Meet the man who took India to the skies

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Meet the man who took India to the skies It was Nevill Vintcent, a World War 1 pilot with RAF, came up with the idea of an air mail service that would pick up international mails in Karachi and deliver it to destinations in India within 24 hours. Rome bans alcohol in public on summer nights The Mayor of Rome has banned alcohol from the the streets and public squares of the capital, saying she didn't want excessive drinking to hamper the "Roman summer experience". Microsoft officially ends all support for Windows Phone Marking an end to its challenging three-year journey, Microsoft has ended all support to Windows Phone 8.1 and millions of devices running on this operating system. 7 things you need to know about Ether, the cryptocurrency Ether, the second-most-popular crypto-currency after bitcoin, surged 30,258 per cent in just two years, to $394.66 on June 12, 2017 from $1.3 on August 12, 2015. At present, the crypto currency is trading at nearly $200. Volvo launches V90 Cross Country for Rs 60 lakh Volvo Auto India launched an all-new version of its crossover model V90 Cross Country priced at Rs 60 lakh (ex-showroom). A huge iceberg cracked in Antarctica & it's scary A trillion-tonne iceberg - one of the largest ever recorded - has broken away from Antarctica after many months of anticipation and may now pose a serious hazard to ships around the South Pole, scientists said.

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