safety risks.""While the overall numbers do not reflect an increase in incidents and occurrences, the potential severity of these events is concerning," the FAA

US warns airlines, pilots to increase alertness after near-misses

FAA issues safety alert to airlines, pilots after near-misses

Near-misses causes US to warn airlines, pilots to be on greater alert

DUBLIN, Ireland: Dublin Airport is moving forward with a proposal to make drivers pay a toll when dropping off or picking up passengers. Agencies overseeing Dublin Airport have now given the go-ahead for the proposed toll. Further, an oversight board has rejected an appeal opposing the toll by local independent councillor Joe Newman. "There is no operational need for the tolling infrastructure, as 

Ireland's Dublin Airport to charge drivers dropping passengers

Ireland airport to charge toll to drivers picking off passengers

Ireland's Dublin Airport gets OK to charge to drop off passengers

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], March 29 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday apprehended two Bangladeshi smugglers with 14 fish-pin balls along the Indo-Bangladeshi border worth Rs 1.40 Lakhs.
The accused have been identified as Omar Faruk and Manirul Islam.
According to the BSF officials, the accused were later handed over to Police Station and Custom Office, in Hingalganj for further legal action.
"Th

BSF apprehends Bangladeshi smuggler with 14 fish-pin balls

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Surging fuel prices have forced many people in Lebanon to reduce the use of cars as a way of commuting amid the galloping inflation in the crisis-ridden country.BEIRUT, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Surging fuel costs in L

Lebanese cut back on car use amid steep increase in gasoline prices

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 28 (ANI): Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, Maharashtra reported 450 new cases of the infection and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the officials of the state public health department.
According to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), the number of active cases in the state is 2343 of COVID-19 with a daily positivity rate of 1.82 per cent.
The state

Maharashtra reports 3 Covid-19 deaths, 450 new cases in 24 hours

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 28 (ANI): Police seized 44 cattle heads from two trucks in the Jorabat area, outskirts of Guwahati on Tuesday.
Police also arrested the drivers of two trucks.
Based on information, a team from the Jorabat police outpost on Tuesday launched an operation during which it intercepted two trucks in the Jorabat area and seized 44 cattle heads from the vehicles.
Kapil Pathak, a police officer of t

Assam: Police seize 44 cattle heads in Guwahati

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that India will become the largest civil aviation market in the next decade.
Union Minister Scindia was addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) International Conference on Advanced and Short-Haul Air Mobility for All (ASHA): Technologies for Ease of Transport.
"India has crossed the pre-COVID number of air

India to become largest aviation market in next decade: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI): A man died while another went missing after a traditional wooden boat capsized in Hozu River in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan police said on Tuesday, reported Kyodo News.
At least 25 passengers were on board the tour boat and all were rescued after the boat ran ashore and capsized in Katsura river, also known as the Hozu River, in the Western Japan prefecture.
According to a r

Japan: Man dies, another missing as boat capsizes in Kyoto

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 28 (ANI): Construction works of a new broad gauge railway line between Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland will be a major boost for the economy and will benefit the local people of the region, the Northeast Frontier Railway said on Tuesday.
Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, Sabyasachi De, while talking to the media, said that the construction works on the 82.5km new 

Construction work at Dimapur-Kohima new rail line going on in full swing: Northeast Frontier Railway

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a strong attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that "BJP has looted more in seven years what Congress did not in 75 years".
Speaking in the Delhi assembly, Kejriwal also raked up the Adani issue.
He made allegations of corruption against PM Modi. The Aam Aadmi Party leader repeated

Kejriwal attacks PM Modi, BJP in Delhi assembly, raises Adani issue

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh, who is on the run for more than a week after escaping from Punjab, has been spotted roaming on the streets of Delhi, as shown in a CCTV footage.
According to sources, the CCTV footage is from March 21, three days after the Punjab police launched a massive manhunt to arrest the Khalistani preacher.
In the CCTV footage confirmed by police, the separati

Denim jacket, mask, no turban; Amritpal Singh spotted on Delhi streets

Kathmandu [Nepal], March 28 (ANI): The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported.
DG Jhalak Ram Adhikari told The Himalayan Times that Indian Embassy had written to his 

Department of Immigration, Nepal government  issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

&copy; Provided by Xinhua The Indonesian government said at least 275 electric cars will be deployed to transport delegates and their entourages, including security guards, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit that will be held in 

Indonesia pushes for EV ecosystem during ASEAN summit preparation

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 28 (ANI): Israel's political crisis escalated on Monday as the country's largest trade union announced a "historic" strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul, CNN reported.
"The Histadrut, Israel's largest labour union, instructed all government employees to go on strike, including I

Israeli missions on worldwide strike against PM Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

Hundreds of thousands of public transport workers walked off the job on Monday, bringing the country to a haltAirports, bus stops, and train stations were at a standstill across Germany on Monday, as more than 400,000 public transportation employees took part in a 24-hour strike. The workers are demanding pay rises to compensate for inflation, which has soared in Germany since last year.T

Mega strike hits Germany

Ranga Reddy (Telangana) [India], March 28 (ANI): Foiling a smuggling bid, Telangana Police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered ganja and Hashish oil worth Rs 10 lakh on Monday.
Acting on specific information, the Special Operations Team (SOT), Rajendranagar Zone along with Mailardevpally Police of Cyberabad apprehended two drug peddlers Jonna Swamy and Gollu Kumar Swamy and seized 3 litres of Weed/Hashish Oil, 28 Kg 

Ganja worth Rs 10 lakh recovered in Telangana, two held

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Three children were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, hospital officials said. The suspect is also dead after a confrontation with police.All three children had gunshot wounds from the shooting at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade.The killings come as communities around 

3 Children Killed in Shooting at Nashville Private School

Crude exports to the bloc from Europe's largest country have plummeted due to Western sanctions, data showsThe US has become the top oil exporter to the EU, replacing Russia, Eurostat reported on Tuesday.Russian supplies to the region shrank from 31% in January

US replaces Russia as EU&#039;s top oil supplier Eurostat

The country has found buyers for all of the supplies at risk of being stranded due to sanctionsMoscow has completely redirected all of its oil exports from 'unfriendly states' to new markets, Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov stated on Tuesday.According to the minister, supplies are now destined to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East."Already we can state that we have 

Russian oil export pivot succeeding energy minister

Russian crude exports to the bloc have plummeted due to Western sanctions, data showsThe US has become the top oil exporter to the EU, replacing Russia, Eurostat reported on Tuesday.Russian supplies to the region shrank from 31% in January 2022 to just 4% in De

US becomes EU&#039;s top oil supplier Eurostat

Purchases of the fuel by the bloc were boosted last year to make up for lost pipeline supplies from MoscowEU energy ministers are working on a plan that would allow member-states to block shipments of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) without introducing sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday citing a draft proposal.According to the report, the plan involves giving national government

EU may allow blocking of Russian LNG imports Bloomberg

Russia succeeds in reorienting oil exports energy minister

LONDON, England: Despite rising air fares, a potential global economic recession and risks of gridlock at some airports in Europe due to labor disputes, online searches by Americans for flights to Europe trips have surged.US carriers are, therefore, increasing transatlantic capacity to cash in on Americans' demand for travel to Europe.Amid rising interest rates, high inflation, mass job cuts and a globa

US demand for flights to Europe surges despite rising fares

After Covid, enormous demand in US for flights to Europe

Demand for US flights to Europe jumps 37%, prices also rise

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 28 (ANI): Her name is Kareena Kapoor Khan and she is always spot-on at her fashion game.
Kareena was busy with her endorsement work on Tuesday. For the event, she sported two looks. Firstly, she made the heads spin with her glamorous avatar in an orange outfit. With minimal make-up, Kareena looked absolutely fab in the one-shoulder dress. She kept her hair loose.
For the second look, sh

Kareena Kapoor Khan oozes glamour at event, fans lavish praise

Minsk has pointed to the practice of ?nuclear sharing? by the NATO alliance as a precedentMilitary co-operation between Moscow and Minsk is in "strict accordance with international law," the Belarusian foreign ministry said on Tuesday, denying Western nations had grounds to criticize a deal to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons.Over the past few years, Belarus has been subjected to "un

Belarus rebukes West&#039;s accusations on Russian nukes

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): The second day of the 2nd Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting commenced at Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the opening remarks by G20 Co-chair for India, Richa Sharma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Speaking on the occasion, she emphasised the need to collaborate with the G20 countries and engage in an inclusive, conse

G20 delegates in second Environment Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting at Gandhinagar discuss key issues

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco will invest billions of dollars in China's downstream petrochemicals industry, including the construction of a new refinery, the company said in deals announced Sunday and Monday.The announcements came as the company posted a record profit of more than $160 billion in 2022 and as Saudi Arabia, a longtime U.S. ally, has developed closer ties with 

Saudi Aramco to Invest Billions in Chinese Petrochemicals

washington - Foreign terrorist groups, including some Islamic State and al-Qaida affiliates, may have the desire to launch major attacks on U.S. soil, but decades of counterterrorism work have made carrying out such an operation close to impossible at the moment, according to a top U.S. homeland security official.Nicholas Rasmussen, the Department of Homeland Security's counterterrorism coordinator, Monday calle

Major Foreign Terror Attack on US &#039;Almost Inconceivable&#039; Right Now

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and UK's Gatwick and said the new international connectivity will work as a catalyst for the development of the region.
"It is an emotional subject also as lakhs of people of Punjab live in the UK and this new service will connect families living in two different countries," he ad

Direct flight between Amritsar-UK to work as catalyst for development of region: Jyotiraditya Scindia

washington - Foreign terrorist groups, including some Islamic State and al-Qaida affiliates, may have the desire to launch major attacks on U.S. soil, but decades of counterterrorism work have made carrying out such an operation close to impossible, according to a top U.S. homeland security official.Nicholas Rasmussen, the Department of Homeland Security's counterterrorism coordinator, Monday called the possibil

Major Foreign Terror Attack on US &#039;Almost Inconceivable&#039; Now

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 27 (ANI): Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday took stock of the implementation of different central and state government schemes in Golaghat at a meeting held in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner Office.
In the meeting, Deputy Commissioner, Golaghat, Dr P Uday Praveen gave a PowerPoint presentation citing a brief description of different aspects of Golaghat and gave a 

Assam Governor reviews Centre's various schemes at Golaghat



                                                    
                                                    ABU DHABI, 27th March, 2023 (WAM) -- Etihad Airways last night touched down in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state in eastern India. The airline has made its much-anticipated return to the city with a total of seven weekly nonstop services, once again connecting Kolkata with the world through Abu Dhabi.


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