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IndiGo, Air India ban TDP MP Diwakar Reddy from its flights
Airport police station inspector Prabhakar told Mirror that no complaint has been received on the incident. As per DGCA rules, checkin counters close 45 minutes before the scheduled take-off of an aircraft. "On Thursday no such information was made available to IndiGo staff at Visakhapatnam airport". A red faced Diwakar Reddy thus missed his flight. He then barged into Indigo manager V. [Full Article...]
Presidential election: BJP panel to meet Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury
A section of the Opposition expects that the ministers will come up with specific names of candidates for discussions with the Opposition leaders. Hectic parleys have begun between the BJP and the Opposition parties to arrive at a consensus, with Mr Shah forming a team of three ministers to hold talks with a range of Opposition leaders. [Full Article...]
RIL, BP to infuse Rs 40000 crore in Krishna-Godavari D6 block
This would also develop their existing deep water gas fields in India's eastern offshore to bring to fresh production 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas by 2022. BP, which had in 2011 bought 30 per cent interest in 21 exploration blocks of Reliance Industries for Dollars 7.2 billion, had cited investment of almost USD 500 million in oil and gas exploration and production for gaining... [Full Article...]
Pittsburg State students face fee increase
It will not cover room and board, but students also may be eligible for additional aid to cover non-tuition costs. Regents approved it Thursday as part of the $2 billion fiscal year 2018 general fund budget for the Ann Arbor campus. The Regents said, with the hikes, they expect to raise approximately $736 million in tuition in the upcoming year. State funding for education has decreased precip... [Full Article...]
Fewer Teens Are Vaping and Smoking, CDC Survey Finds
Despite the decline, e-cigarettes remained the most commonly consumed tobacco product among youth for the third year in a row, used by 11.3% of high schoolers and 4.3% of middle schoolers. While the latest numbers from the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey are encouraging, it is critical that we work to ensure this downward trend continues over the long term across all tobacco products. [Full Article...]
Scalise After Shooting: 'His Condition Is Critical'
Scott Applewhite). The attacker was shot and later died. "Without Capitol Hill police, it would have been a massacre - we had no defense - we had no defense at all", Paul said in an interview soon after the incident. Over social media he had lashed out at Trump and the GOP. The lawmakers were practicing in Alexandria's Del Ray neighborhood in Virginia. Congressman Rodney Davis told CNN he ... [Full Article...]
Eagles LT Jason Peters gets extension on contract
Cafe au lait, anyone? There's a lot you can't tell when players are working without pads and can't hit, but you can tell when receivers catch the ball or drop it. "This is reassurance that I'm going to retire here and don't have to go year to year", Peters said . I think that's a great teacher for everybody to learn from those. [Full Article...]
Wisconsin Senate to vote on making Veterans Day a holiday
If passed by both the Senate and Assembly, and signed by Gov. Scott Walker, it would take effect in 2018. Since the legal holiday would replace a floating holiday, there would not be a significant fiscal impact for most agencies, according to a Department of Administration estimate. [Full Article...]