China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

London's Heathrow airport closure disrupts flight ops

Air India on Friday said its operations to and from the London Heathrow airport have been disrupted, with one flight returning to Mumbai, another diverting to Frankfurt and other flights remaining......

SUNITA WILLIAMS RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER 9 MONTHS!

For NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, an eight-day mission to the International Space Station turned out to be a challenge of a lifetime as problems cropped up on their Boeing space flight that......

Shivraj given 'broken seat' on Air India flight, probe ordered

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Tata Group-owned Air India for allotting him a 'broken and sunk' seat, prompting his ministerial colleague K Rammohan Naidu to instruct the......

Ratan Tata shaped India's aviation sector: Rammohan Naidu

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday condoled the death of industrialist Ratan Tata and said his visionary leadership played a pivotal role in shaping the country's aviation sector.......

IndiGo Airlines World's Second Fastest-growing Airline In Seat Capacity

IndiGo is only behind Qatar Airways, which grew slightly faster at 10.4 per cent in the same period, according to the latest data from Official Airline Guide (OAG) based on 20 top airlines in the......

Navi Mumbai airport opening pushed back by 2 months

The entire construction of the Navi Mumbai airport project is expected to be completed in five phases. IMAGE: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani poses for a picture during his visit to the Navi......

India needs at least 20,000 pilots in coming years: Minister Naidu

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said India will need at least 20,000 pilots in the coming years to meet the rising air-travel demand in the country -- one of the world's......

How archery, gymnastics shaped passionate flyer Phillips's success

  IMAGE: Glenn Philips will play his maiden season with Gujarat Titians. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters When he is done taking superhuman catches on a cricket field, Glenn Phillips, a man......