Man held for trying to open door of Air India Express flight

The Mumbai police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly assaulting the cabin crew onboard an Air India Express flight from Kozhikode to Bahrain and trying to open the door of the aircraft,......

Orange alert sounded as Kerala is lashed by intense rains

Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday, leading to waterlogging in the low-lying areas of major cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Thrissur. The India......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

How fog in north India created chaos at Indian airports

It always happens to other people. Or so I thought. Until my flight from balmy Kozhikode to fogged out Delhi was delayed thrice, took off at 12.35 am and then circled over the national capital for......

Turnaround plans spreading wings under new Air India chief

  A committee has been set up to rationalise Air India’s routes. Ashwani Lohani, the new chairman & managing director of loss-making state-owned airline Air India, is giving final......

Etihad beats Gulf rivals to become fastest growing foreign airline

Etihad has been able to introduce flights faster than other carriers because of the additional 37,000 weekly seat entitlements granted to airlines from Abu Dhabi in 2013. Image: Etihad Airways......

Monthly passenger traffic at Mumbai airport tops 3 million in Oct

Image: An inside view of Mumbai's T2 terminal. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Monthly passenger traffic volume at Mumbai airport topped three million in October, aided by a robust......

Jet announces additional flights to Gulf, Southeast Asia

Jet Airways has launched a major global expansion from this winter, announcing the addition of over a dozen flights to several destinations in the Gulf and Southeast Asia. The private carrier today......

Maradona in Kerala with jewellery on his mind

Football legend Diego Maradona arrived in Kannur, Kerala, to a tumultuous welcome from thousands of football-crazy fans from all over the state. The Argentine World Cup-winning captain is in the......