India flies with highest proportion of female commercial pilots in the world

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India will pay Rs 7,000 crore for 18 bullet trains from Japan India will purchase 18 bullet train sets from Japan at a total cost of about Rs 7,000 crore in a deal that includes a pledge to transfer technology for local production, an official said. Delhi Metro is second-most unaffordable in world: Study The Delhi Metro is the second-most unaffordable in the world among Metro systems that charge less than half a US dollar for a trip, says a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), based on data from the UBS report on Price and Earning, 2018, among other sources. India flies with highest proportion of female commercial pilots in the world When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit. 8 things about Amazon you probably didn't know Amazon passed $1 trillion in market value on Tuesday, the second American firm to do so after Apple. It's a remarkable number for a 24-year-old company. Here's how Amazon became Amazon. Mercedes unveils electric car in direct German challenge to Tesla Mercedes showed on Tuesday how it is "aggressively" gunning for top spot in upscale battery cars market currently dominated by Tesla, as it unveiled the EQC, its first fully electric car, at an event in Stockholm. Even bears respect Putin, says new Russian TV show What is the best way to deal with dipping political ratings? If you are Russian President Vladimir Putin, it's apparently to start a TV show featuring clips of you picking berries in the wilderness, staring at goats and being interviewed by teenagers. Air India crew now face call of duty even on a holiday Free air tickets are one of the perks of an airline job, but for Air India cabin crew those rides now come with a rider. Family feuds that shook up India inc Conventional wisdom dictates that family, almost always, comes first. But India Inc has shown that conventional wisdom doesn't always hold true. Over the years, a number of prominent business families have faced separation woes. And many have had to take some hard calls. Philosopher, teacher, president: Remembering Dr S Radhakrishnan Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan philosopher-author and India's second president was born on September 5, 1888. When he became the President of India, some of his students and friends requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday, on 5 September. He replied,"Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if September 5th is observed as Teachers' Day." Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated Wednesday, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century.

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