Mumbai rains: Runway shut for hour, 50 flights cancelled

Flight services at Mumbai airport were severely impacted on Monday due to low visibility after heavy rains in the city, leading to runway operations being shut for over an hour and approximately 50......

Indians in Russia to seek Modi's help to build Hindu temple

The Indian community in Russia are eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow and will be seeking his support to build a Hindu temple in the country, a new Indian school......

Ajit Doval back as NSA, P K Mishra as principal secretary to PM

Spymaster Ajit Doval and seasoned bureaucrat PK Mishra were on Thursday re-appointed as national security adviser and principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively, for a......

Air India suspends flights to Israel amid Iran strike

With the Middle East tensions flaring up, Air India has temporarily suspended its Tel Aviv flights and airlines have charted alternative flight paths to avoid the Iranian airspace. IMAGE: An......

IndiGo to introduce business class seats from mid-November

IndiGo will introduce business class seats in select flights on 12 domestic routes starting from November 14 and also launch a customer loyalty programme, as the 18-year-old airline seeks to expand......

After Air India, Vistara announces VRS for permanent ground staff

Indian carrier Vistara on Monday announced voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its permanent ground staff ahead of its merger with Air India, which had......

MS outage: Airlines go manual, cash withdrawals hit, brokerages affected

Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes on Friday after dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled after a widespread global computer outage that also hit operations like cash......

Temasek likely to invest $10 billion in India in the next three years

Singapore government’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek is looking to invest $10 billion in India during the next three years, Ravi Lambah, Temasek's head of India and strategic initiatives,......

Israel-Hamas conflict: India withdraws from World Cadet Chess

IMAGE: Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. Photograph: Saleh Salem/Reuters The Indian team has pulled out of the World Cadet Chess Championship scheduled......

Asian U-20 C'ship-bound athletes' equipment stuck in Delhi

The AFI official said that Air India refused to carry three poles measuring 5m each to be used by the two athletes, on the ground of some "technical issues" concerning prescribed length of the......