Seoul, June 1 (IANS) South Korea’s aviation sector output fell at the sharpest pace in 52 months in April, mainly due to a spike in fuel surcharges stemming from the prolonged Middle East conflict, government data showed on Monday.The production index for the aviation sector stood at 468.5 in April, down 13.5 percent from a month earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics.It marked the largest on-month decline since December 2021, when the index dropped 14.2 perce…
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Ulaanbaatar/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) An exposition of the Holy Relics of the chief disciples of the Buddha — Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Mahamoggallana — will be organised at the Ganden Monastery in Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar from June 1-10 by India’s Ministry of Culture, the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and New Delhi’s National Museum. In June 2022, four sacred Kapilavastu Relics of the Buddha were taken from the National Museum of India to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition, mar…
Cochin, May 25 (IANS) Two Indians arriving from Bangkok were arrested at Cochin airport on Monday by the DRI with drugs worth Rs 20 lakh, an operation in which one of the accused stabbed himself during questioning in a bid to escape, an official said. Officials posted at Cochin International Airport seized 3.5 kilograms of Methaqualone, a deadly narcotic substance, from the accused. The contraband is estimated to be worth more than Rs 20 lakh in India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DR…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, intercepted two Thai nationals arriving from Bangkok on flight AI-2356 after they crossed the Customs Green Channel, in a major narcotics seizure involving suspected hydroponic weed (Ganja), an official statement said on Saturday.Acting on specific profiling inputs and suspicious travel indicators, Customs officers subjected the baggage of both passengers to detailed examination, according to offi…
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Producer and TV czarina Ekta Kapoor recently shared a fun-filled reel from her Thailand getaway, further flaunting her ‘pretty buddies’ actress Urvashi Dholakia, Charu Mehra and others.Starting the reel on a playful note, Ekta captioned the post, “This reel is to show off on how pretty my buddies.”The video featured many candid moments from what appeared to be the group’s recent trip to Phuket. In one of the clips, Ekta and Urvashi hilariously posed with goofy exp…
Patumwan (Thailand), May 16 (IANS) India’s top men’s doubles team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, reached their first final of the 2026 season after defeating Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in a thrilling semifinal at the Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok on Saturday.The world No. 4 Indian duo, seeded first in the tournament, won a gripping match 19-21, 22-20, 21-16. The contest lasted one hour and 22 minutes, extending their head-to-head record against the Malaysians t…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, has seized diamonds worth over Rs 5.7 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport and arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to smuggle them to Bangkok. According to the DRI, the accused were intercepted at the Mumbai airport based on specific Intelligence inputs. During examination and questioning, both passengers admitted that they had concealed two capsules each inside their bodies.The ca…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actress Rashmika Mandanna decided to face her fear of heights during her stay in Kochi.’The Girlfriend’ actress dropped a couple of aesthetically pleasing pictures of herself posing on a balcony on her official Instagram handle.Describing in her own words what her Kochi stay was all about, Rashmika wrote, “Kochi had been a lot of forests – insects – water falls – trekking – basic workouts – rains – running around – learning action and doing action – taping my ankles and kne…
Bangkok, May 12 (IANS) India’s former World No.1 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began their campaign in the Thailand Open 2026 on a successful note, securing a hard-fought win in the BWF World Tour at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday.Top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ranked fourth in the badminton World rankings, beat Indonesia’s unseeded pair of Putra Erwiansyah and Bagas Maulana 21-19, 23-21, 21-10 to enter the second round. The duo wil…
Bangkok, May 11 (IANS) Thailand’s convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison on Monday after being allowed to complete the remaining four months of his one-year sentence on parole.Thaksin made a public appearance at around 7:40 a.m. local time, reuniting with family members in front of the prison, where he had served two-thirds of his sentence required by standard parole criteria, Xinhua news agency reported.He and his family paid tri…