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Mumbai, 8 April (Argus) -- Indian LNG importers may still need to bid for uncommitted LNG cargoes from the Atlantic despite a ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran. Indian LNG importers are issuing a series of spot LNG tenders this week as global prices softened with weaker demand emerging out of Europe and other parts of Asia, which in turn may lead to shippers diverting their uncommitted Atlantic cargoes to India. Indian state-run refiner IOC has raised a total of two spot LNG tenders for ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: INS Aridaman, India's indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy on Friday by defence minister Rajnath Singh, news agency ANI reported.Meanhile, Rajnath Singh in a post on X hinting at the launch of the submarine said, ""It is not just words, it is power, 'Aridaman'!""India's sea-based nuclear deterrent is set to get a major boost with the commissioning of its third indigenously built Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) ...Read More >
Iran has cut off transit in the Strait of Hormuz to the majority of vessels as part of its fight back against the United States and Israel, saying that not a single liter of oil will get through to those countries. Its forces have used missiles and drones to strike at least 19 different ships attempting the passage since the war began on February 28. Only a handful of non-Iranian commercial ships have made it through - including some which declared themselves as either owned, operated or crewe ...Read More >
Officials at the launch of India's largest dredger, Dredge Godavari, at the Chochin Shipyard Limited on October 18, 2025 (Saturday). Dredge Godavari, India's largest dredger, owned by Visakhapatnam-based Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL), was launched at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) by DCIL Chairman M. Angamuthu on October 18, 2025 (Saturday). Currently, the DCIL caters to 60 million cubic metres of dredging out of a total 120 million cubic metres. With the addition of Dredge G ...Read More >
Cochin Shipyard Limited is launching three advanced vessels. These include an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft for the Indian Navy. A Hybrid Electric Methanol-Ready Commissioning Service Operation Vessel and India's largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger are also being launched. These launches highlight India's engineering prowess and commitment to sustainable maritime development. Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a public-sector shipbuilder, will launch three technologically advanced v ...Read More >
India's Russian-built MiG-21s flew for the final time Friday, marking the end of an era for the country's first supersonic fighter jet -- lauded for its valour but tarnished by a legacy of some 400 crashes. Crowds cheered as officials staged a grand farewell for the final two MiG-21 squadrons, totalling around 36 aircraft, at an air force base in the northern city of Chandigarh. The send-off came a day after New Delhi signed a $7-billion deal to acquire 97 domestically designed and built Tejas ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Following a barrage of reports in the western media that have squarely blames AI 171 captain for switching off fuel supply to the doomed Air India Dreamliner leading to its June 12 crash, the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has now termed those articles "premature and speculative." In a statement, NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said: "Recent media reports on the Air India 171 crash are premature and speculative. India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AA ...Read More >
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has called for restraint from the public and international media as it investigates the recent Air India crash which authorities have described as one of the most devastating aviation incidents in recent years. Last month, an Air India Boeing 787 crashed at Ahmedabad killing 270 people. Initial findings by AAIB said that the fuel switches were cut off seconds after taking off. The report also mentioned that there was confusion among the two ...Read More >
Mumbai: The attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad has triggered a stir in Maharashtra politics with opposition parties alleging the assailants were the BJP activists. However, Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed the BJP has nothing to do with the attack. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that Gaikwad was fatally attacked, dragged out of his car, and his face was blackened. He claimed it was an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after a preliminary investigation report into the deadly Air India plane crash pointed to a possible issue with Boeing's fuel control switch, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responded by saying that the switches installed on Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner, remain safe for use. The FAA's statement came after India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its first official findings into the June crash that killed 260 people. The Boeing 78 ...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 >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): President of the Federation of Indian Pilots, Charanvir Singh Randhawa, on Sunday raised doubts over the preliminary report on the Air India AI171 crash, saying it fails to clarify who was in control of the cockpit and points to a possible electrical or software malfunction in the aircraft. Speaking to ANI, Randhawa said, 'The aircraft was actually being flown by the co-pilot, who was the one controlling the plane, while the captain, who was the pilo ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has raised serious doubts about the preliminary findings of the Air India AI171 crash and pointed to potential "electrical or software malfunctions." On the contrary, aviation safety experts claimed that it was too early to draw decisive conclusions. Captain Charanvir Singh Randhawa, President of FIP, said the preliminary report lacked clarity, particularly about cockpit control and the system's behaviour. "The aircraft was actually being ...Read More >
Mehsana (Gujarat) [India], July 13 (ANI): The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was 'not satisfied' with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a 'thorough investigation'. He also urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. Sanket's father, Atul Goswami, told ANI, 'My son was ...Read More >
Mehsana (Gujarat): The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a "thorough investigation". He also urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. Sanket's father, Atul Goswami, told ANI, "My son was 19 years old... My famil ...Read More >
Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): Pramila Patil, mother of crew member Maithili Patil, who died in the ill-fated Air India plane crash on June 12, reacted to the preliminary report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and said Air India cant cause such negligence. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passenger ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Commercial Pilot and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said that the deployment of Ram Air Turbine (RAT) and the start of Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) operations in the crashed Air India flight 171 indicates towards engine failure. "It's a preliminary report. In the first stage report, the government is coming out with the facts of what happened inside the aircraft. The facts are that the aircraft ran up to a speed that is required ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Commercial Pilot and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said that the deployment of Ram Air Turbine (RAT) and the start of Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) operations in the crashed Air India flight 171 indicates towards engine failure. It a preliminary report. In the first stage report, the government is coming out with the facts of what happened inside the aircraft. The facts are that the aircraft ran up to a speed that is required fo ...Read More >
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the preliminary report into the tragic crash. The report outlines a harrowing sequence of events that unfolded within 90 seconds of takeoff, as both engines of the aircraft shut down. Surat: Following the release of the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), families of the victims asked if technical checks were done by Air India before allowing the plane to fly. Yashpal Singh Vansdiya, who lost bot ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar on Sunday said that the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight 171 crash raises more questions than answers, and expressed that the investigative authority should have made the transcript of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) public. He said that informing the public about only "one line" from the cockpit conversations about "switches" raises more questions. Also Read | Ai ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- A preliminary report released Saturday by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has revealed that the engine fuel control switches aboard the Air India flight that crashed last month in Gujarat were moved to the "cut-off" position just seconds before the aircraft plunged into a hostel, killing 260 people. The UK-bound flight slammed into a medical college hostel in western Gujarat shortly after takeoff, with only one passenger surviving after reportedly leaping from ...Read More >
Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], July 12 (ANI): Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday expressed serious concern over the Air India AI171 plane accident at Ahmedabad airport, calling it a worrying incident for the entire country. He said that the government acted promptly by ordering an investigation and that strict action will be taken against those found responsible. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday released the preliminary report of the AI-171 plane crash. Yashpal Singh Vansdiya, who lost both his parents in the accident, has questioned the government and investigation agencies. The AI-171 flight, which was bound for London Gatwick airport, crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport on June 12. 260 people lost their lives in the accident, which included 229, ...Read More >
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a 'transparent and professional' investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew member ...Read More >
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a transparent and professional investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash. The Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, did not do so. In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, the preliminary rep ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Soon after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, Air India acknowledged receipt of the 15-page preliminary report and said it continue to fully cooperate with the AAIB and other authorities. 'We continue to mourn the loss and are fully committed to providing support during this difficult time. Air India is working closely with stakeholders, including regulators. We continue ...Read More >
New Delhi: Soon after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, Air India acknowledged receipt of the 15-page preliminary report and said it continues to fully cooperate with the AAIB and other authorities. "We continue to mourn the loss and are fully committed to providing support during this difficult time. Air India is working closely with stakeholders, including regulators. We continue to fully cooperate wi ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday posted a video on X purportedly showing the state's social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat of the Shiv Sena sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of currency notes. Shirsat, however, rubbished the claim, saying the bag only contained clothes.The allegation came a day after it emerged that Shirsat had received a notice from the income tax department seeking an explanation for increase in his financia ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Soon after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, Air India acknowledged receipt of the 15-page preliminary report and said it continue to fully cooperate with the AAIB and other authorities. 'We continue to mourn the loss and are fully committed to providing support during this difficult time. Air India is working closely with stakeholders, including regulators. We continue ...Read More >
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