New Delhi: Asserting that safety lapses cannot be simply blamed on pilots, aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday announced a raft of strict measures for non-scheduled operators, including intensive audits and a safety ranking mechanism, amid safety concerns raised in the wake of recent aircraft accidents. After a special audit found various lapses, the regulator has…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had a witty take on Kerala’s name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms “Keralite” and “Keralan” for the “denizens” of the new “Keralam”. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal for altering the name of Kerala to Keralam. After…
Sri Vijaya Puram: A helicopter carrying seven people, including the crew members, crashed into the sea after it took off from Mayabunder in the North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday morning, and all of them were rescued, officials said. The accident occurred around 9.30 am, they said. All the passengers and the crew members,…
Ranchi: All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, and their bodies have been brought to a hospital for post-mortem examination, officials said on Tuesday. The Beechcraft C90 air ambulance, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, was en route to Delhi from Ranchi…
New Delhi: A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source. There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added. When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to…
New Delhi: Delhi police arrested Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national president Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the ‘shirtless protests’ by the members of the Youth Congress at the AI Impact Summit venue in the national capital last week. This comes a day after the Delhi police said on Monday that they have made a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Rob Jetten on assuming charge as prime minister of the Netherlands and said he was looking forward to working closely with him to add further momentum to the growing ties between the two countries. Jetten, the youngest prime minister of the Netherlands, assumed office on Monday….
New Delhi: “Bharat Mata ki Jai” echoed inside the coaches as commuters thronged the Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on its first full day of operations, with the NCRTC on Monday recording its highest-ever ridership, which crossed the 1 lakh mark. This came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the…
Ranchi: An air ambulance with seven people onboard to Delhi from Ranchi crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday, Ranchi airport Director Vinod Kumar said. There was no immediate confirmation about casualties. The crash occurred after the air ambulance took off from Ranchi airport at about 7.10 pm, the official said. “An air…
New Delhi: Following a late-night clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru University that left several students injured, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Monday accused Left-backed student groups of instigating the violence. Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after a protest turned violent around 1.30 am on Monday, with both the Left-led…
