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SriLankan chairman under fire over fleet expansion push, staffing plan

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Arandara told lawmakers that dividing the airline's staff count by its 23-strong fleet showed an excessively high maintenance-staff ratio per aircraft, arguing that adding more ... Read More


Tata Sons chief explains Air India's transformation to take 5-10 years

Bangladesh, July 30 -- His remarks came weeks after the airline posted a wider-than-expected annual loss of more than INR 22,000 crore in fiscal year 2026. In his message in the Tata Sons Annual Repo... Read More


GAIL and RCF Ink Pact to Build 1.27 MMTPA Gas-Based Fertiliser Plant in Maharashtra

Mumbai, July 30 -- The two organisations will jointly take the project from concept to execution through an SPV, aligning with the recently approved National Investment Policy for Urea-2026. In a maj... Read More


Bangladesh, Nepal reaffirm commitment to boost tourism, regional connectivity

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The commitment came during a courtesy meeting between Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir and Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, at the Pri... Read More


Fuel costs, Air India losses push SIA to first loss since pandemic

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Singapore-based carrier posted a net loss of SGD 76 million (USD 58.79 million) for the three months ended June 30, reversing a profit of SGD 186 million recorded during the... Read More


Andhra to get new international airport on August 1

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The greenfield facility has been developed by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Ltd, a subsidiary of GMR Airports Ltd. It is designed to handle six million passengers annu... Read More


Westin Dhaka unveils 'Taste of Arabia' food festival

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The festival will be held at the hotel's Seasonal Tastes restaurant, running from July 30 to August 8, offering guests a gastronomic journey inspired by the kitchens of Arabia. ... Read More


Drought caused Late Bronze Age civilisations like Mycenaeans, Minoans and the Hittite Empire to collapse. Scientists now know how

India, July 30 -- Great Bronze Age civilisations like Mycenaeans, Minoans and the Hittite Empire collapsed due to drought. Scientists now know what exactly happened to trigger it. Scientists from Sto... Read More


ED conducts raids in four cities in Coimbatore blast money trail

India, July 30 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at 16 locations across Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Mumbai in connection with its money laundering investigati... Read More


CDSCO tightens drug approval rules, seeks Indian clinical data

India, July 30 -- India's drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has adopted a stricter approach towards the approval of new drugs linked to nearly 40 million patient... Read More