[ad_1] Virgin Atlantic flight VS1358, with over 250 passengers, departed for Mumbai on Friday (April 4). The flight will reach the financial capital around 8:50 pm after being stranded in Turkey for over 48 hours. The aircraft from London Heathrow to Mumbai has received necessary technical approvals. The flight was cancelled due to an urgent […]
Protests on International Women’s Day in Turkey demand protection from domestic violence – CNBC TV18
[ad_1] Thousands of women took to the streets of Turkish cities Saturday to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women. On the Asian side of Istanbul, a rally in Kadikoy saw members of dozens of women’s groups listen to speeches, dance and sing in the spring sunshine. The colorful protest was overseen […]
ONGC Videsh acquires additional stake in Azerbaijan’s ACG oil field and BTC pipeline – CNBC TV18
[ad_1] State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday (November 29) said its wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC Videsh Ltd has finalised the acquisition of a 0.615% participating interest (PI) in the offshore Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field in Azerbaijan from Equinor. The transaction also includes acquiring a 0.737% shareholding in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company through […]
Turkey suddenly reinstates access to Instagram after more than a week – CNBC TV18
[ad_1] Turkey reinstated access to Instagram on Saturday night, after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority barred access to Instagram on August 2 without providing a specific reason. Government officials later said the ban was imposed because the social media platform failed to abide by Turkish laws. […]
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalates anti-Israel rhetoric with threat of intervention – CNBC TV18
[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is escalating his rhetoric against Israel, suggesting Turkey could intervene on behalf of Palestinians, possibly with military support, in ways similar to what it has done in other conflicts. “We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to Palestine,” Erdogan said in his hometown of […]