Fresh labor unrest is brewing at cash-strapped national carrier Air India as more than 100 pilots threatened to resign over alleged discrimination by the company. About 10 international flights were canceled on Oct. 31 as 23 Air India pilots reported sick, an airline official said.

NEW DELHI — Pakistan has successfully conducted a test firing of the multi-tube, indigenously developed Hatf-VII cruise missile (aka Babur) to validate the design parameters of the weapon system and a new Missile Launch Vehicle (MLV). The low-flying, terrain-hugging missile has a range of 440 mi. with high maneuverability, accuracy and radar avoidance features, the country’s military said in a weekend statement.

The panel of ministers looking into Air India’s financial restructuring plan has recommended an equity infusion of 66 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) into the cash-strapped airline and referred the aircraft purchase to the federal Cabinet. “The report by the group of officers on the turnaround plan was discussed today at the meeting of group of ministers. The report and the observations by the group of officers would be sent to the central bank of India for further referral,” Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said after the meeting Friday.