The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has asked Boeing to develop a comprehensive action plan within 90 days to address its systemic quality-control issues, after the midair blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines jet last month. “Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements," FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said Wednesday after meeting Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and …
United States Vice President Kamala Harris appointed Indian-American Geeta Rao Gupta as the Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues in the State Department. Describing herself as a “first-generation immigrant,” she said, “I belong to a family of professional women, each of whom dedicated their lives to serving their communities and from a family of men who supported them fully.” …
The death of 82-year-old Kamalamma in Mahalakshmi Layout on May 27 and 54-year-old Geethamma in Janatha Colony in Bannerghatta on June 2, within one week has raised safety concerns about home-alone women, especially elderly women in the Bengaluru. Even as almost every police chief reiterates that women’s safety is their top priority, providing foolproof security for home-alone women is a …
Mayor Qiu Dongyao chairs a conference of the standing committee of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Congress on Sept 6. Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province will improve senior care and infant care services, according to an action plan recently unveiled by the local government. The number of certified nursing assistants for every 10,000 seniors in Ningbo will exceed 28, while …
