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United Airlines said Wednesday it will buy up to 200 small electric aircraft to help customers in urban areas get to the airport.

Realty firm Prestige Group has tied up with co-working operator Awfis to set up six centres, comprising around 4,000 desks, in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai with an investment of about Rs 40 crore. Bengaluru-based Prestige Group and Awfis will joint...

The UK government on Wednesday welcomed new measures introduced by Instagram to tackle online abuse in the wake of racist messages aimed at soccer players, but called for more action to be taken to stamp out the problem.

BJP leader Janak Ram, who was inducted into the Nitish Kumar cabinet on Tuesday, had reached the department of mines and geology as per schedule to take charge when he found no official at the spot to welcome him.

New Zealand authorities early on Thursday urged residents along its northern coast to avoid beaches and shore areas after a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the World Sustainable Summit, held virtually and inaugurated by PM Modi, Javadekar said India has reduced emission intensity and increased forest cover under the leadership of its prime minister.

The defence ministry's announcement came after China said disengagement between the two armies has started along the northern and southern shores of Pangong La in Ladakh.

The number of Russians who expect there to be new protests has jumped to its highest since 1998, although the willingness of people to take part has fallen to its lowest since early 2018, the independent Levada pollster said on Wednesday.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The Bank of England told insurers on Wednesday not to expect any big reduction in capital requirements after Brexit, adding that more capital could be "part of the answer" to meeting a 1.7 billion pound bill for COVID19 claims.

A civilian plane was engulfed in flames Wednesday after Yemen's Huthi rebels attacked an airport in southern Saudi Arabia, officials said, days after the US moved to delist the insurgents as terrorists.

Myanmar teenager Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was supposed to be celebrating her 20th birthday on Thursday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has appointed Suzanne Clark as its next CEO, the first woman to hold the position.

"If India is able to serve humanity, it is also due to the role of the private sector," PM Modi said.

The European Commission has proposed speeding up deportations of migrants who do not meet requirements for asylum, according to an internal document sent to EU states on Wednesday and seen by Reuters.

Germany plans to extend restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus until March 14, according to a draft agreement for talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of the 16 federal states on Wednesday.