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The political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday condemned the assault on employees of a private airline by an Army officer at Srinagar International Airport last week, saying the officer must be held accountable. "This is gundagardi!! This incident took place at Srinagar Airport, where an Army officer was seen brutally assaulting SpiceJet staff member(s), leaving him with serious injuries. It is highly condemnable & shameful. The officer must be held accountable," National Conference spoke ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 03: A senior Army officer allegedly assaulted four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport following a dispute over excess cabin baggage, the airline said on Sunday. SpiceJet stated that its staff sustained severe injuries, including a spinal fracture and a serious jaw injury, describing the incident as a "murderous assault." The Indian Army, through its spokesman, said it is committed to upholding the highest standards of discipline and conduct and takes all allegations seriously ...Read More >
Lucknow: Umar Ansari, the younger son of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested by Ghazipur police from Darul Shafa area of Lucknow late Sunday night.The arrest was made following the registration of a criminal case against him for forgery in Ghazipur. He was taken into custody and transported to Ghazipur for further proceedings.Umar Ansari was booked for allegedly attempting to fraudulently reclaim a property that had been confiscated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and ...Read More >
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, causing a spinal fracture to one of them. An FIR has been registered with the local police and the airline has initiated the process to place the passenger on the no-fly list in accordance with civil aviation regulations, the airline said and added that the assault happened after the passenger was told to pay for the extra cabin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been filed against an Army officer posted in north Kashmir for allegedly assaulting and wounding four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport on July 26 after being asked to pay for carrying excess cabin baggage on Flight SG 386 to New Delhi. The wounds included a spinal fracture and serious jaw trauma, the airline said Sunday.The officer from High-Altitude Warfare School in Gulmarg unleashed what the airline called a "murderous assault" after refusing to pay the fee. The ai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 20 ...Read More >
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Police have registered a case against a senior army officer for allegedly assaulting and injuring four employees of a private airline at Srinagar International Airport last week, causing a spinal fracture to one of them, officials said here on Sunday. A case under Section 115 of BNS has been registered against Lieutenant Colonel R K Singh for assaulting employees of SpiceJet airline following a disagreement over payment of extra baggage charges by the army office ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is closely monitoring the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts. Acting on his instructions, state ministers are inspecting affected areas, while Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami informed that floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 people. Of these, 47,906 have received assistance, and 2,759 animals have been ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) SpiceJet on Sunday said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, causing a spinal fracture to one of them. An FIR has been registered with the local police and the airline has initiated the process to place the passenger on the no-fly list in accordance with civil aviation regulations, the airline said and added that the assault happened after the passenger was told to pay for the ...Read More >
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday, August 3, said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, and one of them suffered a spinal fracture. The Army officer was bound to travel from Srinagar to Delhi on July 26. At the check-in counter, an argument took place between him and the staff after he was found carrying two pieces of cabin baggage weighing a total of 16 kg, more than double the permitted limit of 7 kg. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Friday distanced itself from the White House's call to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, saying any such queries should be directed to Washington. This came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that Trump had brokered peace in multiple global conflicts, including between India and Pakistan."As far as the statements of the White House are concerned, please take your question to them," said ministry of external affairs spokesperson ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday slammed the government decision to privatise Air India, saying it been a disaster. Tewari expressed frustration over the airline poor performance under Tata Group management, citing frequent flight cancellations and delays without explanations. In a post on X, Tewari said, Government of India should take @airindia back from the @TataCompanies. They have run the airline into the ground. Flights cancelled at the dr ...Read More >
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Wednesday expressed its dissatisfaction with the preliminary probe report on the June 12 Air India plane crash released last week. The pilots' body objected to the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation and called for a thorough probe before "assigning blame". "Assigning blame before a thorough, transparent, and data-driven investigation is both premature and irresponsible. Such speculative commentary undermines the professionalism of ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday asked the government to reassess possible technical misinterpretation or mechanical faults in Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane that crashed last month and sought inclusion of subject matter experts in the probe. Flagging concerns about the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report into the crash that killed 260 people on June 12, the federation said the report failed to sufficiently consider or acknowledge two plau ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family ...Read More >
July 15 (UPI) -- Civil aviation authorities in India instructed domestic airlines to inspect fuel switches on Boeing aircraft in their fleets after the initial findings of an investigation of the Air India Flight 171 crash in June suggested fuel to the engines was shut off during takeoff. The order was made after a number of Indian and international carriers began conducting voluntary examinations of a locking mechanism that prevents the switches from being accidentally flipped to the cutoff po ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21. The move comes days after report of preliminary investigation into the crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad in which killed 260 people. The directive enforces compliance with the Federal Av ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- India's civil aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing airplanes. The DGCA said airlines should complete the inspection and confirm compliance by July 21 in line with the Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The SAIB was regarding the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch loc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21. Also Read | Maharashtra Govt To Invoke MCOCA Against Drug Dealers and Peddlers, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis. The move comes days after report of preliminary investigation into the crash of Air India f ...Read More >
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday addressed the media regarding the preliminary investigation report issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. He praised the AAIB for its swift and professional response, particularly the successful recovery and decoding of the aircraft's black box -- an important milestone in the investigation process. He said: "I would like to appreciate the job done by AAIB. ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Union aviation minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that it was too early to jump to conclusions over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report on the Air India aircraft crash in Ahmedabad, the findings are not final. "So, let's not jump to any conclusions at this stage. Let us wait for the final report. These are technical things and that is why we have these investigation agencies. Once they are clear, they are going to submit the final report. At this st ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is based on preliminary findings and one should not jump into conclusions till the final report is made public. Speaking to reporters, he said we should not jump into any conclusions over this. "I believe we have the most wonderful workforce of pilots and crew in the whole world. I have to appreciate all the effort ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Jul 12 (PTI) Union Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that it is immature to jump to conclusions at the juncture over the recent Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has only released the preliminary report. On June 12, a London-bound Air India flight, AI 171, crashed immediately after take off in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people. "So, let's not jump to any conclusions at this stage. Let us wait for the final re ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Civil aviation expert Sanat Kaul has said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash suggests that some fault within the aircraft led to the jet fuel switches turning off automatically during takeoff, causing the tragic crash that killed 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground. Speaking to ANI, Kaul said the report indicates that fuel supply to t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people in June showed three seconds after taking off, the plane's engines' fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner immediately began to lose thrust and sink down, according to the report released on July 12 by Indian aviation accident investigators. One pilot can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off th ...Read More >
KAKINADA: A major controversy has erupted at Rangaraya Medical College in Kakinada following allegations of sexual harassment by some staff members towards female students. District Collector Dr. Shaan Mohan and SP Bindu Madhav on Thursday confirmed that four individuals have been suspended from duty and criminal cases have been filed against them. The issue came to light when the college principal, Dr. Vishnuvardhan, received an email complaint from a female student. Following this, around 50 ...Read More >
(Reuters) -A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said on Saturday the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad last month showed the plane engines fuel cutoff switches shifting from cutoff to run within seconds of each other. "At this stage of investigation, there are no recommended actions to Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers" India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said. The agency, an office under Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) late Friday published its preliminary report on the fatal Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. In its 15-page report, AAIB said the wreckage site activities, including drone photography/videography have been completed and the wreckage has been moved to a secure area near the airport. Also Read | Elon Musk's Tesla To Open 1st Experience Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex Next Week, Do ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) late Friday published its preliminary report on the fatal Air India plane crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. In its 15-page report, AAIB said the wreckage site activities, including drone photography/videography have been completed and the wreckage has been moved to a secure area near the airport. "Both engines were retrieved from the wreckage site and quarantined at a hangar in the airport," the repor ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 9: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that it will make public its preliminary report on the Ahmedabad plane crash in a couple of days, sources said. AAIB Director General G V G Yugandhar told the panel that it will upload the report within 30 days of one of the worst aviation disasters in recent decades and the first crash involving a Boeing Dreamliner. Concerns over aviation safety dominated the proceedings of the par ...Read More >
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