What's Naveenbabu Doing With His Dad's Dakota?

IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the unveiling of the Dakota VT-AUI aircraft, once owned by his father Biju Patnaik, for public display to mark his 107th birth anniversary at the......

AI flight diverted as pilot flags low cabin pressure; DGCA grounds crew

Air India's Dubai-Kochi flight was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday after the pilot-in-command reported a loss in cabin pressure, officials of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation......

IAF Or AAI: Who Should Get Precedence?

There is increasing friction between the IAF's military requirements, and the AAI's need to provide infrastructure to many more airlines. Kindly note the image has only been published for......

China digging in for long haul in Ladakh

The Chinese have been rapidly building defence infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control indicating that they are preparing for a long period of tension with India, points out Jayadeva......

Turnaround plans spreading wings under new Air India chief

  A committee has been set up to rationalise Air India’s routes. Ashwani Lohani, the new chairman & managing director of loss-making state-owned airline Air India, is giving final......

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Image: Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers. Photograph: Araghu/Wikimedia Commons Hotels, airlines offer discounts to attract customers during lean season; attractions include treks, nature trails,......

Your air tickets were not costly, DGCA survey finds out

The regulator's report noted the revenue generated by the airlines by offering the highest fare bucket 'is minimal' compared to the revenue generated in the lower fare buckets The Directorate......

AI shuts down some foreign, local offices to cut costs

To cut costs, Air India is pruning the number of its foreign and local offices and has already shut down 23 booking offices in different parts of the country, the government said on Monday. The......

Spotted: Mani Ratnam at Delhi airport

Reader Rohit Subramanian met director Mani Ratnam at the Indira Gandhi International airport, Delhi and sent us a picture. Mani Ratnam was on his way to Leh for location-hunting. Rohit writes,......

When Bollywood filmed the COLDEST Places

Looking at some of Bollywood's coldest film locations. IMAGE: Ajay Devgn in Shivaay Ajay Devgn is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his action extravaganza Shivaay is a visual treat. Produced,......

PIX: Shashank Vyas' beautiful road trip to Leh-Ladakh

'Everybody should visit Ladakh at least once in their life.' Good advice from Balika Vadhu actor Shashank Vyas. Balika Vadhu actor Shashank Vyas recently took off on a road trip to Leh-Ladakh......

Frozen making waves abroad

Shivajee Chandrabhushan is just one film old -- but even immigration officials at Mumbai airport are beginning to recognise him. 'Oh yeah, which festival are you going to now?' they ask him, says......