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...replaced by income statements. Questions about family history are being dwarfed by questions about potential layoffs. And the U.S.-based, NRI (Non Resident India) groom - once the most coveted prize at the top of the Indian matrimonial hierarchy and seen by many families in India as their daughter's ticket to a better life - has become the latest casualty of the world's economic downturn...
...prove there was something for moviegoers of both sexes this weekend - provided they love sci-fi - The Time Traveler's Wife lured nearly $20 million worth of ticket buyers to take third place. Shot nearly two years ago and financed by the now-defunct New Line Cinema, this moony love story connected with female audiences in an unusually crowded marketplace for femme films. Four of the top 10 films were romances, as couples could also choose the love-of-food bio-pic Julie & Julia, in fourth place; Katherine Heigl's The Ugly Truth, in eighth; and the she-loves...
...losses this year, accounting for one-fourth of the projected $9 billion in losses for the entire industry, according to the International Air Transport Association. Weighed down by overcapacity, debt and the government's refusal to provide bailouts, Indian carriers are being forced to slash their operations and reduce ticket prices. "Indian aviation is undergoing a regime change in just four years," says Kapil Kaul, chief executive officer the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, a New Delhi-based research firm. (Read Indian business news here...
...Middle East and Southeast Asia for the past five years, will configure 10 of its 57 planes for budget flights by September, says Air India managing director Arvind Jadhav. The company plans to increase the number of budget flights a day from 25 initially to 43 by October. Ticket fares will be down 25% making it attractive for fliers. The logic, says aviation minister Patel, "is to fill up seats and operate at lower costs." Unlike its parent, the profitable Air India Express operates as an independent company with lower overheads. Besides, with no business seats they will be able...
...Johannesburg A Short Honeymoon for Zuma After a rousing May vote that saw scandal-plagued African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma elected President on a populist ticket, his charmed leadership has hit the rocks. With nearly 250,000 jobs eliminated in recent months, labor unions have taken to the streets to protest. Construction workers have threatened further strikes; earlier actions have already hindered projects planned for the 2010 soccer World...