Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned home on Friday after their release, fisheries department officials said.

India is all set to return to Olympics fold. A major breakthrough in this regard was made during a crucial meeting between Indian representatives and International Olympic committee (IOC) at Lussane on Wednesday. IOC had banned India in December last year for not following Olympic charter. Now, a timeline with proper description has been decided for lifting the ban. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said that ban will be lifted only after going through the process and norms set by the IOC. He also said that the meeting was positive and consent over rules for age and tenure has been achieved.

A Singapore bound Air India Express flight via Tiruchirapalli with 182 passengers on board returned here soon after take off early on Monday after one of the passengers suffered a heart attack, airport sources said.

A lady passenger was booted off an American Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to New York on Monday. The reason was her non-stop singing of Whitney Houston's hit "I Will Always Love You". The plane's pilot made an unscheduled stop in Kansas City about halfway through the six-hour flight after passengers and crew complained about the woman's incessant singing.

With BS Yeddyurappa playing spoiler to party’s prospects in Karnataka Assembly polls, BJP said there is no proposal as of now for the return of the former party strongman to its fold.

The crucial joint meeting between the Indian officials and the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne on Wednesday agreed in principle on a roadmap to bring India back in the Olympic fold.

State-run Air India Ltd will resume flying its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner passenger jets from Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Tuesday, almost four months after the planes were grounded due to safety concerns.

Air India on Wednesday decided to resume next week domestic operations of the Dreamliner aircraft, grounded for four months due to a battery problem, and replace 19 aged Airbus A-320s with new leased ones.

Carrying more than 15 kg as check-in baggage on Air India domestic flight? Be prepared to pay more as Air India is to start levying extra charges for anything over 15 kg of check-in bags.

The long-pending demand of the residents of Bhagalpur for air-service is likely to get fulfilled after a private airline Skyfisher Airways Ltd announced to introduce air-services from May 15.