Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, allegedly assaulted the station manager of Kingfisher Airlines at Patna Airport on Monday. The incident took place when he was not allowed to board Patna-Kolkata flight, as he reported late at the airport.
In a statement, Kingfisher Airlines, giving a detailed account of the happenings, said: “Considering the fact that the aircraft had begun taxiing, our Airport Manager told Singh that he could not join the flight as we were told that he was not coming. That was when Singh assaulted and abused our Airport Manager in the VIP lounge in the presence of several witnesses.”
Washington (dpa) - Democrat Barack Obama boosted his lead over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, claiming 207 votes in elections Tuesday after capturing the key battleground state of Ohio, according to projections by major US news networks.
The complex electoral college system awards each of the 50 states' and the District of Columbia's electoral votes to the candidate who prevails in the state's popular vote. A candidate needs 270 votes to clinch the White House.
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Los Angeles - BMW is launching a fleet of 500 electric-powered MINI cars for private and business customers in the United States with a prototype to be unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show this month.
The zero-emission MINI E, powered by a 150 kW/205 hp electric engine that gets its energy from a lithium-ion battery pack, would be leased to customers in California, New York and New Jersey inn 2009, the car maker said.
Ulm, Germany - Daimler has launched a new urban car pool system in the German city of Ulm allowing motorists access to a fleet of 50 Smart minicars any time and any where within the city limits.
The "car2go" system will be available to all persons with a driver's license. After a one-off registration process, the customer's driving license is given an electronic chip to unlock the car.
Once the trip has been completed, the driver simply parks the rental Smart within the city limits. Charges are based on time for an amount of 0.19 euro cents (0.23 dollars) per minute including fuel, taxation and insurance costs.
Washington (dpa) - Democrat Barack Obama boosted his lead over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, claiming 207 votes in elections Tuesday after capturing the key battleground state of Ohio, according to projections by major US news networks.
Duelmen, Germany - The niche German sports car maker Wiesmann is marking its 20th birthday by launching a special edition of its three model segments.
Los Angeles - BMW is launching a fleet of 500 electric-powered MINI cars for private and business customers in the United States with a prototype to be unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show this month.
Tokyo - The Toyota lux
