China announces sanctions on US defence firms
China said Wednesday it would impose sanctions on a number of US defence firms and several executives over Washington’s “economic coercion” against Chinese companies and its sales of arms to…
China said Wednesday it would impose sanctions on a number of US defence firms and several executives over Washington’s “economic coercion” against Chinese companies and its sales of arms to…
The Iranian military said Wednesday that it had used domestically produced drones to locate the helicopter of president Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in the northwestern mountains. Raisi’s helicopter came…
Israel’s more than seven-month war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain and…
Italian police said Wednesday they had disrupted a Turkish criminal operation “with terrorist purposes”, arresting 19 individuals including a major boss associated with recent attacks in Turkey. Hundreds of police…
Israel reacted with fury after three European countries said on May 22 they would recognise a Palestinian state, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war. Ireland, Norway and…
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said. “Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit…
ஊர் மக்களுக்கு சொந்தமானதாக, குடியிருப்பு பயன்பாட்டில் இருக்கும் கிராம நத்தம் நிலங்களை, ‘ரயத்துவாரி மற்றும் சர்க்கார்’ என, பெயர் மாற்றம் செய்து பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்ட அரசாணையால், பல்வேறு கேள்விகள் எழுந்துள்ளன. ஒவ்வொரு கிராமத்திலும் குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு நிலங்கள், நலிவடைந்த மக்களின் குடியிருப்பு பயன்பாட்டுக்காக…
The Saudia Airlines group agreed to buy 105 narrowbody aircraft from Airbus, after strong rumors that the deal had been set to go to Boeing.
On the face of it, this deal doesn’t look like a Boeing loss. Saudia (aka Saudi Arabian Airlines) has a fleet of Boeing widebodies. But its existing narrowbody fleet has been all-Airbus, since 2007, when it retired its last 737-200s.
Image: AirbusHowever, late last year Saudia was reportedly in talks with Boeing, for a large order for the 737 MAX. Saudia already had orders for (and taken delivery of) A320neo-family aircraft. But the airline has had a strategy of splitting its orders between the two manufacturers.
In any case, the Boeing order didn’t materialize. Saudia itself is getting 54 more Airbus A321neos. Its subsidiary Flyadeal will get 39 A321neos, plus 12 A320neos. This increases the Airbus order backlog of the Saudia Group to 144 A320neo-family aircraft.
A Saudia A320. Photo: Anna Zvereva, CC BY-SA 2.0Saudia Says No To Boeing..
Sanjay Dutt has reportedly quit Akshay Kumar’s Welcome 3 due to health issues. According to a Pinkvilla report, the actor had shot only one day for the film. Pinkvilla quoted a source stating, “The actor had shot for the film headlined by Akshay Kumar for only one day in Madh Island.” The souce added, “His character had a lot of action in the movie, and hence, he decided to walk out considering his health issues.” Sanjay Dutt joined the shoot of Welcome 3 last December.
Welcoming Sanjay Dutt onboard, Akshay Kumar shared a reel on his Instagram. In the reel, we can see Akshay Kumar riding on a horse while Sanjay Dutt follows him on a bike. Incidentally, the first film of the Welcome franchise, Welcome, completed 16 years on that very day. Mentioning that, Akshay Kumar wrote in the caption, “What a lovely coincidence that we celebrate 16 years of Welcome today while I am shooting for the franchise’s third part WelcomeToTheJungle. And it’s wonderful to welcome Sanju Baba in this one. What..
Mitchell Starc’s sheer pace and Varun Chakaravarthy’s craftsmanship with spin helped Kolkata Knight Riders bundle out Sunrisers Hyderabad on 159 in the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 on Tuesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Starc made the Sunrisers regret on their decision to bat after winning the toss. SRH are known for their fearless high-scoring approach in the first six overs. But Starc’s pace left the Hyderabad batters rattled in the powerplay. KKR chased down the target in 13.4 Overs to enter IPl 2024 finl.
On the second delivery of the first over, with a bit of late outward movement, Starc castled Travis Head for a two-ball duck and drew the first blood.
In the next over, both openers were sitting back in the dugout. Vaibhav Arora took Abhishek Sharma by surprise as the ball didn’t come as quickly as the youngster would have expected.
Abhishek (3) miscued his shot and the ball fell into the safe hands of Andre Russell.
Starc rode high on his sheer pace and trapped Rahul Trip..