Politics
On counting eve, YSRCP says it will support anybody who gives special status to Andhra
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), whose role in government formation at the Centre could be crucial in case of a hung Parliamen...Read more
Iranian threats put on hold: Acting US defence chief
Washington, May 22 (IANS) The prospects of Iranian attacks on US forces in the Middle East have been put "on hold", acting US Defence Secretary Patri...Read more
'All-time high' fake news storm hit millions in India polls
By Gokul Bhagabati
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Veena Arora, a retired school principal in a small town of Uttar Pradesh, decided to use a smartphone i...Read more
6 killed in protests against Indonesian President's re-election (Lead)
Jakarta, May 22 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 200 others injured during protests in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta against the re-elec...Read more
EC readies for vote count in Karnataka's 28 LS seats
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements, including three-tier security, for the counting of votes in Kar...Read more
This is how vote counting process is undertaken
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Amid allegations that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the elections were being changed ahead of counting of vo...Read more
Voters optimistic about future ahead of counting: IANS-CVOTER (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A majority of voters remained optimistic about their future as around half of the respondents to the IANS-CVOTER poll tracker...Read more
Trump taps former US ambassador to run Air Force
Washington, May 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has nominated Barbara Barrett, a former US Ambassador to Finland and one-time Republican candidate...Read more
Varanasi astrologers predict instability in politics
Varanasi, May 22 (IANS) The triumvirate of Jupiter, Rahu and Saturn may upset the exit-poll calculations and cause some trouble in the formation of th...Read more
Call our leader Abe Shinzo, not Shinzo Abe: Japan to world
Tokyo, May 22 (IANS) Ahead of a series of important international events in Japan, including the G20 summit in June and the Rugby World Cup later this...Read more
Top China airlines seek damages over grounded 737 MAX
Beijing, May 22 (IANS) China's three biggest airlines have demanded compensation from Boeing over losses incurred by its grounded 737 MAX fleet as well as delayed deliveries of the aircraft, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Air China, China Southern and China Eastern have filed claims for payouts, reports the BBC.
China operates the largest fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and was the first country to take the jets out of service after the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 crash on March 10 that killed all the 157 people on board.
The March crash came five months after 189 people were killed in a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October 2018 that involved the same aircraft model.
The planemaker's entire global fleet of 737 MAX aircraft has been grounded since March and the firm is anxious to prove that it's safe to return to the skies.
The development has come ahead of the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) update on reviews of Boeing's software fix and new pilot training in Texas on Thursday.
The meeting will involve 57 agencies from 33 countries, including China, France, Germany and the UK, as well as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
But it is unclear if the planes will be back in the air before the end of the critical summer travel season.
--IANS
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