Trump to declare national emergency, send troops to...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a series of executive orders to fulfil his campaign poll promises, including declaring an emergency at the southern border, addressing a national energy......

Are Trump and Musk Dismantling American Democracy?

We the people are left in the wind, waiting on the whims of an unengaged president and an oligarch with a nearly bottomless wallet, observes Sree Sreenivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump......

US denies cyberattack after snag hits flight system

There is no evidence of a cyberattack, the White House said on Wednesday following hours of grounding of flights in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) due to a technical......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Birth, flight and grounding of Boeing's Dreamliner

The United States's federal agency has grounded the Boeing 787, popularly known as Dreamliner, due to safety hazard. Such a directive to 'temporarily cease operations' comes after the US Federal......

Your air tickets could become MORE expensive!

Airfares in Indian market are unsustainable, says a senior Boeing official. Photograph: Randall Hill/Reuters Airfares in the fast-growing Indian market are 10-15 per cent lower than breakeven......

US regulator downgrades Indian aviation safety ratings

India's aviation safety ratings have been downgraded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from the top to the second category, which would affect expansion of flights by Indian......

Indian aviation to have hi-tech GPS soon

India's aviation sector would have a fully functioning satellite based navigation system (GPS) in place next year, Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who met US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and US......

Profile: Dr Vijay Mallya

Dr Vijay Mallya -- Chairman and Managing Director, Force India Formula One Team The UB Group is one of India's largest conglomerates with annual sales of over US$ 4 billion and a market......