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Just hours after Narendra Modi denied claims of American mediation in halting hostilities between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump insisted he had “stopped a war” between the South Asian countries – even as he confirmed speaking with the Indian prime minister. Responding to a reporter’s question on his upcoming lunch with Pakistan’s army […]
Thousands of international students scramble to secure their student visas before the academic term begins. For months, they stay fixed to their computer screens, endlessly refreshing appointment portals in anxious anticipation of visa services resuming. The long wait is over, so is the race against the clock. The US State Department announced on Wednesday that […]
Amid growing international speculation about the Kashmir dispute, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an unambiguous and firm message to the US. According to reports, India’s Prime Minister made it abundantly clear to US President Donald Trump that India has never asked for, and will never accept, third-party mediation in the matter of Pakistan’s illegal occupation […]
Israeli drones and missiles continue to strike Tehran even as the Indian government has issued an urgent advisory asking all Indian citizens and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) to vacate the city at the earliest. “All Indian Nationals and PIOs who can move out of Tehran using their own resources are advised to move to […]
The Israel-Iran conflict continued into its third day, with missiles exchanged well into Sunday night. Israel launched the offensive with a surprise strike on Friday, targeting top Iranian military commanders and critical nuclear infrastructure. In a swift and deadly response, Tehran accused Tel Aviv of assassinating the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
The crash of AI 171 has sparked competing theories, with no consensus yet on the cause. Central to the investigation is whether the Boeing 787’s advanced electrical systems failed. The aircraft’s shift from traditional pneumatic and hydraulic systems to a “more-electric” design aimed to reduce weight and costs, but pilots and experts now suspect this […]
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran early Saturday marked one of the fiercest chapters in the war-riddled history between Israel and Iran. Local media reported that two projectiles struck Mehrabad airport—situated near key Iranian leadership compounds and an air force base housing fighter jets and transport aircraft. Flames were seen rising from the site. Iran confirmed that […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has formed a high-level multi-disciplinary committee to examine the causes of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash and to suggest long-term safety measures. In a post on X, the ministry stated that the committee would evaluate the chain of events that led to the accident and review existing Standard Operating […]
The dark chapter in India’s aviation history has shaken the country. Coordination and scientific rigour in disaster response and victim identification will be the key as India tries to gather itself, following the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. Since it takes an enormous amount of work to clean up the crash site, the […]
A veteran pilot who once flew the same Air India Dreamliner believes a malfunction in the landing gear may have caused the crash. He didn’t rule out the possibility of power loss and engine failure which led to the tragedy and, along with so many passengers, claimed the life of his close friend, the pilot […]
The Black Box of the ill-fated Air India AI 171 Ahmedabad-London flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday has been recovered, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site and injured at the Civil Hospital on Friday. The Black Box has been recovered, the Ministry of Civil Aviation informed on Friday. The orange-coloured device […]
“Because of that child, she is with me…” These were the trembling words of a mother who, just hours earlier, stood on the edge of unthinkable loss. Bhoomi Chauhan, a resident of, had left her child with her mother before heading to catch the ill-fated Air India Flight 171. The plane, carrying 241 passengers, including […]
Heart-wrenching stories have surfaced about the lives behind the cockpit following the AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the seasoned pilot at the helm, had logged an impressive 8,300 hours of flying experience. A resident of Powai, Mumbai, Sabharwal lived with his nonagenarian father, to whom he was devoted. According to reports, only […]
The Boeing 787 has been the subject of multiple safety concerns in recent years, with whistleblowers warning of potential flaws. Recent months have seen a spate of Boeing-related accidents. While investigators are still piecing together the final moments of the aircraft crash in Ahmedabad, public anger is growing. The crash has reignited long-standing questions about Boeing’s […]
There were hints of technical malfunction during takeoff of the Air India flight AI171, operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which exploded on the campus of a medical college. Going by visual evidence, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departed with its landing gear extended and wing flaps fully retracted which is highly unusual in the critical […]
At least 245 people, including four medical students having lunch in their hostel cafetaria, are feared to have died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. International aviation experts say this is the worst aviation disaster in the world. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college building in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on […]
US President Donald Trump has launched what he calls the “Trump Card,” a high-value immigration initiative offering foreigners a pathway to US citizenship in exchange for a $5 million payment to the government. Also referred to as the Gold Card, Trump described the programme as “somewhat like a Green Card, but at a higher level […]
Two days from now, US President Donald Trump will mark his 79th birthday—but global eyes will be fixed on June 14 for reasons that go far beyond the celebrations. A far more calculated and strategic development is quietly taking shape. Two days before Trump blows out his birthday candles, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), […]
The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was all set for liftoff on June 11 but a liquid oxygen (LOx) leak showed up during post-static fire booster inspections. The launch will now be delayed. SpaceX confirmed the same in a post on X. “Standing down from tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of Ax-4 […]
The US embassy in India has reacted to the handcuffing and deportation of an Indian student from Newark Airport in the United States. The US embassy in India on Tuesday said that although the country continues to welcome legitimate travellers, they won’t tolerate illegal entry, abuse of visas or violation of US law. It also said that […]
