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Air India to dry lease 14 planes from Kuwait

New Delhi, June 14: National carrier Air India would dry lease 14 Airbus A320 planes from a Kuwaiti lessor as it seeks to replace its ageing narrow-body fleet with new fuel efficient planes. The carrier plans to replace 19 A320 planes. It has already entered into a deal with a Chinese firm for five sharklets-equipped […]

Sushma Swaraj in trouble for helping Lalit Modi?

New Delhi, June 14: Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is stated to be in trouble following the expose by a news channel that she helped former IPL chairman Lalit Modi to procure travel documents last year to travel to India.She has admitted that she was in touch with Modi and helped him on humanitarian grounds. She […]

UN says over 14,000 South Sudanese fled to Sudan

Khartoum, June 14 The UN refugee agency has said that more than 14,000 South Sudanese civilians had fled to Sudan during the past two weeks due to the violence in their home country’s oil-rich areas. ”In the last week we have an influx of about 7,000, and in the last two weeks about 14,000 arriving […]

Usain Bolt unhappy with time in 200m win

New York, June 14 Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt beat Anguillan teenager Zharnel Hughes to win the 200 metres race at the Diamond League. Bolt crossed the line in 20.29 seconds to claim gold ahead of Hughes, who clocked 20.32 and compatriot Julian Forte third in 20.46 on Saturday, reports CMC. Bolt’s victory came in […]