Going for its retrenchment drive, private air carrier, Jet Airways sacked about 25 expatriate pilots including captains of Boeing 737 aircraft. The expatriated staff of Jet was drawing salary of USD 15,000 to 18,000 per month besides many incentives and perks such as five-star hotel accommodation and business class conveyance to their home country. Jet had, earlier, sacked around 400 support staff before Diwali but retained them after stiff opposition of government and political class.
Los Angeles - The Detroit Pistons' second game with newly-acquired Allen Iverson was worse than the first.
Reserve Tony Allen scored 23 points, Ray Allen had 17 and the Celtics rolled to their fourth straight victory by punishing the Pistons 88-76 in Iverson's home-debut at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"It was our best defence of the year by far, and it was all game," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said. "We had active hands, were physical, got up in their bodies, and it was neat to see."
Indian Railways has decided to postpone the railway recruitment exam across centers in Maharashtra. However, the railway recruitment board would hold it on scheduled date across all 10 centers in Bihar. The exam was scheduled on November 9 by the Railway Recruitment Boards of Patna and Muzaffarpur to fill 106 vacancies of section engineer, technician, health inspector, radiographer and lab assistant.
It is, possibly, postponed in Maharashtra following insecurity of candidates of other states and high number of Maharashtra aspirants. However, Ranchi RRB chairman, J K Guriya said exam is deferred due to administrative reasons.
Washington, November 10 : Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered a set of five proteins in blood, which they believe may lay the basis for a highly accurate early warning test to predict heart attack in people with severely reduced blood flow, a condition medically known as ischemia.
The team comprising over a dozen scientists revealed that it took them a year to perform the study. They believe that theirs is the largest protein analysis ever done at Hopkins.
Bangkok - Thailand has detected a fresh outbreak of avian influenza among free-range chickens in the northern province of Sukhothai, the country's agriculture minister confirmed Monday.
Agriculture Minister Somsak Prissananathakul said lab tests had confirmed that a dead chicken from a family farm in Thuang Saliam district of Sukhothai province had died of an infection with H5N1, the virus subtype causing bird flu.
London, November 10: Queen of pop Madonna, who is currently in the process of a bitter divorce battle with estranged hubby Guy Ritchie, was reportedly spotted in poor health after she left a Kabbalah meeting.
A frail-looking Madge, who had allegedly attempted to hide her deteriorating health behind large sunglasses and a baseball cap, was seen looking strained while battling repeated coughing fits, say reports.
Washington, November 10 : Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered a set of five proteins in blood, which they believe may lay the basis for a highly accurate early warning test to predict heart attack in people with severely reduced blood flow, a condition medically known as ischemia.
Bangkok - Thailand has detected a fresh outbreak of avian influenza among free-range chickens in the northern province of Sukhothai, the country's agriculture minister confirmed Monday.
London, November 10: Queen of pop Madonna, who is currently in the process of a bitter divorce battle with estranged hubby Guy Ritchie, was reportedly spotted in poor health after she left a Kabbalah meeting.
