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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Karachi after passenger falls ill

A Jeddah-bound IndiGo plane was diverted to the Karachi airport on Saturday due to a medical emergency on board and later flew back to Delhi. Photograph: IndiGo on Facebook Sources in the Civil......

20 killed as gunmen open fire at Pak coal miners

At least 20 miners were killed and eight others were injured early Friday when unidentified armed men attacked their coal mines in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province. The incident occurred in......

2 Chinese workers killed in Karachi blast, Beijing 'shocked'

Two Chinese nationals were killed and 17 people injured in a suicide attack by a Baloch insurgent group that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers near Pakistan's busiest airport in Karachi late at......

What was in red bag on IC-814 flight? Ex-envoy reveals in new book

It was December 31, 1999. As the hostages on IC-814 were leaving after their eight-day ordeal in Kandahar, a hijacker "quietly informed" now National Security Advisor and then lead negotiator Ajit......

Mpox: Govt alerts airports; asks states to set up isolation facility

The Union health ministry has asked all airports as well as authorities at land ports on borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers reporting mpox......

Airspace stimulus to save over Rs 1,000-crore in jet fuel costs

Aviation turbine fuel accounts for 35-40 per cent of the total operating cost of an Indian airline. The move to open up air space, which was earlier reserved for the Indian Air Force (IAF), to......

AAI to spread its wings across SAARC nations

This step is an attempt by the government to increase the nation’s influence in the region. State-owned airport operator Airport Authority of India (AAI) plans to foray in neighbouring......

Why Did IC-814 Series Mute ISI Role?

Captain Devi Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft.Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible,......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

Shah Rukh Khan: The Ultimate Woman's Man

On Women's Day in 2016, Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted, 'Often I wish I was a woman... then realise I don't have enough guts, talent, sense of sacrifice, selfless love or beauty to be one.' These are......

IB 71 Review: Riveting Plot, Poor Execution

One-time watch for all those wear their patriotism up their sleeve, don't bother about checking the facts, and want to enjoy a dramatic mix of fact and fiction, notes Prasanna D Zore. Thirty......

Bollywood's REAL LIFE Stories in 2021

Many big Bollywood movies have been pushed forward to 2021, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Among them are quite a few bio-pics. Joginder Tuteja looks at the real life stories that......

'Hopefully Rehan's visa issue will be sorted in a day or so'

IMAGE: Rehan Ahmed was not allowed to leave the Rajkot airport as he had only a single-entry visa. Photograph: BCCI The lack of multiple entry India visa had delayed Rehan Ahmed's exit from the......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

SHOCKING! Indian archers miss World Cup after flight delay

The 23-member contingent was slated to board Royal Dutch Airlines KLM 872 from Delhi to Amsterdam early Saturday morning but due to "operational issues" the flight was delayed by two hours 53......

Sports Shorts: Thapa in Asian C'ships quarters

IMAGE: Shiva Thapa will look to add another medal to his tally. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Shiva Thapa inched closer to adding a record fourth medal by entering the 60kg......

Bangladesh team leave a changed New Zealand after mosque shootings

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the country would now also need to accept they were no longer immune from acts of extreme violence and that would need to be factored in when......

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