New Delhi, 14/6: Air India on Saturday said it has done one-time safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and is on track to complete the checks on the remaining 24 such planes as directed by aviation regulator DGCA. In the wake of the fatal crash of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane in…
Ahmedabad, 14/6: Apart from central and state government agencies, a team of the National Security Guard (NSG) has been deployed at the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, where 265 people lost their lives. According to official sources, the NSG team is at the site to assist other agencies in relief operations,…
New Delhi, 14/6: A day after an ill-fated ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday ordered “enhanced safety inspection” of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with immediate effect in coordination with its local offices. Air India has 27 Boeing 787-8s and seven Boeing 787-9s in its fleet….
Dubai, 14/6: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Friday that Israel initiated a war and said it will not be allowed to do “hit and run” attacks without grave consequences. The Zionist regime (Israel) will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian nation must be guaranteed…
Dhaka, 13/6: At least five persons have been arrested in connection with the vandalisation of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh, with the authorities saying that no relics associated with the poet were damaged. The Rabindra Kachharibari or Rabindra Memorial Museum, which was closed after the vandalism on Sunday, was reopened…
New Delhi, 13/6: A black box has been recovered from the crash site of the Air India aircraft that hurtled to the ground, killing more than 240 people, two police sources told Reuters on Friday. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for Gatwick Airport south of London came down over a…
United Nations, 13/6: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, to be respected by all…
London, 13/6: Australia will look to add 20 to 30 more runs to their second innings total when the third day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa resumes at Lord’s on Friday, said captain Pat Cummins. Australia will resume on 144-8 in the second innings, a total of 218 runs ahead as…
Mumbai, 13/6: Sixteen long- and ultra-long haul Air India flights were diverted on Friday following Israel launching an attack on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Iranian airspace, the airline said on Friday. The private full service carrier, in a travel advisory also said arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations.
Ahmedabad, 13/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met those injured in the Air India plane crash at the civil hospital in Ahmedabad. He also met Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the tragedy in which 265 people lost their lives on Thursday. Modi visited the C7 ward of the hospital, where 25 injured…
